Thanks dudes. Turns out we're still in labor. Giving away two Rockets-Clippers tickets tonight as a thank you/new father celebration. Section 409 Row 1 If you want them, send me your flashseats email address or post it here (better chance I see it that way). Go Rockets and Go Baby Donny (get your ass out here, kid). Edit: tickets claimed!
Congratulations in advance, Donny. Our two are out of college, grown up, and out of the house. My significant other had a natural birth for the first one. No drugs! I couldn't believe it. "Are you sure, honey? Can you handle this?" She did, but opted for the meds the second time. It had to be induced because our son just didn't want to come out. Liked it in there! Both were 8 pounds-plus, which blew our minds. It's not like we're big people, either. Your lives will be forever changed, I mean wildly changed, it's not a cliché. We knew that would happen, of course, but boy, it went beyond our very active imaginations. When they're grown, on their own, and you can walk around the house naked again, you won't look as good as you did when you had them. It's a fact of life, I guess, at least if you waited as long as we did before taking the plunge. She was 41. Crazy! We came very close to not having any, but it's the best thing both of us have ever done our entire lives. No question about it. Like everyone's said, you will grow to cherish sleep and grab it whenever you can. Changing diapers if they've pooped is pretty awful at first, but you quickly get used to it. I changed hundreds of diapers. Do everything you can to take the load off of her and she'll really appreciate it. Besides the baby, make meals for the two of you, clean the house, just everything you can think of to help her, because she's going to be doing more, no matter how much you do. Best wishes and have an awesome delivery. Oh, and don't pass out, OK? That could be a little embarrassing.
Congrats,man. Mine is ten months and I can't believe he's that old. Listen to all the cliches. It does go by really fast, but it's the best. Enjoy it. My wife breastfeeds and doesn't work during the week, so she gets up mostly in the night. He still wakes up about twice a night. The hard thing for us is we have to family around and really no babysitter. One thing I'd change is to find a babysitter I trust and take her out every once in a while. She deserves it and so do you. Overall, it's the best thing I've ever done. I think we've both had our hearts melted ten times over in the last ten months.
During the birthing process, do what your wife wants and not what the nurses want(unless there is an emergency). Know your rights. Afterwards, don't expect any sleep and do what your wife wants. There are no rules to babies, so throw all your plans and preparation out the window, and be flexible.
Yup, I might add, ask about what drugs/anesthetic they are using, ask before they are using it. So that you know what they are giving her, and whatever is in the catheters. ......make sure she is not allergic to anything.
Congratulations, wishing the three of you all the best. I'll be waiting for a video of you and your son singing together in the future.
Ignore him as much as possible. Especially for a first child. You may say WHAT?!?! Obviously you won’t but keep that nugget in the back of your head. I have 4. The first one we failed to ignore enough. The last one was ignored most of the time lol. They’re the most difficult The middle two have just the right amount of gumption.
