Non Footy Chat Thread II

[Eelementary]

Congrats mate. I'm getting on the cans this arvo in celebration. It has been a good week.

Thanks, mate! Great week!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Congrats mate. I'm getting on the cans this arvo in celebration. It has been a good week.

*cones

 

[Gary Gutful]

Hey @Avenger, I bought you a new putter.

 

[emjaycee]

Thank you so much for your kind words, everyone!

My wife went into hospital to be induced on Wednesday morning; her birth plan was to delivery naturally, then be induced, and final choice was a caesarean.

By Friday evening, the doctors were worried that baby's progress was too slow, and because he was likely to be a big baby, they recommended a c-section.

My wife was heartbroken, but she agreed to have a c-section.

Her actual birth was a polar opposite of what she wanted, but she rolled with the punches, and delivered a 4.74kg boy safely.

I admire her strength so much - what an amazing woman!

It was a very stressful few days, but she is safe, bub is safe, and I can't believe I'm a dad.

But I want to give a massive shout out to the birthing team at Nepean Hospital - they did an amazing job.

@Eelementary , I only just wandered into this thread and read the last few days of posts.
Mate, HUGE congratulations on the birth - glad Mum and Bubs are both doing well.

 

[hineyrulz]

Congrats Eele, hope mum and bub are doing well.

 

[Eelementary]

Mum is in a lot of pain, and she feels guilty that I will have to do so much, as she recovers from a c-section.

I told her that I'm her husband, and he's my son, and doing all the cooking, cleaning, etc. and being on call in the middle of the night to pick up our son, and hand him to her (because of the c-section, she is in tremendous pain, and her mobility is affected) is a privilege - it's a nothing, compared to what she endured to bring our beautiful boy to the world.

I honestly admire my wife. She is amazing.

I feel really guilty, though - she has to stay in hospital, possibly until Monday morning with bub, and I am at home.

But to show the type of person my wife is, she has not once complained.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough.

I caught myself freaking out at the hospital today; since Friday night, I've been shown 3 times how to wrap a swaddle. I thought I had it down, and I tried my second attempt today, and I butchered it, and I was really hard on myself.

This parenting thing.. it's wonderful, but it's already challenging one day in lol.

But I have a son! I still can't believe that I have a child!

When they presented him to us after the c-section, I bawled my eyes out - I never thought I would. Not because I'm too macho, or whatever, but I never thought I would react that way.

Ahhhh I'm rambling again!

 

[emjaycee]

Ramble away mate.
All of us that are parents know the joy, fear and excitement you are feeling.

 

[T.S Quint]

Huge congrats @Eelementary.
Welcome to the world of fatherhood.

 

[Eelogical]

Congrats to you and the mrs, @Eelementary ! Here's hoping the mrs recovers quickly. A boy, eh? I hope BA talks to him down the track.

 

[Twizzle]

I told her that I'm her husband, and he's my son, and doing all the cooking, cleaning,

I honestly admire my wife. She is amazing.

You sound like a pretty amazing husband and dad mate

 

[Eelementary]

You sound like a pretty amazing husband and dad mate

Oh, thank you!

I just believe that it's my duty (and privilege) to help out.

 

[Eelementary]

Congrats to you and the mrs, @Eelementary ! Here's hoping the mrs recovers quickly. A boy, eh? I hope BA talks to him down the track.

If he is big now, and he grows up to be a strong lad, hopefully he could be our next Hindy!

 

[parra pete]

Now you need to go for the 'double"...

 

[parra pete]

Nothing wrong with wearing your heart on your sleeve..
BTW.. "Peter" is a good name for a boy, if you are looking for a name

 

[Eelementary]

Nothing wrong with wearing your heart on your sleeve..
BTW.. "Peter" is a good name for a boy, if you are looking for a name

Peter is a wonderful name!

My wife settled on James; as soon as she found out our baby was a boy, she wanted to name him James.

A strong, classic name - very much like Peter!

 

[Twizzle]

Twizzle is a better name

 

[Gary Gutful]

Twizzle is a better name

Its short for TwizzleyWizzley.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Pou is a respectable middle name, but his first name would probably have to be FFS.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I called my child Mik.

 

[Gary Gutful]

He turned out fine.