Posted on 04/12/2016 10:02:02 AM PDT by 20yearsofinternet
So, my wife and I just celebrated our one year anniversary, and got each other the best present of all... we're having a baby!
She's only 4-6 weeks along at this point, so we haven't told anyone yet. We want to wait about 3 more weeks until the first real checkup. But I can't wait that long to tell someone... anyone who will listen/read!
We're going to the OB on 5/3 for a first appointment and to hear the heartbeat for the first time. I'm so excited to be a father. I'm happy we did everything we could to start our precious cargo's life off in a place of love and security. Got married, bought a home, settled in.
I feel so blessed and fortunate that we barely spent any time trying and (so far) have been successful. We gave it a shot in January and my wife was plotting everything on a calendar and using ovulation tests and to be honest, I think she was stressing herself out about it and that might have affected the success. Life got in the way of the meticulous tracking during February and she had given up on the record keeping, with plans to start again this month (LOL). We're lucky, I personally know people who have had to go multiple rounds of IVF to conceive, and I'm so very thankful that we didn't have to do anything like that.
For the past week I have been thinking non-stop about all the things I want to do, both around the house to get ready and after the baby is born and beyond, once it grows enough so that I can start teaching him or her about the world.
I'm relatively young around these parts (mid thirties), and I think my age and experience has kind of tempered any nervousness I might have had about becoming a dad. I'm of course hopeful and cautiously optimistic, but still a little nervous about the pregnancy going well, my wife being healthy and comfortable, and everything else involved with making it to the finish line happy and healthy. But as far as the baby actually getting here, I'm nothing but pure excitement. I'm ready for this.
I've always remained pragmatic about having children, just so that I didn't get myself all pumped up to be a father as my sole purpose in life only to find out I couldn't have kids, or my wife couldn't. I'm pretty good about managing my own expectations. But now that we know we can do it, I can't lie to myself, I'm basically giddy with enthusiasm.
So, it'll be a couple of weeks before we tell our families, but I had to get it out of my system.
Now, if you care to, give me some advice on fatherhood! LOL
Congrats boss -
If I was you I would go on a vacation with the wife.. because once you start with the kiddo’s you won’t be going on solo vacations for a while..
I look forward to your 1st diaper change post :D
Good luck out there.
Congratulations to you and your wife.
My best advice...stay flexible. If it is a girl, she will wrap you around her fingers. If it is a boy, he will wrap your wife around his fingers.
Either way, you will soon have someone to take out the trash...after they roll their eyes and give a huge sigh.
Congrats
Cool!
Esoteric gave you some pretty great advice above, worth repeating! And congratulations, there is no better or more important role in life than that of being a parent!
Congrats!! They grow up so fast, so make sure don’t miss a thing.
Congrats! Be prepared for a roller coaster ride of joy, fear, panic, relief, and wonder.
Congratulations!
The best reference book is the Bible
No ... REALLY !
If it a daughter, name her Megyn Kelly.
Sure to piss-off the wife, dude!
My only child is 47 years old.
It still seems like he was born one minute and off to college the next.
My old man advice, Spend time with your kids while you have them.
Congratulations!!!
Some words of wisdom to help (free advice that comes with a money back guarantee)
- take a couple weeks off when the baby is born. Stay home, do as much as you can to keep the wife from having to do anything. If she says she is bored, you are doing it just right.
- get a diaper genie (you can find them at walmart)
- read Love and Logic (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_14?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=love+and+logic&sprefix=love+and+logic%2Caps%2C250)
- take lots of pictures
- involve the in-laws, cousins, aunts, uncles and grand parents as much as possible (Skype is your friend for long distance relatives)
- start a book of firsts (first pregnancy announcement, first ultrasound, first steps, etc)
- enjoy enjoy enjoy
If you want them to have time for you when they are older, spend as much time bonding with them as you can pre-teen.
Be prepared for raging hormones (especially for girls) when they hit puberty.
Really, I promise. Really.
Congratulations!
Teach your sweet baby all about God’s Love and plan for him /her, and then trust God to produce a gorgeous, priceless , offspring.......
Thanks everyone!
And I agree with you all that time is crucial. I’m currently working out of my home office and plan to do so for as long as I am able, Lord willing! (Yay for modern IT jobs!)
I’ve already started looking for an even higher-level position in my field. I’m hoping I can find something that I can still do from home, because I want to be around as much as possible, but I’d also love for my wife to be able quit her job if she wants to. She says she won’t want to, since she works from home as well and she thinks she’ll get bored without a job once things settle down. But I’d like to be provider-y enough so that she could be a full-time mom if that’s what will make her happy. :)
Congratulations! Don’t waste a moment, if you blink they will be grown up. It doesn’t seem that way now but they grow far too fast!
Congratulations! God bless you and your new family!
Congratulations, and may God bless all three of you.
Congratulations to you both.
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