im going to be a daddy!!!!!!! [Archive]

Sween

09-04-2002, 05:12 AM

Originally posted by gdl96
Congratulations!

When you show him/her Star Wars, are you going to show him/her the original trilogy first (4,5,6,1,2,3) or the prequels first? (1,2,3,4,5,6)?

have to be origional triology first the other 2 dont even come close to been what star wars is whilsts the others are just amazing.

be years till he/she came appreciate movies like that though. LOTR may be a bit too scary for a while at least.

Laurelyn

09-04-2002, 06:07 AM

Congratulations, sween! Mara alma an elye, nildonya.
Best wishes to you and your girlfriend/wife (whichever). Don't let your kid drive you too crazy . . . eh . . . maybe that's just a big sister's opinion of little kids. :D Really though, babies are wonderful. Good luck.

Elenka

09-04-2002, 07:19 AM

Congrats!!! Mara Valto.

Artanis

09-04-2002, 01:03 PM

Grattis Sween! :)

jerseydevil

09-04-2002, 01:47 PM

Congratulations Sween. You will have to reavaluate your goals and all that with a child coming.

I won't rain on your parade like BoP though. :) I always find it strange though congratulating people on having children (or getting someone pregnant) - as if it's something difficult. :D

Artanis

09-04-2002, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by jerseydevil
I always find it strange though congratulating people on having children (or getting someone pregnant) - as if it's something difficult. :D
For some people it is difficult. I know many couples who have tried several years without success.

But trying to get pregnant, or practicing for trying to get pregnant :D is quite enjoyable. :D

jerseydevil

09-04-2002, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by Artanis

For some people it is difficult. I know many couples who have tried several years without success.

But trying to get pregnant, or practicing for trying to get pregnant :D is quite enjoyable. :D

For the vast majority of people though - it's not that hard to accomplish though.

Well we all know from previous posts that Sween was having a great time and he has the tapes to show his kids. :D I can just picture it - him sitting with his child and showing them the second of conception :D- "See right there - that was you being conceived. Isn't that cool?" :)

Artanis

09-04-2002, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by jerseydevil
"See right there - that was you being conceived. Isn't that cool?" :)
Wonder why I didn't think of that! :p

Sween

09-04-2002, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by jerseydevil

For the vast majority of people though - it's not that hard to accomplish though.

Well we all know from previous posts that Sween was having a great time and he has the tapes to show his kids. :D I can just picture it - him sitting with his child and showing them the second of conception :D- "See right there - that was you being conceived. Isn't that cool?" :)

i feel its important to educate children on sex :D . but maybe not my persnal tapes might ask BoP to make me some :D

Rána Eressëa

09-04-2002, 05:13 PM

Wow. That was quick. :D

Okay, forgive me. Mwa-hahaha . . . just give the child a good name and don't spank him/her unless they ask for it - s/he'll love you for it. :)

BeardofPants

09-04-2002, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by Sween

i feel its important to educate children on sex :D . but maybe not my persnal tapes might ask BoP to make me some :D

Well, I dunno. Chances are, the brat will pick up on some... odd... habits.

If I didn't say it before, I'll say it now: congrats on being stupid enough to knock your GF up. Oh, and children aren't toys. Although sometimes, it's suitable to lock them away in the toy cupboard... at least, that's what MY mother did.

Artanis

09-04-2002, 06:08 PM

Sween, if you really want serious advice, here's some:

Take, no claim your part of the responsibility to take care of the child. Spend time with your child now and then, without your girlfiend. Women tend to push men away when it comes to child care (generally speaking, your gf may not be like that). You will build relationship from the very beginning and be rewarded with love and trust when your baby grows up. :)

samwise of the shire

09-04-2002, 10:49 PM

Congradulations Sween! I have NO idea how to say stuff like this in elvish but oh well. Congrats anyway.
You might want to go to some parenting classes and some pregnancy classes. That'll help. I've heard some REALLY weird stories about ladies who ate dirt and ice cream with pickles during pregnancy, plus there are the mood swings and stuff.
I dont know alot about this but my big brother calls my mom alot about HIS girlfriends pregnancy. He's worried about her and stuff and I over hear Moms advice and things on the phone and I commit them to memory so I can remember them when I have MY first baby.
Good Luck, you'll need it.
Sam

emplynx

09-05-2002, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by Sween
im going to be a father im so pleased :D .

any advice for me? Put him in boy scouts.

entss89

09-05-2002, 05:43 PM

IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND I GIVE YOU A GOOD LUCK AND MANY TYELINOL PILLS

( P . S . ) I CAN NOT SPELL WORTH DIDDILY SQUAT!:D

BeardofPants

09-05-2002, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by emplynx
Put him in boy scouts.

Yeah, so he can get molested by a paedophile scout leader. It happens every day. What? Oh? Was I grossly oversimplifying? Sensationalising?

Sound familiar? :rolleyes:

Nibs

09-05-2002, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by BeardofPants
What? Oh? Was I grossly oversimplifying? Sensationalising?
THOSE are the words I was looking for when I read your first sentence...

Originally posted by gdl96
When you show him/her Star Wars, are you going to show him/her the original trilogy first (4,5,6,1,2,3) or the prequels first? (1,2,3,4,5,6)?
I thought that this question was quite hilarious, and found it even more funny when it was answered with seriousness... you crack me up.

My best wishes, Sween.

Sween

09-05-2002, 07:35 PM

Originally posted by emplynx
Put him in boy scouts.

he or she is not going in that group for lossers

Elbereth

09-06-2002, 08:23 PM

Congratulations Sween! What are you thinking of naming him/her?

Sister Golden Hair

09-07-2002, 12:57 AM

Take it from an old mom, ten seconds of joy, thirty years of misery. Seriously though, congatulations and best wishes.:)

azalea

09-08-2002, 09:59 PM

My advice is to marry your girlfriend and to commit to putting the needs and happiness of others before your own (in other words, compromise). Through this you will find joy. When you decide to raise a child, doing these things will help towards the healthy development of that child. When the child develops healthily, it is much easier on you in the long run. Oh, and read a good parenting book so you know generally what you're doing, but follow your instincts as well.

Elfmaster XK

09-09-2002, 01:11 PM

Hmph. I despise children when they are very young and scream a lot. But congrats, and good luck with this one mate! :D

Oh yeah, i have some prescription pain killers if you need them! Stornger than regular painkillers! :D

Sister Golden Hair

09-09-2002, 02:32 PM

Yeah, and don't forget the Zoloff and Prozac.:D

BeardofPants

09-09-2002, 03:30 PM

Sh! Don't tell him about the prozac - he'll steal his GF's supply! ;)

Oh, and Sween, make sure you don't get married for the wrong reasons. That's the best advice I can come up with.

Khadrane

09-09-2002, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Elfmaster XK

Oh yeah, i have some prescription pain killers if you need them! Stornger than regular painkillers! :D

I like painkillers. I just fractured my pelvis, and I get to have codine. It makes me happy. :)

azalea

09-09-2002, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by BeardofPants
Sh! make sure you don't get married for the wrong reasons.

Well, my second choice advice if he didn't want to get married was to put the baby up for adoption, but I didn't want to be a killjoy, and since he said he wanted a baby, I went for the marriage advice route.

And I also recommend his girlfriend get an epidural, speaking of painkillers. :)

edit: I'm not sure what happened, but BoP's original quote wasn't "Sh!" That's really strange.

osszie

09-09-2002, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by azalea

And I also recommend his girlfriend get an epidural, speaking of painkillers. :)

I recommend you get an epidural for yourself Sween.......'cos your girl will beat your ass black and blue when she's recovered from the birth.;)

I never knew fear until I came eye-to-eye with a woman in labour:eek:

Elfmaster XK

09-10-2002, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Khadrane
I like painkillers. I just fractured my pelvis, and I get to have codine. It makes me happy. :)

Me too! Well, not the fracturing pelvis bit, but the codine bit! :D It's so good, so dreamy when you take two or more...however, im usually so hardcore i just don't take them at all. :D

Starr Polish

09-10-2002, 04:55 PM

I can't take codine because it's effects don't make me happy. I feel all numb and almost like I've left my body, and I have past issues with feeling numb that make it an incredibly unpleasant experience. I kind of feel like I don't have control over my body or thoughts, and then my thoughts run away from me and weird things happen. No, I don't like codine.

Eruviel Greenleaf

09-12-2002, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by emplynx
Put him in boy scouts.

My advice? Keep him/her out of boy scouts!
*coughs something about fascist organizations*

But anyway, congratulations.

Lizra

09-12-2002, 08:41 AM

Whew! There's some weird advice here! When's the wedding? It seems ever since you "knocked your girlfriend up", you've started a virtual hit on BoP......This doesn't speak well for your character Sween!! :eek: Do you have a job? How will you pay for all the pre-natal visits and delivery? Garage sales are an excellent way to get everything for the baby (except diapers! :) ) cheap. Anyway, if you decide to take "being a daddy" seriously (and I hope you do!!) kiss your childhood goodbye..

Sween

09-12-2002, 10:18 AM

wedding? who mentioned a wedding? Yeah ive got a job i work for my dad doing some free lance work and advising. i also do quite a lot of hospitality for his clients im in charge of showing them a good time etc.

Im am quite loaded acctually so moneys not such a problem. We dont seem to get gbarage sales round here people dont go in for them. My cousin has just had a baby so ill nick a load of stuff of him.

Nothing wrong with a bit of flirting :D

Lizra

09-12-2002, 10:28 AM

Great! You've got money! That's the biggest problem for most young couples. Yes, use your cousin's stuff, it's so silly to buy all those expensive baby gadgets list price. Little Sweeno will out grow them in no time at all! You don't want to get married!!?? Hmmm, I'd have to say your girlfriend is the one who screwed up here! ;). I'll say it again!! Good luck to you!

Nibs

09-12-2002, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Eruviel Greenleaf
My advice? Keep him/her out of boy scouts!
*coughs something about fascist organizations*
Kinda funny how all the derision for the Boy Scouts organization comes primarily from people who haven't even been in it... although it makes sense that you haven't, Eruviel.

Originally posted by Sween
he or she is not going in that group for lossers
Nice to know I'm a loser... or was for six years.

You now have my slightly reluctant best wishes... just as good, but a little weathered from the aforementioned statement.

Lizra

09-12-2002, 11:35 AM

Boy Scouts are good Nibs! :) (If they'd just keep the politics out of it) I'll be sure to see if my little darling is interested, 4-H, also. :)

Arathorn

09-12-2002, 11:46 AM

Hmmm...Boy Scouts must have lots of probs there in the west. 'Was a scout for about 3 yrs when I was a kid. It was great! My first chance to get away from home and my parents. We don't have summer camps where I'm from.

Count me in as a loser then. LOL :D Do I get a badge? :rolleyes:

Sween

09-12-2002, 11:50 AM

i was in bevers and cubs and they both really sucked

Eruviel Greenleaf

09-12-2002, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by Nibs
Kinda funny how all the derision for the Boy Scouts organization comes primarily from people who haven't even been in it... although it makes sense that you haven't, Eruviel.

Yeah. They wouldn't let me. :rolleyes:
I don't have a problem with the general idea and I think it's great to give kids an opportunity to go camping and stuff. I'm not saying anyone who was in boy scouts was a loser :rolleyes:

Good luck, Sween. :)

Nibs

09-12-2002, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by Sween
i was in bevers and cubs and they both really sucked
So, how does that go along with your previous statement? Are you recuperating from previous loser-dom or was that just a flippant remark? Either way, you still have my best wishes (as opposed to my worst wishes... let's not venture into that, thank you).

Arathorn, I don't think there is such a badge... although pioneering would be close. You have to learn to tie all kinds of knots and know what they're used for... although the only knot I've ever really needed to know is that which keeps my shoes on my feet. Even there, I could just use duct tape.

A discussion of the benefits of two half-hitches compared to the base nature of the average square knot does sound like an enthralling conversation topic, doesn't it?

The greatest scout meeting I ever attended was when I pantsed a fellow next to me. Of course, I knew him, and he realized it was all in good fun... about half a year later.

Sween

09-12-2002, 05:02 PM

is there an impregnating badge? something the lads i know that are still in scouts will never achive mawwwwhahaha :D

Nibs

09-12-2002, 07:19 PM

Heck, you don't need a two-digit I.Q. to do that...

Khamûl

09-12-2002, 10:18 PM

Could we stay on topic please? There is a thread to discuss Boy Scouts here (http://www.tolkientrail.com/entmoot/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3544).

Cirdan

09-23-2002, 02:31 PM

Yoinks! I go away for a few weeks and I come back and the drunken Sween is going to be a father? Now that I think about it those two things are compatible.

Congratulations, good luck, and welcome to the club. When you get close to the delivery date and/or know the sex, you should start a name thread.

Advise? Love your kid better than yourself. You might as well get married. You can get a divorce but you can't become unparented, and mom's have a way of letting you know she (therefore you) would be happier married.

Also, check out Lou Reed's "Beginning of a Great Adventure" on "New York"... very funny.:cool:

IronParrot

09-23-2002, 03:11 PM

Congratulations. Now please refer to this thread (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2130)

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 03:02 PM

Wow, I just found this when I was cleaning out all of the old threads that I was subscribed to! Any news? is the baby doing good? How much longer untill it is born? What will you name him/her? Have they found out the sex yet? Are you getting married? Are ther to many questions that I am asking?

Sween

12-30-2002, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
Wow, I just found this when I was cleaning out all of the old threads that I was subscribed to! Any news? is the baby doing good? How much longer untill it is born? What will you name him/her? Have they found out the sex yet? Are you getting married? Are ther to many questions that I am asking?

The baby is fine not so sure that the person carrying is :p moaning little thing. Its due sometime in march! I quite like saskia for a girl and for a lad i dont know maybe name him tomas after my grandad! We dont wanna know the sex kninda nice surprise :D !

Hmmm hetting married? Its an idea which is growing on me :D

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by Sween
The baby is fine not so sure that the person carrying is :p moaning little thing. Its due sometime in march! I quite like saskia for a girl and for a lad i dont know maybe name him tomas after my grandad! We dont wanna know the sex kninda nice surprise :D !

Hmmm hetting married? Its an idea which is growing on me :D

Ya, I've heard lots of people say that they don't want to know the sex of the baby, I'm glad that your ceeping in touch with your babys mom instead of just leaving her. I probally asked this before, but around what date in March? Like, the begining of the month, or the end? How do you say the girls name? Is it Sas- Kee- a? I like Tomas! Dose the mother- to - be agree with the names? Wow! I'm asking to many questions, arn't I? Tell us if you ask her to marry you!

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
Ya, I've heard lots of people say that they don't want to know the sex of the baby, I'm glad that your ceeping in touch with your babys mom instead of just leaving her. I probally asked this before, but around what date in March? Like, the begining of the month, or the end? How do you say the girls name? Is it Sas- Kee- a? I like Tomas! Dose the mother- to - be agree with the names? Wow! I'm asking to many questions, arn't I? Tell us if you ask her to marry you!

moma to be loves the names! Yeah ill stick by her i love the woman and i think she loves me very much (she must be a tollerent woman)

No ask all the questions you like this is one of my fav subjects my mates down the pub are sick of hearing about my gergeous gf and my gergeous baby :D

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:12 PM

I thought that you might answering the questions, so how about the last ones? I reaaaaaly want to know how to say the girls name though!

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
I thought that you might answering the questions, so how about the last ones? I reaaaaaly want to know how to say the girls name though!

you got it right but we are lazy so we will prob just call her sas

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:20 PM

I like that name! I had to say it a couple of times just to try it out! So, how many months pregnant is she allready? I could do the math, but I'm to lazy. If it is a girl, and named Saskia, then her friends will probally shorten it to, I would!

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
I like that name! I had to say it a couple of times just to try it out! So, how many months pregnant is she allready? I could do the math, but I'm to lazy. If it is a girl, and named Saskia, then her friends will probally shorten it to, I would!

6 mouths u lazy cow :p

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:24 PM

I'm proud of my lazy head that hates math!:mad: ;) Just joking. Begining or end of March? Did I ask this before, near the begining of the thread?

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
I'm proud of my lazy head that hates math!:mad: ;) Just joking. Begining or end of March? Did I ask this before, near the begining of the thread?

to tell the truth i dont know :p

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:37 PM

Oh well. Make sher that you print this out to show to your dauter/son, when the thread is all done and over, pute it into his/her baby book (you HAVE to make a baby book, and fill out the whole thing to, I love my baby book, you MUST make a baby book! You are planning to make a baby book, arn't you?), so that he/she can read it when they are older, and see how much they were loved by there father, before they were even born! That would be really nice, I think. (Just make sher that you make a baby book!) I'm exsited about your baby, and I don't even now you, and will never meat the baby!? Wierd!

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
Oh well. Make sher that you print this out to show to your dauter/son, when the thread is all done and over, pute it into his/her baby book (you HAVE to make a baby book, and fill out the whole thing to, I love my baby book, you MUST make a baby book! You are planning to make a baby book, arn't you?), so that he/she can read it when they are older, and see how much they were loved by there father, before they were even born! That would be really nice, I think. (Just make sher that you make a baby book!) I'm exsited about your baby, and I don't even now you, and will never meat the baby!? Wierd!

i wasnt but i am now

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:46 PM

To do what? Get a baby book? Print this out? Both? Eather way, Yayyyyyyyyy! Your baby will be happy, and fill VERY loved one it is old enoph to read and understand this. I'm just wondering, out of ceriosity (I can not spell that word!), what did your parents say when they found out? did you even tell them yet?

Sween

12-30-2002, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
To do what? Get a baby book? Print this out? Both? Eather way, Yayyyyyyyyy! Your baby will be happy, and fill VERY loved one it is old enoph to read and understand this. I'm just wondering, out of ceriosity (I can not spell that word!), what did your parents say when they found out? did you even tell them yet?

well my mum was of the opinion of ohh i get to buy lots of cute things from shops. My dad just went good stuff hope its a boy. Im pretty finically secure so its not so much of an issue as it is for many a family :D

samwiselvr2008

12-30-2002, 06:55 PM

That's good! I have never gotten pregnant, or even dated, but I'm geussing that my parents would have blown up!

kiwi

12-30-2002, 08:40 PM

hey thats great news! Congratulations and the best of luck to you and your girlfriend!:D

L@ur@y Elven Warrior

12-31-2002, 08:26 AM

Good luck with the baby.

Blackboar

12-31-2002, 12:48 PM

What are you going to call it?

What are you going to call it?

Babys are sweet!!:D

Legolas_is_fit

01-05-2003, 09:53 AM

Congratulations!!:D
I think were all pleased for you what are you going to call it if its a girl and what if its a boy?

Falagar

01-05-2003, 09:55 AM

Congrats!

gimli-son-of-gloin13

01-07-2003, 04:20 PM

Congrats sween! (hey has anyone said congrats to the mom! well consider it done) whats it gonna be!!you should name it "arathorn" or "Galadriel" or " Samwise (sam for short of course)"

Sween

02-26-2003, 12:36 PM

Its due next mouth :confused: and its sudenally dawned upon me i know nothing about been a father. I mean me with a kid im drunk most of the time and the rest of the time im been stupid.

How the hell do you cope does a kinda peternal instinct kick in wherte you learn how to change a nappie without been sick even at the thought of it and understand what burping is.

what about when it grows up what do i do it may end up like me :( i really dont want that. i guess this is also end of my youth completally even though ive seen that comming a long way time to get serious i guess :(

markedel

02-26-2003, 12:41 PM

I'd think it be natural (very parental actually) to ponder such things.

Elven Archer

02-26-2003, 12:51 PM

If you don't want it to grow up and be like you, then try to change so you'll be someone you'd want your kid to be like.

Don't know if any peternal insticts kick in. Although yesterday i was watching a TV show,and there was a girl on there about to have a baby but she didn't know anything about babies or what to do,so she was really worried and wanted her mom to help her out. Anyway my mom said something like "that's the same way i was." But she's did a pretty good job raising 5 kids so maybe a peternal instinct does kick in.

Good luck with it though!:)

Baby-K

02-27-2003, 06:15 AM

Hi Sween, congratulations with your engagement as well as the soon-to-be birth of your baby, hope you and Vita (it is Vita isn't it?) are extremely happy.

Don't worry about any paternal instincts, they sort themselves out once the young one is there. No amount of mental prep could ever prepare you for the actual event, it's quite scary but at the same time the best thing ever. You will be amazed how such a small being could so totally control you with their cries, laughter & even poopy nappies.

It's a very daunting prospect, 'cos you always wonder if you're doing the right thing (I doubt if that ever goes away, no matter how old you get or how many kids you have). But rest assured that your best will always be enough for your kids.

When the kid is old enough you can take him / her along to the pub - no better place to learn about the facts of life ;)

Lizra

02-27-2003, 07:47 AM

Yeah, Just try to sober up and the rest will just happen. (Hangovers, no matter how small, do not go well with babies, ugh! :eek: )

Think of your new baby as your golden opportunity to "get it together" personally. You now have an excuse to stay home, watch the tube, read, take naps and eat good food. If your wife decides she wants to get back into shape, you both can incorporate exercise (another healthy and "fun" good habit) into the "new" routine! Follow your wife's lead, she is the one who is going to go through some MAJOR changes, as soon as the baby comes. Don't let a few "freak outs" scare you.

Going from a child (you and her) to a parent so quickly will be a little strange, but it will happen. (everyone who has a child goes through it, as you said yourself, way back when, You'll be fine!) Each mother has her own style, I am one to not let babies cry. If they cry, I pick them up and rock them. Is she going to nurse the baby? This is an important decision. If she is, get one of those "Rocker/glider chairs. They are great for comfortable rocking, feeding and easing babies (and mommies) back to sleep.
Please, get some newborn pacifiers. If YOU don't know what you're doing, ;) the baby will at least know how to sooth itself by sucking on a pacifier (while mom or dad sits in the glider, rocking it and loving it! )

The first six weeks, just give it up! The baby will want to eat and sleep constantly (not at the same time you do, just go with the baby and relax!) If she is nursing, just tell her to unbutton her shirt and leave it that way! ;) If you are doing bottles, I'm not sure how that works. You'll soon be changing enough diapers to get the hang of it, try not to let the baby get diaper rash! I always tried to get a change in before feeding and rocking, as a newborn infant usually falls alseep during the feed/rock (yea! :) ) and you don't want to worry about waking him back up to change his diaper after you finally get him to sleep! Just go with the flow, and quit drinking! PM me if you want more boring advice. Cheers, an orange juice to you! ;)

Coney

02-27-2003, 08:08 AM

Hey Sween, there's a pint of something cold to help ya through the early days:D

http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/Smileys2/BEER3.gif

Seriously tho'.....yer'll miss the pub, but it'll be worth it;)

Hmm....my one peice of advice?

Buy flowers.........buy 3 bunches of flowers every week.

One bunch for the future Mrs Sween (because her hormones will be flying around like a Mr Sween in the pub during Happy Hour).

And a bunch each for you Mum and future Mum-in-law (because when Sween jnr starts teething you're gonna need a babysitter, if only for the chance for you and Mrs Sween to get some sleep).

As for the rest.....relax, talk to people who are in the know (Like Lizra and others here, yer mum and dad will be a vital source of info as well).

Sween

02-27-2003, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by Coney
Hey Sween, there's a pint of something cold to help ya through the early days:D

http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/Smileys2/BEER3.gif

Seriously tho'.....yer'll miss the pub, but it'll be worth it;)

Hmm....my one peice of advice?

Buy flowers.........buy 3 bunches of flowers every week.

One bunch for the future Mrs Sween (because her hormones will be flying around like a Mr Sween in the pub during Happy Hour).

And a bunch each for you Mum and future Mum-in-law (because when Sween jnr starts teething you're gonna need a babysitter, if only for the chance for you and Mrs Sween to get some sleep).

As for the rest.....relax, talk to people who are in the know (Like Lizra and others here, yer mum and dad will be a vital source of info as well).

beer how i will miss it lol in all seriousness ive pretty much given up the drink have more important things to be on with. good call on the flowers. My basic plan was to be there 100% for vita and the baby esspecially vita as well its hard on you women isnt it. ive got to be the one that does all the *****y jobs and does not complain me thinks :D

Lizra

02-27-2003, 12:29 PM

Yes, The mothers, (soon to be grandmothers) will become VERY important to your wife. (Someone I can leave the baby with and not worry) Start "buttering them up" now! ;)

Sween

02-27-2003, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by Lizra
Yes, The mothers, (soon to be grandmothers) will become VERY important to your wife. (Someone I can leave the baby with and not worry) Start "buttering them up" now! ;)

allready done :D

azalea

02-27-2003, 11:59 PM

I'm so excited for you! I think you'll do a good job because the fact that you're worried means you actually care, which is the most important thing. My advice is Don't Give Up! It will be very hard at first, and you'll wonder why you shouldn't just get in the car, drive to the airport and take the next plane to Fiji (not that I ever had any thoughts like that:rolleyes: ). But think of it as a long-term challenge. Your own personal fellowship, as it were.:) But instead of throwing an evil ring into a fiery pit, your task is to raise a happy, healthy, well-rounded individual that will be kind to others. The way you accomplish this is not important -- that's where the instinct comes in -- just follow your heart, and keep communicating w/ Vita. Moms do have some instincts as far as child-rearing goes, but don't be afraid to do things your own way. Dads are VERY important!!!!x9999 Discipline as calmly as you can (when the child is older).
Oh, and expect NO sleep for the first month. I'm not exaggerating. Take up either mother's offer of free babysitting, you will have a new appreciation for them both when you get to leave the baby with someone you trust completely and have a break. Enjoy the wild ride!:cool:

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn

02-28-2003, 09:31 AM

congrads sween! Good luck on raising your child...but you know what they say...like father like son....or like mother like daughter.
Im sure it will be hard for a while...but just remember that it will get better when your baby cries at 3:00 in the morning........

Sminty_Smeagol

02-28-2003, 09:34 AM

Blech. Babies. Disgusting. Children. Disgusting. I am a child lol, but I would never wanna have kids. The little aliens all look the same. They just mooch your money off of you.

ummm I guess if babies are your thing, congrats.

heh don't listen to meee....

Sween

02-28-2003, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn
congrads sween! Good luck on raising your child...but you know what they say...like father like son....or like mother like daughter.
Im sure it will be hard for a while...but just remember that it will get better when your baby cries at 3:00 in the morning........

well its a little girl so hey hey not like me thats a good thing :D ! hopeing she likes footie and beer thou :D

samwiselvr2008

03-02-2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by Sween
well its a little girl so hey hey not like me thats a good thing :D ! hopeing she likes footie and beer thou :D

A drunk 1 week old? Hmmm...

Legolaslvr!

03-02-2003, 06:21 PM

yeah!
Oh well good luck sween!

Lefty Scaevola

03-02-2003, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by Sween
im going to be a father im so pleased :D .

any advice for me?

You are soooo doomed!

Elenka

03-02-2003, 07:42 PM

That's the spirit!! :D

Lady of Rohan

03-02-2003, 07:53 PM

Congrats Sween and good luck! :D

Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood

03-03-2003, 12:23 AM

Um...

Artanis

03-03-2003, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
You are soooo doomed! OMG, if you're doomed with just one kid, what then with 3? :rolleyes: :D
You just relax Sween, you're going to be fine. But beware, your daughter will soon charm you to the point where you'll do everything that she want :D You know, girls ...

Sween

03-03-2003, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Artanis
OMG, if you're doomed with just one kid, what then with 3? :rolleyes: :D
You just relax Sween, you're going to be fine. But beware, your daughter will soon charm you to the point where you'll do everything that she want :D You know, girls ...

behind this sexiest pig exterior lies the heart of a true softie!

to the person that said i was doomed ur wrong im gonna be great cannot wait till the birth now.....the other half on the other hand is dreading it :eek:

Artanis

03-03-2003, 01:51 PM

Are you going to be there when your gf gives birth?

Bodo Fraggins

03-03-2003, 04:17 PM

Congratz man. My advice is, spend as much time with your kids as possible!

Sween

03-09-2003, 05:50 PM

Just at hospital at moment just thought i would pop on my laptop and let you all know the waters burst and its gonna be one long assed night :(

wish me luck :D

Coney

03-09-2003, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by Sween
Just at hospital at moment just thought i would pop on my laptop and let you all know the waters burst and its gonna be one long assed night :(

wish me luck :D

Woo hoo! Go Sween (or should I say go Vita, you've done your bit ;) )

*Gets the cigars ready*

You took your laptop to the hospital?o_O

Lizra

03-09-2003, 06:02 PM

Ah! It will be great to get this part over! I hope it all goes well! How exciting! Whoo hoo Sween! :D

Artanis

03-10-2003, 02:42 AM

Go for it, the two of you! You really don't have much choice now :) Good luck! Greetings to the little girl!

Lizra

03-10-2003, 07:17 AM

Well!?! (wondering).......

Artanis

03-10-2003, 07:20 AM

He-he, give the poor guy a break :p He may have other things in his mind than the Moot right now :)

Lizra

03-10-2003, 07:25 AM

It's only been about 12 hours or so, she could still be working on it....:eek: poor baby! (Vita ) Go Sween! :)

Coney

03-10-2003, 07:36 AM

No news yet?:(

*paces the floor*

Artanis

03-10-2003, 07:40 AM

Usually it takes more than 12 hours the first time, I think.

Coney

03-10-2003, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by Artanis
Usually it takes more than 12 hours the first time, I think.

*sigh*

Sprinkle some pepper under her nose, a good sneeze shut help;)

Lizra

03-10-2003, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by Coney
*sigh*

Sprinkle some pepper under her nose, a good sneeze shut help;)

Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! Ewwww! You dog! ;)

Coney

03-10-2003, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by Lizra
Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! Ewwww! You dog! ;)

*Woof*

;)

Sween

03-10-2003, 10:51 AM

bloody hell that took some time! But baby came weighing in and a good 7 pounds and mother and baby are doing fine. Rite im off to sleep for a few hours :D

Been a dads cool :D :D :D :D

Artanis

03-10-2003, 10:56 AM

Yay! Congratulations!

Lady of Rohan

03-10-2003, 11:04 AM

Congratulations Sween! :D And Vita! And your new baby! :D

Baby-K

03-10-2003, 11:07 AM

Congrats Sween, glad to hear all went well! Off ye go for a nice long sleep (methinks it might be the last you'll have in a long while yet) :)

Lizra

03-10-2003, 11:11 AM

Oh yeah! Forget sleeping! Glad evrything went well! Congratulations! What's her name?

markedel

03-10-2003, 12:47 PM

Congrats Sween! Smoke a cigar on my behalf!

crickhollow

03-10-2003, 01:21 PM

Congrats, Sween! When do we get to see pictures?

Earniel

03-10-2003, 02:16 PM

Wow! Congrats! and congrats to Vita too.

There will be pictures, right? I'd love to see Sween junior. :)

Coney

03-10-2003, 03:11 PM

http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/Smileys2/firework2.gif

http://members.iinet.net.au/~vroncol/Smiley_gifs/rainbowdance.gif

Good on ya big man:D:cool: :cool: :D

Sween

03-10-2003, 03:55 PM

thanks everyone right back off the hospital for me to stay the night. We have decided upon Amy Rose Richardson :D

Gwaimir Windgem

03-10-2003, 04:18 PM

Congratz, congratz, congratz! :D

Quite a nice name, indeed! :) A. R. R., eh? ;)

EDIT: mussed emoticon. See title for more details.

Legolaslvr!

03-10-2003, 06:47 PM

Love the name sween!
Is the gunna be pictures?

crickhollow

03-10-2003, 06:59 PM

Amy Rose = Beloved Rose...what a beautiful name! Have you noticed that people tend to live up to there names? In htat case, it's so much better to start out life with a good name :)

Lady of Rohan

03-10-2003, 07:22 PM

So you mean I have to live up to my name and be a bridge?

Nice decision on the name Sween! Congrats again!

samwiselvr2008

03-10-2003, 07:44 PM

Congrads! Hope you love the baby, send us pictures as soon as you get devoloped film, if you have a scanner. Or you could use a digital camra! Or, or, anything, just get us a picture(s) soon!!! GOOD LUCK!!! (wate, I don't believe in luck :rolleyes: )

Khamûl

03-10-2003, 11:14 PM

Congrats sween! (And to your soon-to-be wife too) :D

Rían

03-10-2003, 11:32 PM

Congrats, Sween and Vita! :D

I agree, that's a lovely name you picked out :)

Dunadan

03-11-2003, 05:25 AM

Congratulations Sween! Glad to hear all was well. That's a lovely name. Hope the baby is well behaved and gives you both some rest. Best of luck!

Sween

03-11-2003, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by Dunadan
Congratulations Sween! Glad to hear all was well. That's a lovely name. Hope the baby is well behaved and gives you both some rest. Best of luck!

Glad you all like the name we spent a long time before the birth thinking of one and couldnt come up with anything but we kinda had Amy in mind cos we couldnt think of anyone we have ever met called Amy we didnt like and the middle name wasnt gonna be there because we didnt really believe in them (mines oliver what was that mother of mine thinking) but when she was born she had such rosey red cheacks we dicided rose should be in there as well.

azalea

03-12-2003, 03:18 PM

A belated congratulations! Let us know how you're doing.:) I like the name, too.

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn

03-12-2003, 04:15 PM

*congrads* babys are really cute.......and hard work

Shadowfax

03-12-2003, 09:55 PM

Congratulations! I'm so glad the baby and mother are safe and healthy! That's so awesome! And what a beautiful name (my sister's middle name is Rose!), I'll keep you in my prayers.:cool:

Sween

03-13-2003, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by azalea
A belated congratulations! Let us know how you're doing.:) I like the name, too.

Im so very very tired :( ! Mothers allready decided she dont like brest feeding so its onto the milk for us!

But other than that everything is just so great how can you love something so much when youve know it for only a few days?

Baby-K

03-13-2003, 11:18 AM

Ah Sween you'd be surprised how easily your little girl will twist you around her little finger (and even worse how easily you'll let her :) )

Hope she sleeps through the night soon so you & Vita can also have some rest.

Sween

03-13-2003, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by Baby-K
Ah Sween you'd be surprised how easily your little girl will twist you around her little finger (and even worse how easily you'll let her :) )

Hope she sleeps through the night soon so you & Vita can also have some rest.

Oh Vita could sleep through world war 3 been played out in her bedroom! Its me thats the light sleeper. Im the one that does the midnight feeds i try to get a bit of sleep during the day. Thats the way we are working it pretty much :rolleyes:

Lizra

03-13-2003, 11:53 AM

Too bad she didn't like breast feeding (for your sake!) ;) It seems like the first step to the "incredible love", is the realization of how helpless they are, and that the are depending on you to help them! Precious sweet little baby! It's so interesting how they are born with the ability to really only use their mouth muscles (sucking) and gradually acqiure the other bits slowly. (The little fist grabbing is some kind of reflex, they say) Eyes will gradually get used more, then smiling, and holding the head up, then baby actually picks something up, rolls over, sits up, crawls, and walks. Each little milestone is watched and waited for by the excited, eager parents. What fun! I'm jealous! How are the grandmas? (Give me that baby! grandma's favorite words!)

Sween

03-13-2003, 12:18 PM

!Originally posted by Lizra
Too bad she didn't like breast feeding (for your sake!) ;) It seems like the first step to the "incredible love", is the realization of how helpless they are, and that the are depending on you to help them! Precious sweet little baby! It's so interesting how they are born with the ability to really only use their mouth muscles (sucking) and gradually acqiure the other bits slowly. (The little fist grabbing is some kind of reflex, they say) Eyes will gradually get used more, then smiling, and holding the head up, then baby actually picks something up, rolls over, sits up, crawls, and walks. Each little milestone is watched and waited for by the excited, eager parents. What fun! I'm jealous! How are the grandmas? (Give me that baby! grandma's favorite words!)

Oh the grandmas are loving it they are the ones that wake me up each day when im getting my rest :mad: ! Its opens whole new avenus of shopping to my mother which pleases her emensely. My sister is comming up this weekend to meet amy :D

miss_poet

05-14-2003, 10:59 PM

I am so interested in threads like this because I want to be an OB GYN! :)

Insidious Rex

05-14-2003, 11:06 PM

ah where is that funniest posts of the year thread again....

miss_poet

05-14-2003, 11:10 PM

ALL THANKS TO ME!!!!!!!!! I TAKE ALL CREDIT!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL ME!!!!!!!!!! LoL :D J/K I try to bring back the old threads so that we can all have fun like in the ye olde days :D LoL! :p

Khamûl

05-15-2003, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by miss_poet
I try to bring back the old threads so that we can all have fun like in the ye olde days :D LoL! :p "Ye olde days"? You've been registered for little over a month. :rolleyes:

miss_poet

05-15-2003, 04:35 PM

Hehe...well there's a funny story about that........I was just, uh......I have a picture in my mind of ye olde days :D

samwiselvr2008

05-15-2003, 05:50 PM

Have you posted a picture yet? If not, then can/will you??? How's Amy? And also, did you ever get her a baby book? If not then at least promise me that you're taking plenty of pictures and puting them somewhere safe with the dates of "first smile" ect. recorded also. If you don't have a baby book yet, then you better go buy one (or your happily shopping mom can), I'll be checking up on you!:eek: :) ;)

Sween

05-16-2003, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by samwiselvr2008
Have you posted a picture yet? If not, then can/will you??? How's Amy? And also, did you ever get her a baby book? If not then at least promise me that you're taking plenty of pictures and puting them somewhere safe with the dates of "first smile" ect. recorded also. If you don't have a baby book yet, then you better go buy one (or your happily shopping mom can), I'll be checking up on you!:eek: :) ;)

I keep forgeting to get a scanner but ill try and get one soon ive other things on my mind mostly. Yeah amys fine she sleeps loads :D (good for me) but also craps loads (bad for vita hahahah)!

I tottaly forgot about that baby book? Infact what is it? we are filling up a photo album quite quickly and we do date them i made a point of this as my mum never did and now she cannot rember which are baby pictures off emma and which are me.......daff tart!

Well amy smiled as soon as she came out but vita didnt want a picture of that its not a pretty sight :(

miss_poet

05-16-2003, 12:15 PM

I can imagine.....:p Since I want to be an OB GYN :) LoL! I see shows every day and I study about those things. If I am going to be an OB or an OB GYN then I'll have to go to college for 11 years so I figure find out as much as I can now! :D

samwiselvr2008

05-17-2003, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by Sween
I keep forgeting to get a scanner but ill try and get one soon ive other things on my mind mostly. Yeah amys fine she sleeps loads :D (good for me) but also craps loads (bad for vita hahahah)!

I tottaly forgot about that baby book? Infact what is it? we are filling up a photo album quite quickly and we do date them i made a point of this as my mum never did and now she cannot rember which are baby pictures off emma and which are me.......daff tart!

Well amy smiled as soon as she came out but vita didnt want a picture of that its not a pretty sight :(

A baby book is a book with places in it to record every little first thing imaginable that a baby dose, and it also has a place to pute the birth sertifacite (sp?), footprints, letters from people saying congradulations, pictures, family trees and a whole bunch of other stuff. My baby book is a Peter Rabit one, and is blue even though I'm a girl so it should be pink (I'll geuss my mom did the colors Laura Ingles Wilder stile). I look at mine every ones in a while, and I love to be able to go back and check out the time that I was born (to the minute) how much I weid and stuff like that. You HAVE to get one for your baby, because even though you may be able to remember everything now, you may not remember it later, and Amy will probally want to know. It's just as important as my baby pictures are to me, it's really special and I'll ceep it forever.:)