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The SO Pre-conception/Pregnancy/Parenting Megathread vs. You are NOT the father!
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Kenickie
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Samadhi
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totally, l2r 
voxmystic
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first pic of newest grandchild
My daughter had a terrible fright because when she went in, the lab tech couldn't locate the heartbeat. The sonogram wasn't very easy, either. The newest member of our family is an eight week old fetus right now, but already seems like a baby to us. We call him or her Peanut right now because of the resemblance.
The baby's head is down with his or her tiny face sort of tucked in but facing up. Her due date right now is Sept. 10. I have three grandchildren from one of my sons. However, when I found out that my daughter was pregnant, I was surprised at how emotional I got. It is a different feeling to have one of my daughter's pregnant than to have a son's wife pregnant. I think my grandkids are all perfect, but I am still much more emotional over my oldest daughter's first pregnancy.
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My daughter had a terrible fright because when she went in, the lab tech couldn't locate the heartbeat. The sonogram wasn't very easy, either. The newest member of our family is an eight week old fetus right now, but already seems like a baby to us. We call him or her Peanut right now because of the resemblance.
The baby's head is down with his or her tiny face sort of tucked in but facing up. Her due date right now is Sept. 10. I have three grandchildren from one of my sons. However, when I found out that my daughter was pregnant, I was surprised at how emotional I got. It is a different feeling to have one of my daughter's pregnant than to have a son's wife pregnant. I think my grandkids are all perfect, but I am still much more emotional over my oldest daughter's first pregnancy.
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joannie_mhm
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That must have been terribly scary Ugly, glad to hear things were ok in the end. I can definitely imagine your daughter becoming pregnant could feel immensely different to your daughter-in-law.
Has your daughter discussed her plans to continue to smoke during her pregnancy with her doctor at all or has she made the decision for herself?
Re becoming dads - does anyone care to share how they/their partner/brother/son felt about it? My husband currently feels absolutely no desire for kids in the next little while, though he does want them eventually. I've told him I want to get started before I'm 30 (3 years) and he's agreed, but says at this point he's just not interested. When we spend time with friends/family with young children he's quite disengaged (which caused awkwardness with his brother "What do you mean you don't want to hold the baby!") where I hoped that spending some time with kids would help bring him round.
I'm assuming things would change were I to be pregnant but am really hoping we can go into the baby-making process with him actually excited about it. So any thoughts on when/how/why this mindset changes for guys?
Has your daughter discussed her plans to continue to smoke during her pregnancy with her doctor at all or has she made the decision for herself?
Re becoming dads - does anyone care to share how they/their partner/brother/son felt about it? My husband currently feels absolutely no desire for kids in the next little while, though he does want them eventually. I've told him I want to get started before I'm 30 (3 years) and he's agreed, but says at this point he's just not interested. When we spend time with friends/family with young children he's quite disengaged (which caused awkwardness with his brother "What do you mean you don't want to hold the baby!") where I hoped that spending some time with kids would help bring him round.
I'm assuming things would change were I to be pregnant but am really hoping we can go into the baby-making process with him actually excited about it. So any thoughts on when/how/why this mindset changes for guys?
addictivepersona
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^ D'aw, he's gotten so big! How old is he now?
AmorRoark
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What a cutie!
Samadhi
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He's beautiful, l2r 
voxmystic
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He IS so big! Wow! It happens so fast! I wish they'd just chill for a while and let us enjoy their babyness. Handsome feller, he is!
I cannot believe how fast my guy is changing! Doing something new every day. He pulls up now, and gets super pissed when anyone eats things he can't have, but, alas, no teeth yet! He says mamama and dadada, and just melts my heart! He claps hands, too. Sometimes when he's nursing. So adorable!
I cannot believe how fast my guy is changing! Doing something new every day. He pulls up now, and gets super pissed when anyone eats things he can't have, but, alas, no teeth yet! He says mamama and dadada, and just melts my heart! He claps hands, too. Sometimes when he's nursing. So adorable!
They really develope an attitude, don't they? Felix also gets food jealous, and he really knows how to tell you he doesn't want something, or someone (he's got a wicked cross... SMACK!). :D
we took him for his first swim on the weekend. he had a blast and we got it on camera. will try to yt it later.
oh speaking of teeth, my boy has had his first two for a couple of months already (every baby is different) and now his top middle two are popping out, another two almost there. he grinds his four tiny teeth! sounds pretty icky tbh.
we took him for his first swim on the weekend. he had a blast and we got it on camera. will try to yt it later.
oh speaking of teeth, my boy has had his first two for a couple of months already (every baby is different) and now his top middle two are popping out, another two almost there. he grinds his four tiny teeth! sounds pretty icky tbh.
voxmystic
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Oh, I don't mind him procrastinating on cranky teeth at all! He just doesn't understand why he doesn't get a burger, too, poor kid!
Splashing sounds like fun! C'mon summertime!
We really dig peekaboo, tho. :D
Splashing sounds like fun! C'mon summertime!
We really dig peekaboo, tho. :D
oh peekaboo! ftw for sure!
at first i would count to four, and on four i'd raise him into the air. then i moved onto 1-5 (raise) 6-10 (raise). he loves it! i can see him staring at my mouth, remembering the sequence of numbers. he also loves letters, i first started with just the five vowels, saying them clearly both as upper case and lower. and he gets really into the alphabet song too, but funnily i think he prefers the sounds of lower case letters.
oh man, when he got into 1-4 at first, he loved it so much that i could instantly stop him crying or fussing by saying "one".
at first i would count to four, and on four i'd raise him into the air. then i moved onto 1-5 (raise) 6-10 (raise). he loves it! i can see him staring at my mouth, remembering the sequence of numbers. he also loves letters, i first started with just the five vowels, saying them clearly both as upper case and lower. and he gets really into the alphabet song too, but funnily i think he prefers the sounds of lower case letters.
oh man, when he got into 1-4 at first, he loved it so much that i could instantly stop him crying or fussing by saying "one".
SWIM had his firstr swim several days ago, and here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJsK9czLe_Y&feature=youtu.be
I took him for another this arvo, he loved it even more this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJsK9czLe_Y&feature=youtu.be
I took him for another this arvo, he loved it even more this time.
voxmystic
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I'm bummed that. I don't get YouTube! Can't wait to take our guy swimming, but we are currently getting a ton of snow poured on us. We are,however, experiencing the joys of moving house with an eight-month-old (in a snowstorm), so that kinda makes up for it. :/