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mk  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 8 confessions of a new dad
So this link was a bit of a coincidence for me...

We just got our first ultrasound yesterday morning. I'll be a dad this March!





bhousel  ·  4645 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Congrats mk! This article was especially timely for me too -- we're expecting our first in November, a daughter. It's going to be an amazing adventure..
cgod  ·  4642 days ago  ·  link  ·  
haha, gratz to you also, it's a wondrous thing.
thenewgreen  ·  4645 days ago  ·  link  ·  
To mk and bhousel CONGRATS! BH, my daughter is now 8 months old and it's the best thing ever. -so much fun every single day. mk is right though, charge the batteries. Also, some words of advice to the both of you: do as much spontaneous activity as possible now. Go out to lots of dinners and stay out late. See movies. Drink. That project that you've been tinkering with... finish it, but start a new one to work on when the baby comes. You know how everyone says, "your life is going to change so much"? -They are right, but all of the good stuff remains and it tends to be the superfluous stuff that you could do without that disappears. -It changes for the better. Best of luck to you both! Share updates, I'm always curious to know what the biggest shocks are for people regarding this journey.
mk  ·  4645 days ago  ·  link  ·  
That's awesome bhousel! Congratulations. We won't know for another month and a half, I think.

Charge those batteries now. :)

cgod  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Huge congratulations to you both.

It's the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me.

A whole part of life that you really can't comprehend opens up to you when you have a child.

The last few months of pregnancy and the first 90 days or so of infancy were a real challenge, but then all of a sudden I saw this person emerging from the demanding insensible lump that ruled my days and nights and she is amazing. The first time your child smiles when they realize that it's you they are looking at and the first time they give a big belly laugh at something you no longer knew could be wondrous are completely overwhelming, knee buckling joyful moments, they are the gifts of parenthood.

I thought all day about how happy I am for you both.

thenewgreen  ·  4645 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Well said.
mk  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thanks. I've heard similar things from my brother, cousins, and other friends. My biggest concern right now is just for a healthy baby. After that, to give this kid a good start at life.

Ours won't be far apart. It'll be funny to watch them play someday.

thenewgreen  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have never taken greater joy in "upping" a comment. Congrats mk. Will you name your kid "hubski"? It's a great boy or girls name.
mk  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·  
The kid already is going to have a ski in his/her name. I wouldn't be so cruel. :) Thanks!