Big News

[BB85]

Well, for me anyway. I know I haven't been very active in the last while, but I do still try to check in regularly. Just wanted to let the community here know that my wife had her first ultrasound yesterday. She is 12 weeks pregnant and we are excited to say the least!

Any sage words are appreciated.

*Looking to the sky* "Please be like your mother....Please be like your mother..."

[Michael Travis]

Congratulations.

[Macho Man]

Awesome, congrats to both of you!

[Doberman]

Congrats. Is this your first? They will change your life forever and make you a better man. I know mine did, or at least I try to be.

[DCBliever]

There is nothing anyone can tell you that will prepare you for your first child. Just love him/her to no end and everything will come naturally. Not one is the same and that's the best part

[Jeff Grant]

Congrats man... Kids are great! Just prepare to never sleep again. lol If you can accept that you'll be fine. My wife is pregnant again as well. We had twin girls 16 months ago, so we'll have 3 under the age of two.

[BuiltToHurtMD]

Congrats!!

[will784]

Congrats and I'll second that they are none the same.

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

CONGRATULATIONS!

My advice: Don't ever take their invitation to go to Oprah, Dr Phil, Maury, etc.. It's a set up.

Skip

[bouncer dave]

Words from the old:
Savor every minute. they grow up so quickly.....
I miss having small hands holding onto mine , and the looks of complete admiration, now that they know better...

[BB85]

Congratulations.

Thanks!

Awesome, congrats to both of you!

Thanks Macho, your wife must be pretty far along by now?

Congrats. Is this your first? They will change your life forever and make you a better man. I know mine did, or at least I try to be.

Thanks, it is indeed our first. I am starting to understand what people mean when they talk about how it changes your perspective. Just knowing that I'm going to be a father makes me look at most things I do a little more critically.

There is nothing anyone can tell you that will prepare you for your first child. Just love him/her to no end and everything will come naturally. Not one is the same and that's the best part

Thats the plan DCB, my wife an I have discussed parenting philosophies to no end, and the biggest thing we agreed upon is that everything has to be dependent on the child. Thanks.

Congrats man... Kids are great! Just prepare to never sleep again. lol If you can accept that you'll be fine. My wife is pregnant again as well. We had twin girls 16 months ago, so we'll have 3 under the age of two.

Congrats!!
Haha yes, we have plenty of friends with young children and are not expecting to sleep much lol. We thought we might have twins too, identicals run in both our families, but the ultrasound only showed one in there. 3 under the age of 2 sounds like chaos, but I'm sure it's worth every minute.

Congrats!!

Thank you!

Congrats and I'll second that they are none the same.

Thanks Will!

CONGRATULATIONS!

My advice: Don't ever take their invitation to go to Oprah, Dr Phil, Maury, etc.. It's a set up.

Skip

Thanks Skip!

You sound like you're speaking from experience lol
You never know....it could be for something good.....right?......

Words from the old:
Savor every minute. they grow up so quickly.....
I miss having small hands holding onto mine , and the looks of complete admiration, now that they know better...

Thanks Dave, tbh, this is one of the things that I look forward to most. I think the innocence and curiosity that young children have can often teach us more than we could ever hope to teach them.

[Macho Man]

Yeah, due in Jan. Our (my wife and I's, and yours) lives will never be the same again, and I couldn't be more exited about it!

It really is funny when you start to notice some of the little changes that take place along the way. Example: A year ago- I would give my wife the look of "are you fucking kidding me? I'm a man!" when she would ask me if I thought something was cute.
Last week at the baby shower- I opened a gift that was a little hand knit, pink tutu and said "That is gonna be cute as hell on her!"

Haha

[mentalflex]

BB85 and Macho Man, congratulations to both of you! I'm sure you are going to both be great fathers

[BB85]

Yeah, due in Jan. Our (my wife and I's, and yours) lives will never be the same again, and I couldn't be more exited about it!

It really is funny when you start to notice some of the little changes that take place along the way. Example: A year ago- I would give my wife the look of "are you fucking kidding me? I'm a man!" when she would ask me if I thought something was cute.
Last week at the baby shower- I opened a gift that was a little hand knit, pink tutu and said "That is gonna be cute as hell on her!"

Haha

It's true, in the short time she's been pregnant this has happened about 4 times lol

BB85 and Macho Man, congratulations to both of you! I'm sure you are going to both be great fathers

Thank you for the kind words.

[Andre Gregoire]

Congrats. I have a 3 years old and like the guys said above, your life will never be the same. It will change for the better and it will become about so much more than just yourself.

Being a good Dad in my opinion is about putting others needs ahead of your own.

As far as gym time, get it done early in the morning because you will be so busy it becomes easy to skip workouts over and over and over. I workout at 4:30am now and make no excuses. Workout is done and out of the way real early.