Off Topic => Off Topic => Topic started by: Abnormal Freak on April 26, 2024, 12:30:05 PM
Title: I'm a dad.
Post by: Abnormal Freak on April 26, 2024, 12:30:05 PM
Wife gave birth to our first kid earlier this month. Life's pretty cool sometimes.
Title: Re: I'm a dad.
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on April 27, 2024, 12:56:04 PM
Holy shit! Congratulations! Here's to the LOT of energy drinks you'll be chugging down! XD
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Post by: crisis on April 27, 2024, 02:10:19 PM
Congraturation! This story is happy end.
But we must knowe, when do you plan to introduce the child to Castlevania? And in what game order.
Title: Re: I'm a dad.
Post by: Abnormal Freak on April 28, 2024, 12:53:21 PM
I think she'll pick up the series through osmosis. It'll just be ever-present growing up.
I've been staying up late holding her while catching up on Dragon Ball Super. That's pretty fun but the lack of sleep isn't. Baby girl has gas and cries out in the night if she's in her bassinet.
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Post by: JR on April 29, 2024, 11:40:00 AM
Hey, congrats!
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Post by: Gunlord on April 29, 2024, 05:19:52 PM
Congrats!!!!
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Post by: PFG9000 on April 30, 2024, 02:24:45 PM
Congrats, Freak! That's awesome. Is she on formula or breastfeeding? Formula tends to help kiddos sleep through the night, because it fills them up longer than breastmilk. And as hard as it is, getting up with your wife in the middle of the night is a great way to earn brownie points. She'll appreciate not having to suffer through that alone. :)
Do you feel comfortable sharing a photo of you and your little girl?
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Post by: Abnormal Freak on May 01, 2024, 09:35:08 AM
I slept in the bedroom the first 2 ½ or 3 weeks, but the exhaustion caught up to the missus and I to where we were getting frustrated with the baby, who can't help being a baby; so I started sleeping on the couch this week so that I can get some mostly unbroken sleep for the first part of the night, then I can wake up and be with baby so my wife can get some solid chunks of sleep. I don't know what I'm gonna do when I have to return to work next week. Might do more or less the same, just get ready for work early and spend time with the baby. Lack of sleep's just part of the whole parenting thing so I'd better get used to it.
If I get a good pic of us, I might share it. My phone is chock-full of pics of this little cutie.
The best part of letting her sleep in my arms at night/early morning is getting to marathon cartoons and not feel bad about it, and it also keeps my busy mind at bay because I can't get up and do the myriad other things I have on my mind, so maybe I'll stand a chance of finishing DB Super in a decent time frame instead of spreading it out for years/decades like I did DB and DBZ. :p
Title: Re: I'm a dad.
Post by: Belmontoya on May 02, 2024, 04:53:08 PM
Belated congratulations to you Freak!
Welcome to the Dad club! It's the best. 😊
Sleep is overrated anyways. ☕
Title: Re: I'm a dad.
Post by: Abnormal Freak on May 03, 2024, 08:39:06 PM
Up till recently I've been big on getting eight hours a night to function properly. I'm learning very quickly how few you really need to be energized.