your turn Matt......

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:28 pm

well, it finaly happened. this morning at 4:32am I became a father!

we were enduced by the doc at 7:30am yesterday and after a long day of waiting he finaly came. I have alot of pic's and I will try to get some up in a few days. he weighed 7lbs 10.5oz and was 20.5" long.

Post by **Nobody** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:44 pm

Congrats! Did you go over your due date?

Guy I work with is due anytime now. Technically, we could be any time as well, but our due date is the 30th

I don't know if I'm ready for this

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:29 pm

no, our due date was the 20th. at 37-40 weeks you are considered full term. the wife is a nurse so she realy looked at the pros and cons of being enduced and we came to the conclution that if we went any farther there might be a possiblity of the cord not realy giving the nutrients that the baby needed, so we talked to the doctor and he said he would go ahead with the birth if that was the way we wanted to go.

I didn't know if I was going to be ready either but once you see your child born it feels right. he looks just like my baby pics except for he has her eyes.

poor guy is getting snipped tomarrow.........

Post by **Nobody** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:56 pm

That's crazy man.... I'm hoping for a few days late. I need more time!!!!

I was a 1-1/2 months late!

85ranger4x4 · Post by **85ranger4x4** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:48 pm

THAT EXPLAINS A LOT!!!

sorry I couldn't pass it up!

FatMan · Post by **FatMan** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:39 am

hey congrats dude.

EBSTEVE · Post by **EBSTEVE** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:44 am

Congrats! So what did you name him?

Nobody wrote: I don't know if I'm ready for this

You are not ready unless you have the book, they did give you the book didn't they!

I can't wait to meet Matt's daughter.....

Post by **Nobody** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:51 am

Book? What book? Who's they? Did I miss the bus again?

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:26 am

his name is Luke David

yeah, you know, the book.........

I have had 6 other kids around me alot from her sisters having kids so I am in good shape. he is realy calm so far too, so I think we will be ok. my dad and step mom are on there way from PA today also to help for a couple of weeks. that will help with giving us some more time to play with the baby. might help to get him on a schedule as much as possible too.

don't let anyone mess with you Matt, everyone swore up and down I was going to have a little girl to give me paybacks for all the hell I used to raise before I calmed down......I just kept telling them that I was "willing" my self a boy. sure enough when we went to the doctor for the20 wk ultrasound there HE was. I think you are blessed either way but I would prefer to have a boy for the first one.....kinda give the big brother syndrom and protect the smaller kids.

Phillippi · Post by **Phillippi** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:42 am

Your life has changed forever. It is a good thing really. Congrats and I hope Mom and baby are doing well.

b2binbad · Post by **b2binbad** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:16 pm

Congrats !!!

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:47 pm

mom and baby are doing great. they get to come home tomorrow around lunch. I will try to get a pic or two up then because my wife has the camera there. we compaired my baby pic to luke and he is identical, except for his eyes, he got them from his mom.

pretty cool to have a carbon copy

plowboy · Post by **plowboy** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:35 am

Congrats DBrown!!

Enjoy every moment. Yester day I had 2 baby boys. Today I woke up and I have a 10, 8, and 2 year old. Can you see my head spinning around?

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:47 pm

Congradulations, Did get to watch it happen? That is truely a powerful moment. Matt, definitely take the oppurtunity to witness it.

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:46 pm

yeah, I made it threw with out passing out......my mom wasn't so lucky though.

deffinatly watch if you can. also I don't know if ya'll have had one of these or not but we bought a little chair that vibrates and has a water filled fish part that lights up........if you don't have one yet get one he loves it and it puts him right out. here is a pic of the new baby in the bouncer: