Expecting our first

jthanatos

Wife and I found out we are expecting. Excited. Terrified. Happy. Terrified. Need to find a house. Need a drink...

JDH

Congratulations!

Kids are like a savings account. For the first years of their life, they give you so much good stuff that the supply seems to be never ending. So you take all that good stuff and you put it away for a rainy day. This will continue until they turn 13. By then, you will have a considerable storehouse of good stuff. From this point forward, it will begin to rain a lot, and you will be drawing on your pile of good stuff untill they turn 18, at which time there aint nuthin left to draw.

FYI - my daughter is expecting too. You'll be a pappa at about the same time I'll be a grand pappa.

Bigshizza

Awesome!! Congrats..yep mine are 23 and 19.. You guys are making me feel old! Enjoy the ride!

Vision

Best time of your life..... I quit drinking for 2.5 years.... took it back up at my sons baby shower.... true story.

brianetz1

congrats!!!! kids are a blessing. even when they hit the teenage years they still bring so much to you. My son who is almost 16 even gets involved with my cigar obsession.....he loves the bands as much as i do.

reggie713

congrats!!

kaspera79

Congratulations .. This is your first ? The best days of my life are all because of my children.

jeep edson

congrats. we just had our 3rd 6 weeks ago. they are the light of my life and im sure yours will be the same.

Dark Roast

JDH:

Congratulations!

Kids are like a savings account. For the first years of their life, they give you so much good stuff that the supply seems to be never ending. So you take all that good stuff and you put it away for a rainy day. This will continue until they turn 13. By then, you will have a considerable storehouse of good stuff. From this point forward, it will begin to rain a lot, and you will be drawing on your pile of good stuff untill they turn 18, at which time there aint nuthin left to draw.

FYI - my daughter is expecting too. You'll be a pappa at about the same time I'll be a grand pappa.

+1

Martel

Congrats! Got two, 10 and 9, and they are the best part of my life. Even the bad things aren't that bad when I really think about it.

Kids are what made me start drinking coffee. I drank it on occasion, but they made me start serious daily intake. So, even the loss of sleep brought me something I enjoy.

Now that I'm semi-unemployed and we homeschool our kids while interviewing/transitioning to new job(s), I need some recuperation, rest, and relaxation away from the kids since I spend so much time with them. So I smoke cigars.

See, the kids drive me to vice, but wow, do I enjoy my vices. I hope you enjoy your kids. Scratch that, you got this man; I know you'll love it.

beatnic

Congrats. Now prepare to decorate your house with multi-colored plastic. I hope its' a girl.

macs-smokes

Congrats and from a father of five, yes five... while they hurt your bank account frequently, they cheer you up and give you the warm fuzzies with a smile. The fuzzies win every time.

The Kid

Congrats!!!!

macs-smokes

Get a high speed digital camera NOW if you don't already have one... you can capture the moments and blackmail them with embarrassment later. Seriously this is one of the new "must haves"... just my 2 cents

jsnake

CONGRATS!!

bearb

That is awesome...congrats! As per your mixed up emotions....yup, you will certainly have them all, but it is a very exciting new adventure. Just remember that there were be many great, exciting moments, and the odd-stressful time where you have no idea why you did this to your peaceful little lives..dont worry, both pass! You will be a great dad!

laker1963

AWESOME. Congratulations to you and your wife. Being a dad is the BEST thing I have got to experience in this life, without any doubt.

mmccartneydc

Wow, congrats, this has been one crazy year for pregnancies. As some of you know, my wife and I are expecting our first (little girl) mid march and so is Brett the Irishman Hart!

jgibv

Congrats to you and your wife!!!

y2pascoe

Congratulations.

brianetz1

brianetz1:

congrats!!!! kids are a blessing. even when they hit the teenage years they still bring so much to you. My son who is almost 16 even gets involved with my cigar obsession.....he loves the bands as much as i do.

by the way, i take this all back.......i want to kill my kid right now.

pross

Congrats. I have two boys, 10 & 14. They make me laugh my as* off almost every day.

laker1963

mmccartneydc:

Wow, congrats, this has been one crazy year for pregnancies. As some of you know, my wife and I are expecting our first (little girl) mid march and so is Brett the Irishman Hart!

Congratulations to all the new parents from this site. To their spouses as well.