V's in the shower. I'm pounding caffeine since she can't have any until after the surgery. In three hours, I'll be in an operating room. In four hours, I'll he a father.

Today's the big day. It's like every European vacation, DSM Shootout, rally, Christmas, and birthday rolled into one. It's also just a little bit terrifying.

Wish me luck. Pictures/videos on Facebook when things settle down at the hospital later today.

Thanks for always being more than a car club, 2GNT.
Thanks for being family.

Here goes nothin'...

Good luck man!

You won't have much to do, and the tedium will drive you crazy. Just remember, be there for V, hold her hand, make sure she knows everything is going to be okay. Your life may be changing, but this is new and scary for her too.

I expect text messages!

Good luck guys!

Best of luck, keep us updated!

Adulthood coming on, lol. Good thoughts and prayers

I have a beautiful little girl now!

gratz!

Congrats B!

Congrats man

Congratulations man. My GF just had our first on October 1. I was next to her for the whole thing, its quite an experience.

This has been an incredible experience. Nothing can truly prepare you for it and nothing compares to it afterward. I am a wreck. Tired, sore, and tired. Will share pics here once I'm back in front of a computer.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congrats Driggs. Welcome to fatherhood.

Finally home. Here's a picture of my Penny.



Hoping to get a little sleep now. More later, I'm sure.

Specs?

Just kidding, very cute B

Originally posted by DR1665
This has been an incredible experience. Nothing can truly prepare you for it and nothing compares to it afterward. I am a wreck. Tired, sore, and tired.

Lol, sounds about right. The sweet sounds of 2am wake up calls coming your way :-)

Originally posted by bullettdsm

Originally posted by DR1665 This has been an incredible experience. Nothing can truly prepare you for it and nothing compares to it afterward. I am a wreck. Tired, sore, and tired.

Lol, sounds about right. The sweet sounds of 2am wake up calls coming your way :-)

2 am would be nice....for me its midnight, 230, 4, 530, and I wake up at 6....I love my little boy, but please, for the love of God, go the fuck to sleep!!

Lol, you guys crack me up! Congrats man! I am waaay too much of a chicken shit to have a kid yet. Hell, my wife doesn't need a child, she has me.....

Originally posted by 740 turbo brick

Originally posted by bullettdsm

Originally posted by DR1665 This has been an incredible experience. Nothing can truly prepare you for it and nothing compares to it afterward. I am a wreck. Tired, sore, and tired.

Lol, sounds about right. The sweet sounds of 2am wake up calls coming your way :-)

2 am would be nice....for me its midnight, 230, 4, 530, and I wake up at 6....I love my little boy, but please, for the love of God, go the fuck to sleep!!

Oh yeah. I've lost track of how many times I've said, "Oh, for fuck's sake..." in the middle of the night. It's rough.

Try early bedtime. We try putting P down at 7-8. She sleeps 3-4hrs, I feed at 11-12, then V grabs her at 4-5. Two days in, it seems to be working. Up to 400+mL/day now.

Can't wait til she sleeps through the night. #soon?

Originally posted by DR1665
Oh yeah. I've lost track of how many times I've said, "Oh, for fuck's sake..." in the middle of the night. It's rough. Try early bedtime. We try putting P down at 7-8. She sleeps 3-4hrs, I feed at 11-12, then V grabs her at 4-5. Two days in, it seems to be working. Up to 400+mL/day now. Can't wait til she sleeps through the night. #soon?

LMAO...yeah that sounds about right. Oh for crying out loud! Sleep through the night already!!! ARGHHHHHHH!

Sounds like you guys got a good schedule going. If she stays on track I'd say by 3 months she should be sleeping through the night with the occasional random middle of the night wake up. We were fortunate with both kids that they were sleeping through the night by the 3 month mark.

For the record, my two year old still doesn't sleep through the night.

Good luck.

Originally posted by DarkOne
For the record, my two year old still doesn't sleep through the night. Good luck.

Ah, something to look forward to :9

Originally posted by DarkOne
For the record, my two year old still doesn't sleep through the night. Good luck.

^One of my many reasons to not have a child.....^

Originally posted by DarkOne
For the record, my two year old still doesn't sleep through the night. Good luck.

Once I'm confident nothing bad will happen when she sleeps, we'll start playing every parent's favorite bedtime game - Does This Smell Like Chloroform? ;)

Originally posted by DR1665

Originally posted by DarkOne For the record, my two year old still doesn't sleep through the night. Good luck.

Once I'm confident nothing bad will happen when she sleeps, we'll start playing every parent's favorite bedtime game - Does This Smell Like Chloroform? ;)

Haha. You can get lucky like me. My daughter has been sleeping through the night since 3-4 months (18mo now). She gets put down between 7 and 8 and typically sleeps till sometime between 6:30-7:30. When she first started basically sleeping through the night she was getting up around 5:30-6, eating and then sleeping for another hour.

Originally posted by cs82685
Haha. You can get lucky like me. My daughter has been sleeping through the night since 3-4 months (18mo now). She gets put down between 7 and 8 and typically sleeps till sometime between 6:30-7:30. When she first started basically sleeping through the night she was getting up around 5:30-6, eating and then sleeping for another hour.

You're one of those parents I hate. Quit gloating and shut up :+)

HATE HATE HATE

We might change Penny's middle name to Upallnight-Sleepallday if this doesn't change.

Originally posted by DR1665
HATE HATE HATE We might change Penny's middle name to Upallnight-Sleepallday if this doesn't change.

Sounds like Michael and Penny would be a good couple, if you dont mind someone a month older than her. Lol.

Congratulations again Driggs!

Originally posted by DarkOne

Originally posted by cs82685 Haha. You can get lucky like me. My daughter has been sleeping through the night since 3-4 months (18mo now). She gets put down between 7 and 8 and typically sleeps till sometime between 6:30-7:30. When she first started basically sleeping through the night she was getting up around 5:30-6, eating and then sleeping for another hour.

You're one of those parents I hate. Quit gloating and shut up :+)

Just trying to give him some hope :)

Hope springs eternal. ;)

First day back at the office. In a way, it feels like an escape!

Originally posted by DR1665
First day back at the office. In a way, it feels like an escape!

Lol. truer words, my brother, truer words.........

The first month is brutal Brian...at least it was for our boys. I was not a good person to be around. After they started really gaining weight we mixed a little rice cereal (teaspoon in about 100ml) in their milk and that made the nights much better. Pretty much the last 6 to 9 months they sleep from 6:30/7 until about 6:30/7...11 to 12 hours. They really are the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Originally posted by micyek
After they started really gaining weight we mixed a little rice cereal (teaspoon in about 100ml) in their milk and that made the nights much better.

I liked the teaspoon of Jack Daniels much better! (keep in mind that I come from the generation that was still allowed to rub alcohol on the kids gums for various maladies - and not get child services over the house)

Sleep or not, I just wish she'd get into a routine, ya know? Sometimes she sleeps for 5 hours, sometimes for 3. Sometimes, she spends those three hours screaming.

And then I read that, just when they start to sleep through the night, they start developing motor skills, which they practice in their sleep, waking themselves up.

And, after that, it's teething.

ZOMGZ.

Pass the Jack.

Originally posted by bullettdsm

Originally posted by micyek After they started really gaining weight we mixed a little rice cereal (teaspoon in about 100ml) in their milk and that made the nights much better.

I liked the teaspoon of Jack Daniels much better! (keep in mind that I come from the generation that was still allowed to rub alcohol on the kids gums for various maladies - and not get child services over the house)

it's only a problem if you tell people about it. ;-)

now where'd that Jack go?