Becoming a dad for the first time

[Champ]

Bit of a weird thing to post

Just my sense of humour, maybe, but the thought of her (babies in general) with long hair made me smile

[Paulie Dangerously]

Mine's been away since Tuesday and I can't cope.  House is too quiet.  Going mad without the sound of about 10 different toys playing their tunes at the same time. My arms aren't aching from throwing her about, no-one has ran full pelt into my balls in over 48 hours and I haven't had a single sneeze in my face in all that time. 

 

Roll on next Thursday. 

[Remmie]

Just my sense of humour, maybe, but the thought of her (babies in general) with long hair made me smile

I see where your coming from now. Have another picture.

[Sugar Ape]

Anyone else get creeped out when they're in on their own with the baby asleep upstairs and you are watching them on the monitor downstairs? Perhaps because the monitor keeps on flashing white and looks like there is movement when viewed out the corner of the eye?

 

Asking for a friend.

[RJ Fan club]

Anyone else get creeped out when they're in on their own with the baby asleep upstairs and you are watching them on the monitor downstairs? Perhaps because the monitor keeps on flashing white and looks like there is movement when viewed out the corner of the eye?

 

Asking for a friend.

Nah,

 

But then I don't have a video monitor. We thought it was another thing we didn't need so just went for the sound option. Don't blame anyone for having one though, whatever gives you peace of mind.

 

Those heart monitor one are mental too. Couldn't be doing with the alarm going off every time his knibbs rolled off the mat. But would understand if the child had health issues or had lost one.

 

Haveing said that I'd love to see one nights movement from him though. He must move about constantly as he always wakes up or is in a mad position when you look in

[Champ]

What RJ said.

 

Meanwhile, I'm at the other end of the journey wrestling with when/if it's ok to go to bed before your kids have come home at night. I hear friends/work colleagues saying that they can never sleep until they know theirs are back in safe and sound. I seem to have no difficulties in that department. I'm probably just a bad parent.

 

Edit. Actually, not what RJ said. We never had any kind of monitor. And, yes, they were around, I just didn't feel the need for them

[Mook]

Nah,

 

But then I don't have a video monitor. We thought it was another thing we didn't need so just went for the sound option. Don't blame anyone for having one though, whatever gives you peace of mind.

 

Those heart monitor one are mental too. Couldn't be doing with the alarm going off every time his knibbs rolled off the mat. But would understand if the child had health issues or had lost one.

 

Haveing said that I'd love to see one nights movement from him though. He must move about constantly as he always wakes up or is in a mad position when you look in

 

We've got a heart monitor one and it's never gone off other than in the morning when I forget to turn it off.

 

I used to be up constantly checking when he was in the room with us but now he's in his own room with the monitor, I sleep a lot better for whatever reason.

 

[Champ]

I sleep a lot better for whatever reason.

Hyper vigilance, mister. Its not good for you

[The Murse]

Inherited four recently, and have my own arriving late October. The mother in law is terminally ill, so will be there for the delivery, yay. Is it bad form to tell a dying woman to fuck the fuck off?

[Paulie Dangerously]

Fuck me the terrible twos are a nightmare aren't they? One month in and she's turned into a little cow.

 

Mood swings are constant. We put a little angel down for a nap and we get an absolute monster waking up.

 

On holiday at the minute and frankly I'm not used to the 24/7 contact with her when she's like this. Talk of trying for a second? Think that's getting swerved.

[Alan Sex]

Agreed. My youngest - the boy - is 3, and most of the time lately he's a complete fucking asshole!

 

I pretty much have to give myself time-outs for his protection!

[Byrnie]

Went for the scan today, Mrs Byrnie is due to deliver our first on the 18th of January.

 

Buzzing!!

Noah arrived two weeks late and gave his Mammy a hard time, but by god was he worth it.

 

He's 3 weeks old today.

 

As you all know it's completely life changing. It's hard getting him into a routine. Best feeling in the world coming home and seeing his face after work.

 

He loves listening to music it seems. Whack Pink Floyd or Fleetwood Mac on and he lies there content as anything.

 

 

[Mook]

Brilliant news, Byrnie, congratulations.

[Alan Sex]

Nice work, Byrnie's sperm.

[Charles Penrose]

Slightly suspicious of anyone who says they enjoy the newborn stage. I've got a three year old lad who is amazing but I wasn't too keen until he was a few months old. I've got a 6 week old now who is really hard work.

 

Until they start giving something back (smiles, giggles, a personality) then it's not really much fun. Maybe it's just me but until the good stuff comes along it's most definitely not worth it. A momentary high at the Hospital is followed by three or four months of hell, followed by a lifetime of awesomeness.

[chrisbonnie]

An no, it's fairly easy when they're still incapable of lifting their own heads.

 

It's even they start teething, or even more annoyingly when they start mixing with other kids and constantly have a cough that keeps you up all night that's hard.

 

I had a first real "what the fuck" moment with our little lad a few weeks ago when I brought him to a playground.

 

After aimlessly meandering from the slides to the monkey bars then back to the slide again a good hour has passed. When I went to put him back in the buggy to bring him home he screamed so bloody hard you'd swear I was baby snatching him.

 

He went fucking apeshit and cried for the 30 minute walk home. I'm not talking just whimpering, but full on tears and screaming. I don't exec think Madeline McCann could have made a bigger racket.

 

Great craic

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I can't believe you're letting him wear BLUE! OMG THAT'S UNFORGIVABLE! MEORJFWENFNSLDFJJSDLKFJ!

[Captain Turdseye]

Nice one, Byrnie. Congratulations mate.

[Tony Moanero]

Congratulations, byrnie. Is that a homemade LFC blanket? FSG will be fuming.

 

chrisbonnie, next time, take the ungrateful little bugger to the Krypton Factor assault course. He'll be so tired he won't have the energy to cry.

[Byrnie]

Cheers lads.

[Byrnie]

Yeah, Tone, my ma made both those blankets.

 

Did she not make you one?

[Sputnik1]

Congratulations, enjoy the next couple of years they really are the best. Yeah you'll have poo on your hands, sick and piss on your clothes but it's all worth it. Oh and the baby will be fun too. 

[Tony Moanero]

Yeah, Tone, my ma made both those blankets.

 

Did she not make you one?

No, I just share hers.

[stringvest]

Well in Byrnie, he looks a belter.  

[bigbak]

Congratulations.

 

I've been up all night for the last two nights because Jake (nearly 10 months old) has a cold and I do the night shift.

 

He was in bed with us last night and head butted me on the nose with his tossing and turning.

His Mum went downstairs to sleep.  She's ill as well.

 

Glad to get to work for a break. Hopefully he'll be in a better mood when I get home and he uses me as a climbing frame.