OT: My First Child

jrazz wrote on 7/11/2009, 7:52 PM

I wanted to share with you all (my Vegas family) my wife and I's first child- Graysen. :)

It took from around 4pm yesterday to 9.22am this morning to get him to finally come out: I am worn out from aiding my wife during her contractions. She is a trooper though as we had him at home with a midwife and she went natural. There were no complications and she is up and at'em and going strong. Just had to share :)

j razz

Comments

FrigidNDEditing wrote on 7/11/2009, 8:01 PM

SUPER CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Good times ahead ( just sleep as much as you can :) )

Dave

rs170a wrote on 7/11/2009, 9:15 PM

Fantastic news Jeremy!!
I still remember how I felt when the doctor said to me "it's a girl".
It's been almost 14 years now and the feeling of wonder and awe have never left me so I know you'll enjoy the great times to come.

Mike

UlfLaursen wrote on 7/11/2009, 9:37 PM

Congratulations to you and your wife! :-) He looks cute ;)

/Ulf

GlennChan wrote on 7/11/2009, 9:39 PM

Congratulations!!!

And uh, good luck. ;)

Editguy43 wrote on 7/11/2009, 10:19 PM

Very Good and Congratulations.

I / we :-) have had 4 Great kids and survived (although I will never get all the videotape edited) ha ha, best of luck and enjoy being a Father..

Paul B

Grazie wrote on 7/11/2009, 10:22 PM

We both send ALL our love to you and your family!

Totally ON-Topic, as far as I am concerned.

Mazeltov!

Graham

ushere wrote on 7/11/2009, 10:58 PM

mazel tov from down here too....

now, if you thought sitting in front of a buggy program was stressful, just wait for the odd snuffle, or cough, or sneeze to find out what REAL worry is!

good luck,

leslie

farss wrote on 7/12/2009, 12:33 AM

CONGRATULATIONS.

Bob.

megabit wrote on 7/12/2009, 12:42 AM

Congrats, Jeremy.

Piotr

TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/12/2009, 5:18 AM

blink3times wrote on 7/12/2009, 5:36 AM

Great job J.

Wait until they get old enough to talk back though :)

JohnnyRoy wrote on 7/12/2009, 6:07 AM

Wow Jeremy, you are your wife were blessed with a son! That's fantastic!!! I know you... and you are going to make an excellent father.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !

(life as you knew it... no longer exists) ;-)

God Bless,

~jr

Tom Pauncz wrote on 7/12/2009, 7:44 AM

Way to go Jeremy! All the best to the three of you.
Tom

jrazz wrote on 7/12/2009, 10:16 AM

Thanks guys! I appreciate the well wishes and the comments on sleep :)

Here are some more pictures (i'll add more to this ablum at some piont).

j razz

RalphM wrote on 7/12/2009, 3:19 PM

Wow - a brand new person - Congratulations!.

Confirmation of God's will that the world should go on...

winrockpost wrote on 7/12/2009, 4:41 PM

you now will be called a new name, and in a few years everytime you are out and hear others call dad , you will turn to answer the call.... its very cool!!! good luck and enjoy every minute

JackW wrote on 7/12/2009, 6:03 PM

Congratulations!

You've got a great many happy years ahead, guiding your newborn son to adulthood. It may be trying at times, but worth every bit of the effort you put into the adventure.

Jack

Coursedesign wrote on 7/12/2009, 8:35 PM

I am worn out from aiding my wife during her contractions.

You must have seen the 'I Love Lucy" episode where Lucy enters the maternity ward carrying two large suitcases, while her husband is right behind her being pushed in a wheelchair, looking totally stressed out...

:O)

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE MIRACLE THAT IS A NEW LIFE!

..and know that there are three stages to a boy's gradual ascent into adulthood:

1. "My dad knows EVERYTHING!"

2. "My dad knows NOTHING!"

3. "My dad always used to say..."

:O)

P.S. Don't ever get persuaded to use washable diapers. Whether you wash off the hourly fluorescent green stuff in your own washing machine or use a diaper service, it is a really really bad idea.

Rory Cooper wrote on 7/12/2009, 10:24 PM

Congratulations Jeremy

A Hugh responsibility that somehow never feels taxing

I was talking to my youngest daughter sometime back about being quick to apologise,myself included
And she looked at me confused and said…...” but Dad you never do anything wrong”

So I have “one” at dad knows everything stage and “one” at Dad you are soooooo DOF let me show you how!

craftech wrote on 7/13/2009, 4:17 AM

Another congratulatons, Jeremy.

I had four of them, but the first one is especially exciting even though it can get a little confusing at times.

There is always lots of help and lots of good advice from friends and family. I know you are going to like being a father. It's my biggest joy in life - always has been.

John

plasmavideo wrote on 7/13/2009, 11:48 AM

Congratulations, Jeremy.

As Mike mentioned earlier for them, it's been 14 years since our daughter was born too.

Treasure your early times. The years will go by in a blur and before you know it, middle school will be upon you - the time when all kids briefly become subhuman! Spend as much time with him as you can, as you will cherish those times, and the payoff will be enormous later.

Tom

kairosmatt wrote on 7/14/2009, 4:36 AM

Congrats!

Our kid is almost two, and we already have more video than we will ever be able to do anything with.

Even though he is so young, we sometimes look at the earlier footage and can't really remember him being exatly like that...so shot shot shot away!

kairosmatt

jrazz wrote on 7/14/2009, 9:20 AM

Thanks for all the well wishes guys. I appreciate it. It has been a blast the past several days just watching him grow and watching me grow in love for him. What an amazing gift from God... I am simply blown away by this little guy.

You must have seen the 'I Love Lucy" episode where Lucy enters the maternity ward carrying two large suitcases, while her husband is right behind her being pushed in a wheelchair, looking totally stressed out...

We had him at home under the care of a midwife, but she was having back labor so for about a good 4 hours I would press with almost all my weight on her back every 2-3 minutes for a good 2 minutes during that portion of the labor. I was worn out after he was delivered. She is doing fine and didn't have a single complication or tear during the process.

I have since added some more pictures to the link somewhere about mid way up this thread if you care to look. And yes, I plan on taking lots of footage and lots of pictures... that is if I an get him away from the grandparents :)

j razz

Edit: spelling (wished to wishes)