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post #101 of 139
My son will be 9 in September. He just started his 3rd year of football last week (2nd year of tackle), and will be in the 3rd grade this year. Yikes. I'm old.
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Baby #2 is 6 months old. She's been a fun baby. Second kid is much easier and much harder than the first. Easier in that you know what to expect. Harder in that you have to deal with more scheduling, more messes and more crying. Totally worth it though.
post #103 of 139
My little girl just turned two. Together with her mom we've done two compilation videos about her first years, which we've showed on her birthdays. This year we also made a trailer:

http://vimeo.com/14121385
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My little guy at Disneyworld... he was so thrilled to see Nemo.
post #105 of 139
Around this time, I would very much like to show you pictures of our Josephine, but looks like our girl is a bit more stubborn than the rest and refuses to enter our world. It's 8 days after the due date and mother-to-be especially is getting more than a little frustrated...
post #106 of 139
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Around this time, I would very much like to show you pictures of our Josephine, but looks like our girl is a bit more stubborn than the rest and refuses to enter our world. It's 8 days after the due date and mother-to-be especially is getting more than a little frustrated...
induced talk begin yet?
post #107 of 139


He makes species endangered
post #108 of 139
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induced talk begin yet?
She has an appointment with the doc on Wednesday, but I doubt they'll start inducing yet. They'll probably take her in the hospital over the weekend to get everything started.
post #109 of 139
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She has an appointment with the doc on Wednesday, but I doubt they'll start inducing yet. They'll probably take her in the hospital over the weekend to get everything started.
Break her water to get it started most likely.

My wife was induced, but at 36 weeks. She has Lupus, so there's danagers involved with taking the baby to term. So she got Cervidel, and Patosin. I felt terrible for her. She had to do 5 days of that, and they almost sent her home, but luckily my mom used to work for her OBGYN, and they decided to break her water and get things going that way. 6 hours of labor, little guy was born.

Oh, and word of advice, once your baby is born... take advantage of the nurses. They will offer to take him to the nursey at night, so you guys can sleep. So many parents don't do that cause they feel like they are abondoning their baby or something, but after three sleepless nights at home, you will be wishing you had nurses there.
post #110 of 139
And she's here! On August 20th at 0:22 am, Josephine Anne Heikkilä was born. 6.5 lbs, 20 inches and she's the most beautiful thing ever. Mom is good and happy and daddy's heart has already melted.
LL
post #111 of 139
Wow, just wow, Andrew. She is beautiful. Congrats!
post #112 of 139
Andrew, congrats on the new baby! You are going to have so much fun.
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post #114 of 139

ahh so It seems I will be joining this paticular thread for reelz in September sometime........

 

 

 

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sorry, been holding that in since my GF told me

post #115 of 139

sometimes I hate doctors. especially the ones who don't tell you not to say anything until you hit 3 months due to the HIGH probability of miscarriage.

 

so i guess it will be much longer until I am one of you.

post #116 of 139

I'm sorry. Just had the same deal with my sister in law this Saturday. In fact I don't know of a couple with kids that didn't have a pregnancy end prematurely. From personal experience, just be cool and supportive to your wife and everything will turn out fine.

post #117 of 139

 

Sorry to hear that Dave.  Last year my wife's sister lost her baby after birth.  Only six weeks old.   It was a genetic condition that had also cost the life of her mother's son and at least 4 other babies.  The horrible thing is that they new as soon as he was born.  They were basically waiting for him to die.

 

I am so lucky it did not happen to my son 2 years ago.  1 in 4 chance.

 

It's a very difficult time, but if friends and family rally round - as they surely will - you will get through it.

post #118 of 139

thanks for the support guys. its been tough but (as you said) people have been super awesome and supportive.

 

post #119 of 139

It may be a bit crass of me to say, but based on the people I've known in my life it seems that losing the baby early is much easier to handle emotionally than losing it at the last minute or after it's born.

 

It's a terrible, terrible thing, but I'm also positive things will turn around.

 

In better baby news: I now owe my life to a baby I'm never going to meet. Someone was good enough to supply my doctors with the umbilical cord from their newborn, and the stem cells contained within have (at least temporarily) put a stop to the cancer I've been fighting for almost 7 years.

 

Expecting parents - I don't know exactly how one gets their cord into the donation pool, but you should really look into it. It's relatively new (last two decades?), and ups the odds pretty significantly from adult donor cells. If you live in the LA area you might end up saving Michael C Hall's life someday if his cancer makes a comeback!

post #120 of 139

Jesus Gabe, that's fantastic. Best of luck to you!

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Go science go! Go baby's parents go!

 

Man, fuck cancer. Fuck cancer right in the ass.

post #122 of 139

I had to convince my 6-year-old daughter that KISS' "Lick it Up" was about ice cream, while listening to the radio in the car and forgetting she was in the back seat. And then that Foreigner's "Urgent" was NOT about having to go potty (EMERGENCY!!!!). Course, we laughed together at that possibility anyway.

 

We made some cookies around Christmas time. We took the leftover batter and baked a big cookie and took turns biting it. She almost took one of my fingers in the process. I said, "Watch it you little monster!  You almost bit one of Daddy's fingers!" She looks me dead in the eye and says "Tell it to the judge!"

 

So sorry, Dave.

 

And great news, Gabe!

post #123 of 139

This series of events today basically sums up my relationship with women...

 

I needed to take the dog out for a walk and my 6 year old daughter didn't want to go. Couldn't leave her in the house alone, so I insisted. She pouted. Daddy's in the doghouse as usual. During our walk, she refused to hold my hand, because I "hurt her feelings". I picked a small flower and gave it to her to make amends. She didn't want it. So I dropped it. Out of the corner of my eye, I notice her bending down behind me and picking it up secretly. Later at the end of the walk, she forgets she's "supposed to" keep it hidden and I notice it openly. She smiles up at me sheepishly. I say to her: "I thought you didn't want it..." She looks up indignant and says "Of course, I did... I love you... DUH!" My mind-reading powers failed me again.

post #124 of 139

Don't cry over spilled milk...

 

Unless it's all over your daughter's school outfit on class picture day.

post #125 of 139

My daughter, Bryn and my Dad at Bob Evans one evening a few weeks ago.

 

 

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mint video Ohio - put a big old smile on my face :)

 

Although today started early (5:15) it was totally worth it as my youngest buried her face in my neck and kept saying 'iloveyoudaddyiloveyoudaddyiloveyoudaddy' over and over.


Sicne she's been born she's beena real mummy's girl, whereas my oldest and I have been really tight.  Thats changed lately and the youngest has started getting into her Dad.  Today when I dropped her off at daycare it was the first time she didn't want me to go, normally she doesn't bat an eyelid.  Kept hugging me really tight and patting me on the back of my head.

 

Although the terrible two's are, in their own way, a fucking nightmare, they're also so goddamn cute.

post #127 of 139

Watched John Wayne & Kirk Douglas in the western, THE WAR WAGON, recently. There's a scene where Kirk cuts a telegraph wire, so he can use the wires to tap a message. My daughter shouts: "Hey, that's not nice! Someone might be watching television!"

post #128 of 139

My daughters are going to be 3 in about 3 weeks and I have somehow never managed to put any pictures of them up here. I'll have to correct that when I get home tonight. Andy, I know exactly what you mean when it comes to the terrible twos. They go from hurlingly sweet to hulkly maddening at the drop of a hat. The beauty of twins is that they get to alternate who is being sweet and who isn't. The best thing though is their teamwork. They will move stuff around, climb each other, go in different directions and give us two opposing stories, all in an effort to get something they want or get out of trouble.

post #129 of 139

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My girls at the town Easter egg hunt

 

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and during one of the short "Lovable" times they sometimes have.

post #130 of 139

Loving this thread.  What a beautifull bunch of baby Chewers here. 

 

my three rock climbing two weeks ago

 

 

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And my favorite pic from our first beach trip of the season last week.  Gotta love living in New England

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post #131 of 139

OK, here's the oldest in the playhouse:

 

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and the youngest:

 

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and here's my fave pic of the two of them, taken a year ago in Rarotonga:

 

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post #132 of 139

So many cute kids!

 

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Our son got a new stroller. He's loving it!

post #133 of 139


Yeah, first/early second trimester miscarriage sucks hard, but I could not imagine losing a baby at term or a child after it is born. That is truly horrible.

 

Also, we publicly banked our son's cord blood for just that reason. You pretty much never need your own, but his sibling or some other person might need it, and I would never want to deny someone else their chance at a healthy life. 

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Originally Posted by Gabe Powers View Post

It may be a bit crass of me to say, but based on the people I've known in my life it seems that losing the baby early is much easier to handle emotionally than losing it at the last minute or after it's born.

 

It's a terrible, terrible thing, but I'm also positive things will turn around.

 

In better baby news: I now owe my life to a baby I'm never going to meet. Someone was good enough to supply my doctors with the umbilical cord from their newborn, and the stem cells contained within have (at least temporarily) put a stop to the cancer I've been fighting for almost 7 years.

 

Expecting parents - I don't know exactly how one gets their cord into the donation pool, but you should really look into it. It's relatively new (last two decades?), and ups the odds pretty significantly from adult donor cells. If you live in the LA area you might end up saving Michael C Hall's life someday if his cancer makes a comeback!



 

post #134 of 139

My daughter stapled some papers together so she could make a book. It's about how we find Bigfoot. She wanted me to help write it as she transcribes it and illustrates it. We came up with the ideas together, she'd ask me how to spell the big words and then I'd have to wait to read each chapter as she finishes each one (even though I knew the plot already). She wanted each chapter to be a surprise. I thought of a good direction for where the story could go and had an idea for the chapter's picture... and got this response: "Sorry, Daddy. I'm on my break."

post #135 of 139

It's been great being the father of Josephine. I couldn't have asked for a sweeter, smarter child. She's little over nine months old and you just can't keep her still! She's crawling all over the place and actually already walks along the couch from one end to the other. She's also incredibly happy. Constantly smiling and laughing a lot. Definitely the best thing that ever happened to me. 

 

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Hope the pictures aren't too big...

post #136 of 139

Amazing how big these things get in just 11 months, isn't it?

 

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post #137 of 139

Holy shit, Rivs - I swear it was no time at all that you were posting pictures of her on delivery day.  Also - all you dudes got some awesome looking/sounding kids.

 

As for my little nine-year-old, these are my two favorite recent pictures of her:

 

Being a lady...

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...and then turning on the sauce...

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post #138 of 139

I am tempted to post photos but y'all get enough of that on my FB feed. :)

 

JG - you got quite the Monkey there! She's so adorable. And a great "Vice President of Rad."

post #139 of 139

My nearly 6 year old daughter is so amazed with being able to read that she tries to read pretty much everything.

 

Had to swiftly grab a tea towel off her after she started reading it.

 

Embroidered on the tea towel? Tucker's Law.


She got as far as "if some c.."

 

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