02-03-2017, 03:26 AM
(02-02-2017, 10:50 AM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: The wife just informed me last night we are pregnant! I just came home from work and was going in for a "How was your day kiss" when she held out her hand. She was holding a pregnancy test that clearly showed the positive result. She was crying. I was crying. Holy buckets......what a moment. I can't describe all the feelings I had going thru me.
So.....do any of you veteran Dads have any advice for this Dad to be? Any helpful hints or secrets to help get thru the next 8-9 months?
Congrats Hawk!
Lots of solid advice in here, all of which would be wise to take. I will give you one more, but this is more for after the baby arrives. That is pick a bed time (for the baby) and stick to it no matter what. It was the best single advice I got from my own mother. As they grow, they will not fight you when bedtime arrives, it just becomes a fact of life for them and you for that matter. One less stressful thing for you to worry about, and it gives you and your wife kidfree "you" time. Trust me you'll look forward to it. :andy: One other piece of advice, enjoy the times when they're little. I say this out of regret, I was always looking forward to being able get rid of the next piece of baby gear and getting frustrated at times. My boy is 16yrs old now, and as much as I enjoy our relationship (I always felt I couldn't wait for him to get older and really connect), I kinda miss when he was little.
Anyway congrats man.
