Forehead Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 ***December 8th Update*** My wife and I just got back from the Ultrasound, and it's going to be a girl. Appears to have everything important...fingers/toes, kidneys...a spine, etc. Due date has been moved up two days to April 27th. We're pretty excited about the whole thing. ************* Yes, it's another one of those threads, sorry guys. Figured I'd share with everyone though. I'm joining the fatherhood ranks. We've known for a little while, based on pregnancy tests and other stuff, but waited to say anything until my wife had her first doctor's appointment, which was this morning. Wanted to make sure everything was in good working order, etc. So that's that, the initial due date is April 29th, 2010. Now I'm sure some of you have questions, so I'll attempt to answer a few here before you ask. 1. Has is sunk in yet? No, it has not. We're only around (best guess) 8 weeks right now, she's not showing yet, so it really hasn't become reality, other than the fact that I'm telling people about it. I suspect that will hit me like a ton of bricks relatively soon, probably the first time my wife yells at me irrationally. 2. Was this planned? Not exactly. We had intended on having kids in about two years. As in, getting pregnant 1 year from now, having the first kid in 2011. This was so that the kid would not arrive until I was finished with my Master's Degree. As it is, I'll have three classes to complete me degree with a newborn. That will be interesting, to say the least. 3. Are you happy? Yes, shocked but happy. Secretly, I got all the happiness taken care of, then went to check the sports calendar to make sure April 29th didn't interfere with anything major. SCORE! Doesn't interfere with football or March Madness. I love baseball, but it's early in the season and not the playoff race, so no biggie. It will be in the middle of playoff hockey, which I fully expect the Caps to be involved in, but I'll manage. Could also interfere with Draft Day. Anyway, if my kid ever wonders why their middle name is Varlamov, you'll know the Caps did well. 4. Will this make you a nicer poster on ES? I'll throw in the caveat that I don't think I'm a bad poster, though I have no idea what my user notes say. However, I do tend to be thrown into an irrational rage about certain things, suck as overuse of emoticons, poor grammar and spelling, or shorthanded, lol-style typing. Not to mention repetitive threads. I sometimes make that displeasure very clear. I suppose we all have to grow up sometime. Is this one of those widespread promises to suddenly become an angel around here? No, that would be silly, and I doubt I'd ever be able to stick to it completely. Someone will start a thread (or many in the Stadium) that I feel is worthy of scorn and I'll accidentally let loose with something I shouldn't. No if anything, I'll probably just try to breathe a little more deeply, smile a little more, and try not to make fun of those of you who are illiterate and can't express yourself without the use of idiotic faces and infantile text-speak, which belies your poor breeding and lack of decent educat.... *ZAP* Ouch! Oops, sorry, that was the cattle prod. See, I'm getting better at this already. Shoot, at this rate, I might even be willing to accept Virginia Tech as a legitimate football team. Eventually. Anyway, I guess that's enough for now. I can answer whatever other questions you have, but I figured I'd let the ES family know about my impending family addition. And I'll chat with some of you about it at the ES/RR Tailgate this weekend. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Many congrats Patrick!! Fatherhood is great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 That's awesome, congratulations man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Skins_&_'Stons Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats and GOOD LUCK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Outstanding! Put on your seatbelt, it's going to be a wild ride. Your perspective on the world and yourself is permanently changed. Congratulations and good luck with everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_RedskinsGirly_X Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats, Patrick. :groupwave: I will make sure the wife is not served any Hand Grenades at the tailgate Sunday. :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks all, like I said, hasn't really set in yet, but soon I'm sure. Congrats, Patrick.:groupwave: I will make sure the wife is not served any Hand Grenades at the tailgate Sunday. :hysterical: She won't be there, you know she only comes to 1 preseason game a year, if that. But yeah, she's cut out the drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-O-G Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 First of all congrats, I just hope she doesn't deliver early on April 25th or 26th cuz thats the NFL Draft. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats...and welcome to one of the greatest times in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats champ... get ready for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats Pat, I assume this child will be raised as a Penn State fan aswell as a Skins fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I will add my congrats. As Zoony said, "Hold on for the ride" Every minute is worth it though.:thumbsup::thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hell yeah man, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Bait Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 congrats man....I remember we were just talking about your "plan" on having a kid several months ago in the back yard while getting hammered....haha. I remember the part about interfering with sports. Hopefully you will still be aloud to come out on fight night after the baby is born! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 congrats!!!! stay medium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats Pat,I assume this child will be raised as a Penn State fan aswell as a Skins fan. Well, the Skins fan part is pretty much assured. I'll do my best on the Penn State front, but if/when they go to college many years from now, it's possible they'll go to a D-1 school and forsake me. But I'll try. On the Skins part, you know how some people have rebellious children? You know, kids that decide to become Dallas fans just to spite their parents? I already told my wife that wouldn't be tolerated in our house, that the kids would come home to find their stuff in a pile on the front lawn. Was I kidding...yes? But I'll have no problems leaving them at home. If they don't want to be Skins fans, they don't get to take advantage of Daddy's season tickets. They can stay home and do whatever it is disobedient children do, wearing Eagle Green or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats man! :groupwave::wavetowel:jump: :thumbsup: :dance: :dj: :grouphug: :peaceout: :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Patrick, Congratulations! Zoony and Bill have said it best, the ride is about to get really interesting. Remember my outlook on child rearing: You'll spend the first 3 years teaching them to walk and talk, the next 15 telling them to sit down and be quiet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congrats dude on the future Redskins fan and Maryland Terp Graduate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 congrats man....I remember we were just talking about your "plan" on having a kid several months ago in the back yard while getting hammered....haha. I remember the part about interfering with sports.Hopefully you will still be aloud to come out on fight night after the baby is born! Well, I wasn't kidding about the sports calendar part, hell I even told my wife that. I told her mid-late February was fine, early April was good. Most of the summer months. I'll still be coming out, she's pretty cool about that kind of stuff. Hopefully we'll have a relatively easy child so it won't be much of an issue when I take off. Congrats dude on the future Redskins fan and Maryland Terp Graduate While I appreciate the congratulations, I can not endorse the Terrapins in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 When are you going to break the news to your wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Bait Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Well, I wasn't kidding about the sports calendar part, hell I even told my wife that. I told her mid-late February was fine, early April was good. Most of the summer months.I'll still be coming out, she's pretty cool about that kind of stuff. Hopefully we'll have a relatively easy child so it won't be much of an issue when I take off. Jason still comes out all the time....and he has two kids. He just has to wait until they go down for the night. You know what the coolest part about your wife getting pregnant is?! You have a Designated Driver always on call for 9+ months (make sure she nurses the baby and doesn't use formula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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