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Post by mh on Mar 12, 2014 11:01:41 GMT -6
we should have done a baby weight lottery like people do at work. chalk me in for 6lbs. 8 ounces!
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Post by Babu Baboon on Mar 12, 2014 12:23:55 GMT -6
I think if it's a boy, you should name it after me. Both Babu and Starsky would be very unique names for a lad.
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Post by Doc Quantum on Mar 12, 2014 12:47:39 GMT -6
Not yet. We still have three months to go.
We're having a boy, and I did push -- and push hard -- for the name Babu Starsky Marty McFly, but the wife wouldn't go for it. Sorry.
This week has been crazy. I had to empty out my office so we could paint it as the baby's nursery. But I've been working on my laptop without a desk for the past several days, because my new office/dining room area isn't ready yet. We've also been painting around the apartment and putting together a whole lot of new furniture, even though we haven't gotten rid of the old crap yet. My wife took vacation time, so she's trying to do as much as she can, but she's 6 months pregnant and gets tuckered out quickly. I've had a lot of work dropped in my lap over the last few days, too, which I've had to complete while getting everything else done. It hasn't left me much downtime.
I'm going snowboarding on Saturday, though, so I'm looking forward to that. I've been biking between 20 to 40 kilometres (12 to 24 miles) every four days or so to get back into shape before I go. Because last year when I went, I was really out of shape and felt it. I swear, at one point when I was on the mountain, I thought I might die, I was so out of breath. That's what happens when you have a desk job and no reason to get any exercise. I've been getting more active since then. I figure I'll need the energy, because I'm going to be a new daddy at 40 years old, and I need to keep up with my kid.
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Post by mh on Mar 12, 2014 13:15:16 GMT -6
have fun! with all the stress you probably can use it. biking, is good, builds up your legs & wind. if yer legs aren't built up at least a little snowboarding will destroy you
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Post by Doc Quantum on May 17, 2014 21:04:42 GMT -6
I'm a daddy now. And, boy, am I tired.
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Post by mh on May 17, 2014 21:30:35 GMT -6
WOW!!!! congratulations! he came early? i'm going with 5lbs. 6 ounces!
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Post by Thai Ladyboy on May 18, 2014 1:07:58 GMT -6
Congratulations, TTT! Get ready to be even more tired in the future!
and just a tip, practice swaddling the baby (i don't know if that's the right term, where you wrap him in a blanket and shussh him, giving him the similar sound and feeling he felt while inside the womb. It really calms the baby down during crying fits.)
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Post by Babu Baboon on May 18, 2014 7:47:01 GMT -6
Congratulations!!! Sleep will just be a fond memory now.
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Post by Doc Quantum on May 18, 2014 11:45:58 GMT -6
WOW!!!! congratulations! he came early? i'm going with 5lbs. 6 ounces! What the--?! MH, you are psychic. Or a really good guesser. Thanks, all. Although I've experienced a lot of tiredness the last couple of days, these truly are some of the happiest days of my life. |
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Post by mh on May 18, 2014 13:12:29 GMT -6
WOW!!!! congratulations! he came early? i'm going with 5lbs. 6 ounces! What the--?! MH, you are psychic. Or a really good guesser. Thanks, all. Although I've experienced a lot of tiredness the last couple of days, these truly are some of the happiest days of my life.
i'm a good guesser! mine was a premmie too, so I have an edge.
you will always remember these couple of weeks!! There's no experience in the world like it. |
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Post by Babu Baboon on May 18, 2014 15:16:31 GMT -6
And no matter how old you and your kid get, these moments will seem like they were only yesterday.
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Post by lothar on May 19, 2014 19:25:52 GMT -6
They go by so fast.
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Post by Doc Quantum on May 21, 2014 14:43:56 GMT -6
I'm still trying to figure out how to get work done when my brain feels like it's been cooked in the microwave from lack of sleep.
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Post by mh on May 21, 2014 15:16:53 GMT -6
I'm still trying to figure out how to get work done when my brain feels like it's been cooked in the microwave from lack of sleep.
whew, for me it was my eyeballs. damn. i remember one morning i was able to squeeze into my wife's coat, thinking it was mine.  it was that bad. the first few weeks are the worst. caffeine is going to be your best friend for a while. yer lucky. when i had mine, there weren't 12 different energy drinks at the supermarket. and naps, grab one any time you can. and family members -- especially mothers & mothers-in-laws. use them like crazy! everyone is gonna want to help, and everybody will want to get in some baby time
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Post by Babu Baboon on May 22, 2014 12:15:19 GMT -6
The lack of sleep definitely got to me. I started to feel a little drunk all the time.
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it was that bad. the first few weeks are the worst. caffeine is going to be your best friend for a while. yer lucky. when i had mine, there weren't 12 different energy drinks at the supermarket. and naps, grab one any time you can. and family members -- especially mothers & mothers-in-laws. use them like crazy! everyone is gonna want to help, and everybody will want to get in some baby time