And baby makes three..

Levity_Kitty · Post by **Levity_Kitty** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:08 am

I just found out that a close friend of mine is going to be a father. He came into the office and just cried on my shoulder..I'm not sure if his tears were of joy or sorrow. I of course, am thrilled for him. I calmed him down and talked to him for a bit. I think he's ok now.

So here's a question for all you dads out there, what was your reaction when you heard the news?

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:10 am

Levity_Kitty wrote:I just found out that a close friend of mine is going to be a father. He came into the office and just cried on my shoulder..I'm not sure if his tears were of joy or sorrow. I of course, am thrilled for him. I calmed him down and talked to him for a bit. I think he's ok now.

That's awesome news.

So here's a question for all you dads out there, what was your reaction when you heard the news?

Amazing moment in my life that's for sure. I was pretty happy.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:12 am

My reaction;

"Thank god, I thought I was shooting blanks."

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:13 am

Lefty wrote:Is it mine?

greEd · Post by **greEd** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:15 am

I heard I was going to be a father about 3 months ago, I was nothing short of bouncing off the walls with excitement. I'm nervous about being a father but it's not fear, I just want to live up to being the father I expect myself to be.

I guess everyones reaction is different, especially if it was planned as opposed to not planned.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:19 am

I was very happy about it, my wife was scared to tell me because she thought I would flip out.

Funny little true story. My wife's doctor was a clown, always telling jokes to lighten things up. I almost made him drop my son on the delivery room floor from laughing so hard. He held my son up and said "it's a boy", then I said, "put him back, he's all blue... I ordered a purple one".

The greatest day of my life.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:19 am

greEd wrote:I heard I was going to be a father about 3 months ago, I was nothing short of bouncing off the walls with excitement. I'm nervous about being a father but it's not fear, I just want to live up to being the father I expect myself to be.

All perfectly normal feelings and I had the same feelings myself. You guys planning on finding out the sex of the baby or be surprised?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:32 am

I found out on the phone while I was at work! My wife was in Florida with her family and she had been feeling funny recently before her trip. Her sister was about 1 month pregnant at the time and my wife had been feeling depressed, since we had been married for 3 yrs and no baby, and her sister had just in 2005 and was already preggo!

Needless to say, she couldn't wait till she got home from Florida to tell me! So she calls me in the middle of the day at work to let me know I was gonna be a daddy! I screamed it out to all of my coworkers LOL!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:36 am

Prey521 wrote:I screamed it out to all of my coworkers LOL!

Shock of their lives I bet, at best they probably thought you were sterile, most must have assumed you were gay.

Sucks for Bob from accounting those since he bet money on the fact that you were magically transported here from the 80s to make "word" a cool response again.

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:36 am

Mostly happy with a little scared thrown in.

Lots of responsibility.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:37 am

Prey521 wrote:My wife was in Florida @ Roody's

Pic of proof.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:23 pm

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:24 pm

I got woke up xmas eve morning with the wife crying (happy of course) we been married for about 3+ years and we both had wanted one sooner or later... needless to say that was a interesting way to make me stop drooling while i'm sleepin

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:25 pm

greEd wrote:I heard I was going to be a father about 3 months ago, I was nothing short of bouncing off the walls with excitement. I'm nervous about being a father but it's not fear, I just want to live up to being the father I expect myself to be.

I guess everyones reaction is different, especially if it was planned as opposed to not planned.

just wait until you see your child born ...it's a life changing experience.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:45 pm

Izzo wrote:just wait until you see your child born ...it's a life changing experience.

There is no doubt about that.

Just remember that while your wife is in labor and she gives you that "I'm gonna stick a fork in your eye" look, just smile and say "I love you too babe".

My poor wife was having contractions for almost four days because of a car accident we were in.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:50 pm

I lucked out!! My wife was so nice throughout the labor!! I was pretty shocked, since she's your typical attitude filled latina, but she was calm and polite and never screamed lol Probably cuz I did very little speaking!

My sis in law was pretty mean to her hubby! He was trying to make jokes to make her laugh and she was tellin him to STFU

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:08 pm

Prey521 wrote:....Probably cuz I did very little speaking!....

There is a time to keep you mouth shut, I just wish I had a watch on to know when that time was.

Levity_Kitty · Post by **Levity_Kitty** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:55 pm

greEd wrote:I heard I was going to be a father about 3 months ago, I was nothing short of bouncing off the walls with excitement. I'm nervous about being a father but it's not fear, I just want to live up to being the father I expect myself to be.

I guess everyones reaction is different, especially if it was planned as opposed to not planned.

Yeah, the baby is unplanned. He is the one that bought the pregnancy test for his girlfriend. She didn't want to find out so he made her take the tests (three of them).

He said that she "flipped out" and started crying then she started to think of worst case scenarios for the baby. I think he's more excited than she about the entire pregnancy.

Levity_Kitty · Post by **Levity_Kitty** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:59 pm

[quote="Prey521"].... since she's your typical attitude filled latina, but she was calm and polite and never screamed

Attitude has nothing to do with it.

I'm almost positive she was plotting your death in her head, hence the silence.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:01 pm

HAHAHA! You may be right!

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:10 pm