Birth - Starting to get a little scared.

[texas_rebel_1980]

having four tricycle motors of my own, i am an old pro at this. all you gotta do is be there for your wife. tend to her every need that you can while in hospital. then when the doc hands you the scissors cut the cord. then enjoy the kid, be proud and raise them right!

[polykarp]

Originally Posted by buzz_gum

Get as much sleep as you can now...because you'll never sleep as well as you did before that kid was born.

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Sleep man, do it now. My son just turned a year on the 4th and the only time I get a full night is when I'm on a trip for w*rk.

God speed.

[Dave Starr]

Scary is when you look at your firstborn for the first time & think: "PLEASE don't let me screw this up".

Scary is when your firstborn is a girl, and she reaches the age when the boys start buzzing around like bees around a flower. This can be fixed by telling the boys you have no problem with going back to prison for assault or manslaughter.

[nikon777]

Originally Posted by JeffXD

My wife is pregnant. She is at 37 weeks. Last Thursday during one of her many normal visits to the OB her blood pressure was really high so they sent her to the hospital to be monitored. She was there overnight, and the BP came back to normal, and she is on bed rest now. I am not worried about her or the baby, I think that will be all fine. But that night in the hospital made me realize this is real and its coming SOON. I have raised kittens and puppies from birth, but a person is totally different. It's just getting close and I'm getting a little scared. That being said, I am excited and know she will be the most important thing in the world, but the unknown is a bit scary.

Join the party baby. God willing, my first child will be here mid September. Exciting, but scary as hell. Prices just keep going up on everything and now Ill have one more mouth to feed.

[JeffXD]

Originally Posted by nikon777

Join the party baby. God willing, my first child will be here mid September. Exciting, but scary as hell. Prices just keep going up on everything and now Ill have one more mouth to feed.

Another reason I have a garden, and will be planting a larger variety. Perhpas some fall potatoes. Eat all you can, and preserve the rest in jars.

[G McBride]

All just fading memories to me. I have two daughters that are both pregnant now and bot due toward the end of the year. Worries as Grandparents are still there as in parenthood but you can send the child home so that you can get some sleep. Spoil them rotten, knowing that you can send them home.

Truly it is the Grandparents job to pass along the family history while the parents are so busy trying to raise the child and support them.

Good luck, you will be so happy the day the baby arrives.

[IndyMatt]

You will be fine, my son is 3.5 months old and it was awesome seeing him born. You will learn it and get it down fast. It is intimidating going home from the hospital knowing there really isn't the nurses or docs there for backup. Trust me, you will never sleep the same. It is great seeing my son smile and laugh! There is nothing in the world that comes close.

P.S. - When changing a boy keep the hose covered and when the new diaper is put on, point it down!

[orrminator]

Kids are great. However, you will spend the first two years getting them to walk and talk, you will spend the rest of your life getting them to sit down and shut up... that being said, my first was a girl. If yours is a girl then print this, memorize it and post it on the fridge:

Ten Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter

Courtesy of:
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Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up. Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.
Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.
Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.
Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."
Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.
Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.
Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.
Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

[JeffXD]

She is a girl and she may be here in mere days. My wifes BP was high again at the doctors office and they put here on some blood pressure medication to try to even things out a bit. She also has to monitor her BP and if things aren't lower by Wednesday, then they are going to induce. So, by the weekend we may have a baby.

[jefb]

My wife had high blood pressure. What helped her was to drink a lot of water. For some reason that helped reduce her BP.

Everything should be OK. This is the start of an incredible journey.