I'm gonna be a daddy!

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10-08-2009, 08:59 AM
altiain

I'm gonna be a daddy!

Well, it’s official… I’m going to be a daddy!!!! :mrgreen:

Melissa and I had our second sonogram appointment yesterday afternoon. We are now ten weeks along, and the doc says everything looks healthy. We heard the heartbeat, and got to see the baby wriggling around in the sonogram.

I’m so excited! It has taken us a long time to get to this point and we’ve suffered a couple of setbacks along the way, which is why we waited to let everyone know. We’ve now officially been moved out of the “high risk” category, and the expected due date is around the end of April!

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10-08-2009, 09:00 AM
Majik

Thats freaking awesome! I know you guys have really been trying so its great to hear the good news. Start saving for that kid cart. :-)
10-08-2009, 09:13 AM
POS Racing

Awsome!!

Have you meet the daddy is he nice! ::Banana::
10-08-2009, 09:16 AM
tailchaser

Woohoo!
10-08-2009, 09:27 AM
ken o

Cool. Looks like he is practicing heel/toe and looking ahead.
10-08-2009, 09:50 AM
Nexus Flux

Congrats!!
10-08-2009, 09:51 AM
sammm

Congrats Iain! Best wishes to you
and the missus!!!
10-08-2009, 09:51 AM
motorollow

Congratulations! Your life will never be the same. :)
10-08-2009, 09:56 AM
Keifersmith

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

Cool. Looks like he is practicing heel/toe and looking ahead.

Congrats Iain.
10-08-2009, 10:07 AM
jrj512

Congrats!
10-08-2009, 10:14 AM
smartmx5

Congrats, Iain!!! Is this your first? Brandy and are having our first due Thanksgiving time frame. I am already looking for a miata that I can paint pink, as my little girl will be the first female F1 championship driver.. ;-)
10-08-2009, 10:25 AM
onething

What a blessing, and I know it has been a rocky road. Just try to remember that weird clothes and hair styles are passing fads - oh wait ::Banana::

May all your children look like their mother ;) and never meet a strange man called Jimmy
10-08-2009, 10:28 AM
Nails

Check out the big brain on baby!

Congrats to you both!
10-08-2009, 10:39 AM
cam76034

Congrats to the both of you.
10-08-2009, 10:49 AM
wrx74

Congratulations!!!
10-08-2009, 11:00 AM
Miatamaniac92

Congrats to you both!

Chris
10-08-2009, 11:15 AM
moosemonkey

YAY! congrats on the bundle of joy!
10-08-2009, 11:37 AM
black roadster

Congrats. It's going to change your life. Don't let the childless people tell you anything negative. I wouldn't change it for anything. Nothing like coming home from a long days work to "Daddy! You're home!" Best feeling in the world. ::Banana::
10-08-2009, 11:38 AM
Darron65

Hey that's great news. Congrats to you both -- I can certainly relate to the challenges of getting to this point. Oh and start preparing to have no "me time" for the next few years!
10-08-2009, 11:51 AM
black roadster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darron65

Oh and start preparing to have no "me time" for the next few years!

+10000000000

Date nights are a very rare occurrence for us. We used to love going to see these things called "movies". Forget watching a DVD rental or a 30 minute show for that matter uninterrupted as well.

Still they're worth it. (most of the time);)
10-08-2009, 11:53 AM
cArAzzIE

Quote:

Originally Posted by black roadster

Congrats. It's going to change your life. Don't let the childless people tell you anything negative. I wouldn't change it for anything. Nothing like coming home from a long days work to "Daddy! You're home!" Best feeling in the world. ::Banana::

What he said...life as you know it is history - and not in a bad way.

Take the time to enjoy every minute of it, before you know it you'll be sending the "baby" off to college.

I can't believe how caught up I got in all Jadyn's "firsts" and now she is going to celebrate her first birthday! Nothing matches little arms reaching out for you when you come home.

Laps around a track come close - but that euphoria doesn't happen daily.

::hippi::
10-08-2009, 11:57 AM
cArAzzIE

OH - this is VERY IMPORTANT: Don't forget to get her a "push present"

If you don't know what that is, google it and bring it up before she does ;)
10-08-2009, 12:38 PM
Titus

Congrats Iain!

Quote:

Originally Posted by black roadster

Congrats. It's going to change your life. Don't let the childless people tell you anything negative. I wouldn't change it for anything. Nothing like coming home from a long days work to "Daddy! You're home!" Best feeling in the world. ::Banana::

Well said!
10-08-2009, 12:40 PM
cone-cerned

Congratulations to you two. Children are a great blessing.
10-08-2009, 01:48 PM
OZMDD

Wow! Ironic... we just had our second sonogram yesterday afternoon too! Congrats. Funny how things happen. Its our first too. I guess we can have them competing in Karts in 10-15 years! :)
10-08-2009, 02:10 PM
HudsonHawk

Congrats.
10-08-2009, 06:42 PM
SixAce

Congrats Dad. Little bugger looks just like ya! :clap:
10-08-2009, 08:40 PM
Miatamoto

Congrats man!!!
10-09-2009, 06:40 AM
Kestrel

Fantastic... you are in for a treat!

Congratulations!

I'll echo Black Roadster's comment about coming home to you child's (children's) warm welcome. Every night when I tuck my 11 year old daughter in her bed, she'll ask me "Daddy, is tomorrow going to be a late night for you at the office?" Makes me sad (because I know I'm spending too much time away from home) and very happy at the same time, as I know she just wants to spend time with her old dad! :D

I learned one thing from that stupid Jim Carey movie called "The Yes Man"... I try to say "yes" to my kids as often as I can.

Daddy, will you read me a story?
Yes.

Daddy, can we play a game of checkers?
Yes.

Daddy, can we go for a bike ride?
Yes.
I get so wrapped up in my life -- work, chores around the house, "play-time" like racing or watching college football, etc. -- that I can easily fall into the "trap" of not giving my kids the attention they deserve. So if they ask me for my time, I do my very best to say "yes", even if it seems inconvenient to me at the time. Too soon they'll have grown up and be gone...

Again, congratulations!
10-09-2009, 07:55 AM
POS Racing

LOL at all the slackers stories about the kids!

Wait til those wonderful kids are teenagers.... Darn kids! ::Rant::

;)
10-09-2009, 08:08 AM
jrj512

None of that can beat coming home to a cat licking its ass. Ahhh, it's the little things in life. ;)
10-09-2009, 08:28 AM
Majik

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

None of that can beat coming home to a cat licking its ass. Ahhh, it's the little things in life. ;)

When it stops for half a second to look up and make sure you are going to feed it, then goes right back to it...
10-09-2009, 09:15 AM
altiain

Thanks again for all the well wishes, guys. We're really excited, and I know it's going to be a big life change. I'm looking forward to it. :mrgreen:
10-09-2009, 06:10 PM
Sharpie

Congrats Iain and momma. Here's to hoping for no more surprise set backs.
10-09-2009, 06:18 PM
Radio-Active

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

None of that can beat coming home to a cat licking its ass. Ahhh, it's the little things in life. ;)

I'd say coming home to a dog licking you in the face right after he'd been licking his bawlz might be a close tie. ;)

Congradulations again, Iain.