A MOST SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-11-12 03:31am

Darth Wong wrote:One word of advice, Patrick: try not to be overly paranoid. I used to wake up repeatedly in the middle of the night, creep over to his crib, and check to make sure he was still breathing. Terrified of disrupting his sleep, I would stare at him in the darkness to see if his little chest was moving. If I couldn't see, I would put my hand near his nose to see if I could feel the air moving in and out. I did this for months, during which I became steadily more and more fatigued for obvious reasons.

PS. Sometimes, I still peek into the boys' room in the middle of the night to make sure they're both OK.

It's the same thing with my niece

Guess it's just instinctual.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-11-12 03:38am

now why they have such big heads out of proportion to the rest of their bodies....

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-11-12 04:35am

Congratz Patrick! You say he was commissioned here in Nawlins? AWESOME!

Now go get a Po Boy, some Crawfish Gumbo, and some muffalettas and Chow Down! Don't forget the Tabasco!

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-11-12 06:51am

Well done! congrats and welcome to sleepless nights

*Hands the Man a cigar*

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-11-12 07:37am

oh no! he's spawned a Mini-Me!

Congrats Patrick! A champaigne toast to a great many heathy and happy years!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-12 10:00am

Congratulations!

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-11-13 12:32am

Stuart Mackey wrote:Well done! congrats and welcome to sleepless nights :D
*Hands the Man a cigar*

Hey, isn't he meant to be handing US cigars?

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-11-13 02:02am

Darth Wong wrote:One word of advice, Patrick: try not to be overly paranoid. I used to wake up repeatedly in the middle of the night, creep over to his crib, and check to make sure he was still breathing. Terrified of disrupting his sleep, I would stare at him in the darkness to see if his little chest was moving. If I couldn't see, I would put my hand near his nose to see if I could feel the air moving in and out. I did this for months, during which I became steadily more and more fatigued for obvious reasons.

PS. Sometimes, I still peek into the boys' room in the middle of the night to make sure they're both OK.

I think this just something everyone has to go through. Im not even a parent and when my "niece" was sleeping I would stick my face right next to her chest to make sure it was moving up and down. Now she is around 18 months Im over that, but it was hard not to do in the first 3 months or so.

The other thing that will happen is the automatic cringing adults do when the baby starts to run while leaning foward at disturbing angle.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-11-13 11:23pm

weemadando wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:Well done! congrats and welcome to sleepless nights
*Hands the Man a cigar*
Hey, isn't he meant to be handing US cigars?

So long as its not CUBAN cigars

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-11-13 11:48pm

Congrats man