Posted on 04/12/2016 10:02:02 AM PDT by 20yearsofinternet
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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