New Lady Texan on the way - Born 7/11 (and congrats from TexansTalk)

[scourge]

Originally Posted by BSofA04

This is one of the things that I'm sure will come to us, but if you were to ask me now I'd probably say that I have no patience for bratty/whiney/wound-up children. Of course, that is only based on me going out to the grocery store or mall and seeing kids absolutely screaming bloody murder, and their folks just ignoring them like nothing is happening. It's easy for me to look and think, "Better give that kid something to cry about!", but it's not my own. I'll really try to not sweat the small stuff and enjoy the ride.

My wife and I were pretty much the same, and still get irritated by the screaming kids. Now, though, we are more observant as to why the kid is that way. Instead of focusing on the kid, we see how the parent is reacting to the situation. There are many hyperactive kids out there, but quite a bit just seems to scream bad parenting.

And while I knew that for a while I would have to get up throughout the night, actually going through it is something totally different. That's where I learned quite a bit of the patience I have now. Waking up ever 45-90 minutes every single night for a month or two can drive you insane. Especially when the mrs. works nights.

[ObsiWan]

Originally Posted by El Tejano

So that the wifey or baby momma (not sure), just make sure that when you have any time away from the baby (like when she is sleeping) that you don't automatically go to the computer or Madden. Your wife will totally hate that. You really have to make sure you aren't doing all the Texans stuff while wifey is doing stuff for the baby. Don't tick off mommy and all will be good. Trust me.

Now this is a wise man.
Listen to him.
If I could make that one sentence flash and alarms sound I would.

[BSofA04]

Originally Posted by ObsiWan

Now this is a wise man.
Listen to him.
If I could make that one sentence flash and alarms sound I would.

Got it! Although I'm not going to lie, it'll be hard for me not to get on the computer and see what's going on around training camp. I mean....this is going to be our best season ever!

Is Antonio Smith getting in the backfield? How's the RB situation looking? Is Duane Brown improving his pass protection? Is Glover Quinn still picking off passes in camp....speaking of which what is Molden doing? Ahhh!

Luckily I'll be pre-occupied (to put it lightly), but temptation will be in full effect.

[BSofA04]

At 12:22 AM I became a proud father of an 8 lb. 8 oz. healthy baby girl. Wohoo! Crazy how much you can love someone the minute you see them. Pics to come!

[NitroGSXR]

Yahoo!! Congratulations!!

[BSofA04]

Proud new Daddy

Baby Alexandria (Ali)


Me trying to cut her long fingernails

Yes, that is exactly what it looks like...Hooters wings for the new parents!

[NitroGSXR]

Hey fellow dad!

Ask a mod to split the thread into a new one. People here love kids but yours obviously got overlooked. Probably because they all think it's still on its way!

Once again... YAHOO!! Ali looks G-R-E-A-T!!

[BSofA04]

Originally Posted by NitroHonda

Hey fellow dad!

Ask a mod to split the thread into a new one. People here love kids but yours obviously got overlooked. Probably because they all think it's still on its way!

Once again... YAHOO!! Ali looks G-R-E-A-T!!

Thanks Nitro! She's a handful but I'm enjoying the whole experience.

I'll PM a mod about the thread.

[Andrew6]

congrats!

[Grams]

Congratulations!

[Showtime100]

Congratulations to you and your new family. She's a beauty.

[Giant Tiger]

I missed this thread earlier Congratulations, you have a beautiful little girl. I have a 12 year old daughter & a 7 year old son... SheTexan is right; you'll get all kinds of advice... do this, don't do that etc. Just do what you think is right. I didn't know anything about kids either, but they're turning out all right Just wait until she starts phoning you at work