Author Topic: been awhile since Ive been around. Big news for the family (Read 5258 times)

walls83 · « **on:** June 25, 2009, 01:18:27 pm »

My wife and I are expecting a new Baby Boy we found out yesterday its going to be a boy. Very exciting this will be our first. We are very excited.

Finley Orion Wallingford should arrive on Nov. 19th or there abouts depending on when he is ready to meet the world.

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:41:22 pm »

Wow a second one in a week! Congrats!

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:51:38 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on June 25, 2009, 01:41:22 pm

Wow a second one in a week!

See? We -do- know what joysticks are for.

hypernova · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2009, 07:30:12 pm »

I've always thought Orion was a neat name. I think you should swap the two!

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2009, 07:40:41 pm »

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on June 25, 2009, 01:51:38 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on June 25, 2009, 01:41:22 pm

Wow a second one in a week!

See? We -do- know what joysticks are for.

Yeah, it's that rapid fire option that'll get ya in trouble. (x4)

Ummon · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2009, 05:56:03 pm »

Quote from: Kevin Mullins on June 25, 2009, 07:40:41 pm

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on June 25, 2009, 01:51:38 pm
Quote from: ChadTower on June 25, 2009, 01:41:22 pm

Wow a second one in a week!

See? We -do- know what joysticks are for.

Yeah, it's that rapid fire option that'll get ya in trouble. (x4)

Not if you keep the seminal vesicles from giving out sperm when you ejaculate.

polaris · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2009, 06:22:02 pm »

Quote from: Ummon on June 26, 2009, 05:56:03 pm

Quote from: Kevin Mullins on June 25, 2009, 07:40:41 pm
Quote from: Ed_McCarron on June 25, 2009, 01:51:38 pm
Quote from: ChadTower on June 25, 2009, 01:41:22 pm

Wow a second one in a week!

See? We -do- know what joysticks are for.

Yeah, it's that rapid fire option that'll get ya in trouble. (x4)

Not if you keep the seminal vesicles from giving out sperm when you ejaculate.

part of me hopes a doctor has done that to you permanently, but then if you did mate with a female the resulting offspring would be infertile anyway so its not really an issue.
do you get the joke? inter species offspring are infertile, i'm saying you're not human, no human speaks like you do.

stace · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2009, 09:29:27 pm »

Congrats

RayB · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:07:47 am »

Quote from: Ummon on June 26, 2009, 05:56:03 pm

Not if you keep the seminal vesicles from giving out sperm when you ejaculate.

Translated into normal-speak AND shortened:
"Not if you get a vasectomy".

Ummon · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:22:39 pm »

Quote from: polaris on June 26, 2009, 06:22:02 pm

part of me hopes a doctor has done that to you permanently, but then if you did mate with a female the resulting offspring would be infertile anyway so its not really an issue.
do you get the joke? inter species offspring are infertile, i'm saying you're not human, no human speaks like you do.

I agree. And while I did do that more than ten years ago, I realised I didn't have to. But I wasn't really aware of that capacity, nor would I have been confident enough about it. Anyways, no more from me in this thread, so as not to further spoil it.

walls83 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:35:02 pm »

Ok the wife is 24 weeks today. Starting to get nervous... I finished the babies room last weekend and everything is set. Well as set as it can be.

man time is really flying by...

ChadTower · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:37:34 pm »

Can someone clamp the seminal vesicles on Ummon's keyboard from giving out crap when he pontificates?

Quote from: walls83 on July 30, 2009, 01:35:02 pm

I finished the babies room last weekend and everything is set.

Dude! One baby! Set the room up for one baby!!!

walls83 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2009, 12:43:10 pm »

I meant the BABYs room singular. But the wife is already talking about having another one.

she doesnt realize how much of my money is going to the baby and not arcade or video games. I need to make a pie chart or something.

LLUncoolJ · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2009, 01:09:50 pm »

Quote from: walls83 on July 31, 2009, 12:43:10 pm

I meant the BABYs room singular. But the wife is already talking about having another one.

she doesnt realize how much of my money is going to the baby and not arcade or video games. I need to make a pie chart or something.

I have 2 kiddos and shelled out $10K to the day care last year. And that wasn't even a fancy New Yorkish daycare, just a regular one. For those of you playing at home, you are only allowed to deduct $3K for each kid on your taxes (US). My wife sometimes bumps her gums about having another one and I have visions in my head of chopping my nuts off with a hatchet.

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2009, 01:24:44 pm »

You can set up a tax sheltered FSA for daycare, though, which also helps. A lot of employers offer to do that for you as a benefit.

Level42 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2009, 05:50:41 pm »

Congrats and man.......november 19 is a great date.

It's my birthday

And to make it even better: your boy would be born on the day I turn...........42 !

By the way, is it common to release the name to the public before it's even born ?

Ya know, when my wife was pregnant we didn't want to know the gender before it got born (that's a personal choice over here, many people do, many don't). The ultrasone operator wrote it on a note and put it in a sealed envelope to open up after the birth and of course she got it right. I think even I saw what it was (yes, we know our joysticks), but hey, might also have been wishful thinking.

However, most people only "release" the name after the birth over here. It usually is kept very secret between the dad and mum. Just interested in cultural differences....

Ummon · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2009, 05:58:40 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 30, 2009, 01:37:34 pm

Can someone clamp the seminal vesicles on Ummon's keyboard from giving out crap when he pontificates?

Technically, you're being redundant. And reviving things. <Suffocation: SYNTHETICALLY RE-VIOOOVVED> Tsk tsk.

ChadTower · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2009, 06:37:09 pm »

Quote from: Ummon on July 31, 2009, 05:58:40 pm

<Suffocation: SYNTHETICALLY RE-VIOOOVVED> Tsk tsk.

Tickle Me Ummon is sorta scary.

Hoopz · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2009, 07:23:45 pm »

Quote from: Level42 on July 31, 2009, 05:50:41 pm

However, most people only "release" the name after the birth over here. It usually is kept very secret between the dad and mum. Just interested in cultural differences....

Interesting. My wife and I didn't find out the sex for our children but were open about the names that we had chosen. That's pretty common for my family/friends/coworkers etc.

I do have one oddball brother in law who not only wont tell the names, but wouldn't tell the SEX to his mother after the baby was born because he hadn't told his five year old son yet. WTF? Why not wait to call mom until it's safe to tell everyone and it's not like grandma was going to call him and talk about it.

Interesting cultural differences though.

Congrats walls83! As the father of twins, make sure you do what CT said. Learn the difference between babies and baby's. Big difference!

Ummon · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2009, 03:58:26 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 31, 2009, 06:37:09 pm

Quote from: Ummon on July 31, 2009, 05:58:40 pm
<Suffocation: SYNTHETICALLY RE-VIOOOVVED> Tsk tsk.

Tickle Me Ummon is sorta scary.

(Just gotta) HEHN-H.

walls83 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:33:08 am »

We are pretty open about the name before the baby is born. Now if we had friends/family that was going to have a baby around the same time we would probably be a little more careful since we dont want the name taken by someone.

My aunt tried to take my name when her son was born and my mom didn't stand for that. So he got my name as his middle name.

Anna my wife just entered the 3rd trimester. She is getting big and hes all over the place kicking. I nicknamed her "gut". luckily I got a cool wife and she thinks its funny. Ive already felt the wrath of a pregnant woman and let me tell you none to fun.

lordtodd75 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:07:08 am »

Congratulations!!! It doesn't get any better than having a child. That is, if you can make through the pregnancy

When my wife was pregnant we were walking through a flea market. We passed an advertisement for some kind of body building supplement. There was a musclebound woman with a horseface and a big gap in her front teeth. I pointed to the ad and said "why can't you look like that?" It was at that point that I realized pregnant women do not have much of a sense of humor. She stormed off to spite my pleas that I was joking. I lost sight of her in the crowd. So I looked around for about 10 minutes. When I could not find her I decided to go out front near the car to wait for her. She was ANGRY!!! She yelled the whole way home. Then when we got home she proceeded to call her sisters and friends and tell them that I tried to leave her at the flea market without a car. I still hear about it to this day. She says "You just don't say that to a pregnant woman, even if you are kidding," while her sisters nod disapprovingly

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2009, 12:50:49 pm »

Quote from: walls83 on July 31, 2009, 12:43:10 pm

I meant the BABYs room singular. But the wife is already talking about having another one.

she doesnt realize how much of my money is going to the baby and not arcade or video games. I need to make a pie chart or something.

If you do that, make sure the pie chart looks like pacman.

walls83 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 14, 2009, 12:36:23 pm »

Here he is.

ChadTower · « **Reply #24 on:** September 14, 2009, 12:55:37 pm »

Erm... prenatal imaging has apparently changed quite a bit in the last decade! Wow.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #25 on:** September 14, 2009, 02:06:22 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on September 14, 2009, 01:59:07 pm

Your wife is giving birth to Kuato?

Keep him away from any reactors.

Lol... Kuato Lives!

saint · « **Reply #26 on:** September 14, 2009, 03:18:28 pm »

Heh. We got one of those 3-dimensional ultrasounds with our last child (6 now). Prior to that we got the older traditional black and white 2-dimensional (10 years ago).

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** September 14, 2009, 03:24:17 pm »

Someone I work with just showed me the black and white fax-paper printout ultrasound a month ago.

ChadTower · « **Reply #28 on:** September 14, 2009, 03:58:15 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on September 14, 2009, 03:52:18 pm

Did you thank him for the roadmap of his wife's womb?

The coworker is the pregnant woman. So I guess I should have thanked her directly.

walls83 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:09:50 am »

Quote from: pinballjim on September 14, 2009, 01:59:07 pm

Your wife is giving birth to Kuato?

Keep him away from any reactors.

Great... I was going to make her an Alien chest burster costume for Halloween(which would have been easy) now I have to find a Kuato doll and do that instead. Ya thats going to be almost impossible. Thanks for making my life harder.

Ummon · « **Reply #30 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:28:44 pm »

Quote from: walls83 on September 15, 2009, 11:09:50 am

Great... I was going to make her an Alien chest burster costume for Halloween(which would have been easy) now I have to find a Kuato doll and do that instead. Ya thats going to be almost impossible. Thanks for making my life harder.

I see pails of latex in your future.

walls83 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 27, 2009, 11:44:17 am »

Ok the boy was born. Nov 17th at 3:04 pm in room 304.

6lbs 4.1oz
19 inches

man what a life changer. its an amazing feeling.

Mom is doing great and the little man is doing great.

saint · « **Reply #32 on:** November 27, 2009, 02:53:31 pm »

Woot! Congratulations and happy Thanksgiving!

Malenko · « **Reply #33 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:01:10 pm »

he looks just like the "before" picture =)

CONGRATS!

Thenasty · « **Reply #34 on:** December 02, 2009, 01:28:31 pm »

Better spend some time with the MAME cab, after 1 year, you'll have no chance of playing it.

Congrats.... (Life changer it is)

walls83 · « **Reply #35 on:** December 03, 2009, 10:42:06 am »

I never realized how much I liked sleep.

ChadTower · « **Reply #36 on:** December 03, 2009, 12:07:03 pm »

Meh, Nyquil while sleep deprived is like LSD. Crazy, screwed up dreams. You wake up even more freaked out than when you went to bed.


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Author Topic: been awhile since Ive been around. Big news for the family (Read 5258 times)

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