Kids

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:34 pm

Congrats!

Joining the club. You’ll love it.

Cheers!!!!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:46 am

Kids are overrated.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:52 am

Congrats on your tax write off!

DrWildcat · Post by **DrWildcat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:41 am

Congrats!

The real challenge comes when you get home and say holy shit, how the hell do we do this? My only advice is to tell people to stay away for a week while you and your wife figure out your routine.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:06 am

We've already set some pretty clear boundaries. One event per day. Limited time of an hour or two etc for visits. Luckily no crazy extended family lives close that can give us some unwanted opinions either.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:10 am

scumdevils86 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:06 am We've already set some pretty clear boundaries. One event per day. Limited time of an hour or two etc for visits. Luckily no crazy extended family lives close that can give us some unwanted opinions either.

Here's my 1 piece of unsolicited advice.

You've probably thought a great deal about things you are and aren't going to do to raise your daughter.

Just remember- reality will set in from time to time and you will not be able to live up to all of those personal expectations.

Cut yourself a break and pick your battles.... and your child will still become a great person.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:18 am

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:10 am Cut yourself a break and pick your battles.... and your child will still become a great person.

Ah yes, good point Ari.

The number of rule of being a parent is: choose your battles, and make sure you win those battles.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:39 am

Yea definitely. There's an advantage to being an older parent and having my wife be as highly experienced and skilled in childcare. Sure we've done a shit load of research and have an ideal of what we want to do for almost every situation already, but I think we're pretty aware about what happens to battle plans once you enter combat, they never stay the same. Not to say there won't be plenty of ups and downs to come! We're a great team though so I feel pretty confident.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:01 am

We told ourselves pre-kids that our children would never eat processed foods.

7,459 hot dogs and frozen chicken nuggets later, they’re fine and we are fine and no one gives a fuck what we promised ourselves before reality set in.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:24 am

Whatever plan / limits you intend to have with digital devices..... Ha!!!!!! Good luck!!!!!

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:23 pm

Met mini SD86 this evening for the first time, and she's wonderful. Slept the whole time but she's still adorable and very glad I get to be her uncle.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:50 pm

ASUHATER! wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:23 pm Met mini SD86 this evening for the first time, and she's wonderful. Slept the whole time but she's still adorable and very glad I get to be her uncle.

Being an uncle is awesome. Enjoy it to its fullest.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:51 am

One week old today. We're settling in pretty good at home. So glad I have all this time off. She's nursing like a champ and we're (so far, all fingers and toes crossed) been getting good sleep. I doze between 9pm and 2am with a 11ish feeding while my wife sleeps. Then I sleep from about 2am-7am. Everything has been perfect!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:59 am

You using an electric swing? That thing saved me. I could even unload the dishwasher.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:12 am

We have one but haven't used it. She would be sleeping probably 4-5 hours straight easily except her pediatrician said she needs to be woken up every 2-3 to eat. Hoping this isn't just a sleep honeymoon period. Our friends have a 5 month old and he STILL rarely sleeps for more than an hour straight.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:17 am

I have never in my life heard of waking a baby up to feed. Was I parenting wrong? Or is your pediatrician sadistic?

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:25 am

Their blood sugar can get too low the first few weeks if they're not eating that often with their small stomachs. She said the first 6-8 weeks. But we're waiting to see how she's doing with gaining weight at her appointment 2 weeks from today. If she's gaining weight and doing fine we'll probably just start letting her sleep as much as she wants at night. Of course I'm sure that's when she will suddenly decide she doesn't want to sleep for big chunks! It hasn't been a big deal so far though since my wife and I are still getting solid 5 hour blocks of sleep plus an hour or 2 of dozing and napping.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:28 am

scumdevils86 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:51 am One week old today. We're settling in pretty good at home. So glad I have all this time off. She's nursing like a champ and we're (so far, all fingers and toes crossed) been getting good sleep. I doze between 9pm and 2am with a 11ish feeding while my wife sleeps. Then I sleep from about 2am-7am. Everything has been perfect!

Jinx

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:29 am

I thought a picture of Clara would be appropriate. This was still at the hospital a day after she was born.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:35 am

Great looking baby. Mine had a much more uncertain look to her.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:31 pm

I thought she’d look more like Walter Sobchak…

Happy for you SD! Here’s hoping she keeps being a good baby and a great sleeper.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:33 pm

Congrats to the SD family. Cheers to much happiness

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:44 pm

She is beautiful!

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:52 pm

Well done SD!

Carcassdragger · Post by **Carcassdragger** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:05 pm

Great work man. Congratulations!

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:50 pm

Why isn't she wearing any UofA clothes?

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:14 pm

We have a headband so far...it's too big at the moment.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:42 pm

It's my youngest's 14th birthday today. My 14 and 16 year olds are now basically just as tall as me (A year from now they will be taller than me, I'm sure)

Shit is weird how fast time goes by

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:45 pm

Over 3 weeks since we came home with my daughter. That feels like such a crazy, long time already. Can't imagine.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:09 pm

Time flying isn't something I've experienced yet as a parent. I'm stunned that I have a such a small child who completely depends on me, and says she "falled down" or "drawed you a picture, daddy." It seems like she was born 40 years ago instead of five.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:42 pm

Trust me when I say it speeds up exponentially.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:56 pm

Just surprised my kids with a visit to the Marvel Universe exhibit at the Museum of Science & Industry.

They had a blast, keep treating me like I am a hero, and I had a ton of fun too.

Sometimes being a parent is incredibly rewarding.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:14 pm

Wow! Best dad ever!

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:29 pm

Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to being able to interact with my daughter instead of just having her lay there and barf into my mouth lol. (which has somehow happened twice already).

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:02 pm

scumdevils86 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:29 pm Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to being able to interact with my daughter instead of just having her lay there and barf into my mouth lol. (which has somehow happened twice already).

Ahhhh.... Family.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:06 pm

They're not officially your kids until they puke on you.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:11 pm

Just found out my 14 YO is "dating" someone... his 1st girlfriend.

So weird.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:16 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:11 pm Just found out my 14 YO is "dating" someone... his 1st girlfriend.

So weird.

Don't do what my dad did to my 13 year-old sister.

Dad: What do you mean, "boyfriend"?! You're only 12 years old!

Sister: No, I'm 13 years old.

Dad: No you're not! You just turned 13, so you're only 12!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:38 pm

My 11 year old is on his 3rd girlfriend. And when we are anywhere in public he goes up and talks to random girls. Even groups of girls. Tries to get their Snapchat or TikTok. He once went missing during a travel soccer game because he was chatting up members of the opposing girls team.

He also likes to tell us that he has crushing social anxiety (which only seems to surface during boring family time).

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:39 pm

I just spent the last hour with my daughter as she’s learning how to drive.

I’d say risking my life deserves some major Dad props.

Lol.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:23 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:11 pm Just found out my 14 YO is "dating" someone... his 1st girlfriend.

So weird.

Is it Matt Gaetz?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:30 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:11 pm Just found out my 14 YO is "dating" someone... his 1st girlfriend.

So weird.

He could get married in North Carolina.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:00 pm

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:06 pm They're not officially your kids until they puke on you.

On me isn't that big of a deal. The reverse baby bird milk barf into my mouth is a whole other thing.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:33 pm

So far I'm shocked at how good of a baby my kid is. She rarely cries, by 1 week old (she's 4 weeks tomorrow) we could depend on her sleeping 3 hours straight no problem. Since last week my wife stuffs her full between 7 and 8 pm then she sleeps almost without issue until 1 or 2 am. She eats again until about 3 then sleeps until 6 am or so. Basically has a schedule figured out already and sleeps in these 3-5 hour chunks at night without any fuss. I get a full 8 hours of sleep every night and my wife who is 100% breastfeeding is still able to get a 4-5 hour sleep and another 2ish hour nap. Then sometimes naps for an hour or 2 in the daytime.

The house is clean and tidy, laundry is done, and dinner made every night. I obviously know this is phase 1 of 392628 to come but it hasn't been anything nearly as exhausting or scary as everyone made it out to be. I'm sure I'll pay for it later though!

I couldn't be happier than I have been being home the last 4 weeks.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:36 am

Cute kid SD…… but now you’ve jinxed it.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:51 am

Enjoy SD. Really cute kid.

BTW, assuming this is your first?

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:03 pm

Yep, that's a cute one, for real and not just a thing to say.

I remember just standing against the wall holding and rocking mine for hours in the night while she cried mercilessly. I remember that loud shushed in the ear technique that only worked for about 4 seconds.

Hand-washing and sanitizing all the pumping paraphernalia was rough.

It wasn't until she was about 10 months old that I could't cook and clean with her.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:50 am

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:51 am Enjoy SD. Really cute kid.

BTW, assuming this is your first?

That he knows of.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:10 am

A Gerber baby! Sign her up!

Chicat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:50 am
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:51 am Enjoy SD. Really cute kid.

BTW, assuming this is your first?
That he knows of.

Yes, that goes for lots of us. Ancestry DNA is opening a lot of eyes, not necessarily me, but someone close to me.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:44 am

Chicat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:50 am
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:51 am Enjoy SD. Really cute kid.

BTW, assuming this is your first?
That he knows of.

I'm sure I might have a couple down in Mexico, but I digress...

I do a get a kick out of "rookie" parents as I was also so giddy and enjoyed how fun they were as infants.
Then they grow up...

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