Dark Bit Factory & Gravity
GENERAL => General chat => Topic started by: Shockwave on May 13, 2007
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I am now a proud father! Baby Jacob was born tonight at 9pm, weighing 9 pounds and two ounces.
Mother and baby are doing fine :)
I might not be around much for a little while but I'll pop on whenever I can :)
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Congratulations to you and the mrs m8 :)
:cheers:
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I am now a proud father! Baby Jacob was born tonight at 9pm, weighing 9 pounds and two ounces.
Mother and baby are doing fine :)
I might not be around much for a little while but I'll pop on whenever I can :)
Oh my god I didnt see this before - Congrats Dad. How fantastic. I know this is stupid but k++ ! ;-)
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right on :clap:
congrats mate!
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Excellent news! Best wishes to Mel who must be knackered!
Jim
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Congrats to you both! Go team. :) Welcome to the world Jacob.
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Best news for months for me.
I love being an uncle ;D
Jacob on MSN yet? ;D
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Great news. Congratulations to the whole shockwave-family :||
And :hi: Jacob !!!
That's really awesome...
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Thank you :D
I'm so proud of him and Mel! Never thought I'd ever feel like that about having a child.. The thought always used to scare me but now I am just so very very happy.
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Wow Shocky, God bless Jacob and best wishing for his future.
:hi: Jacob.
I am happy for the good health of the Mother and baby.
BTW , Is Jacob willing to share the current Compt ? and if so which entry does he will ? :D
Does he register in this forum or not ? :)
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Congratulations Shocky ;D
Now you could teach him programming when he get older and he might even surprize everyone at the school on how good he is! heh heh O0
cheers
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Congratulations!!
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What a nice name, too :)
Hope all turns out well, all of us here know you guys will be great parents!
Best of luck.
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Congratulations dude!
Best wishes for your (updated :) ) family :clap:
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Excellent news, congratulations to you guys on the new arrival! Tell Jacob from all of us that we said a big hello.
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I've sent him everyone's love!
I can't believe how Mel coped, carrying him around all that time. He's a big lad.
I even get a tired arm when I've been holding him for a while :)
Tonight I am going to celebrate with a nice glass or three of Red wine :)
Congratulations!!
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What a nice name, too :)
I've always liked Jake / Jacob, so does Mel. His middle name is Russell after my Grandfather and my Brother.
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Shocky ,still you did not answer my qustions ? :) :)
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Congrats on the family extension, I wish you, Mel and the little one all the best.
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Sorry Emil, there is no internet connection at the hospital, thanks again guys for the good wishes :)
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Congrats, guys.
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I even get a tired arm when I've been holding him for a while
yup that was the one part i wasnt expecting with my baby.the thing is when you carry them around in the car seat for a while and they start to put on weight youll have one arm that resembles arnys lol.
i really dont know how a women maneges.
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Congratulations :cheers:
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This was a bit rushed but congrats ...
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Congratulations to you and Mel, all the best to the three of you.
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Gratz... Shocky & family.....
Just think of all those sleepless nights you can fill with coding :)
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Congrats to you three and all the best for the future.
:hi:
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Looking forward to the sleepless nights already!
It's been a couple of days now and I have been gathering my thoughts. I am 35 this year, in my late teens and all through my 20's I never saw myself as being the kind of bloke that would make any sort of a father.
In fact I had never, ever even picked up a baby until Jacob was born and he was put into my arms, these last 9 months have absolutely flown past... It was only the last week that seemed to go slowly and as Mel reached full term it seemed to be taking an eternity.
I did not know what I would be like during labour or how I should support Mel, and she went 9 days overdue in the end.
They decided to admit her to hospital and induce her last Friday. They apply a gel which is full of hormones to start off her labour because as the baby gets bigger, it can't get enough from the placenta to properly support it.
The Gel didn't do much, neither did the next two lots of Gel and eventually after they gave it some time they tried to break her waters, they then put her on a hormone drip. She was having strong contractions, I stayed there all day, but although the contractions were there she never went into proper labour and eventually they decided that for saftey's sake that they should give her a cesarean section.
She was conscious throughout the operation and I was able to be in the operating theater with her and I actually saw the surgeon lift Jacob out of her and into the world.
If someone had said that I would have witnessed all this I would have said Not on your life, but strangely the moment took control of me and it was the most natural thing in the world for me to hold my son. I am starting to adapt to his crying already, there are different types of crying for different things.. He could be hungry, need his nappy changing, be tired, be too hot, be too cold or just want to be cuddled and talked to. He is so seriously cute.
If you know me in real life, you'll know that I am probably the most unlikely father ever, but I reccomend it to anyone.
I am just so proud of Mel and my son and I am looking forward to them coming home tomorrow, I know that Mel will enjoy reading these messages, she will definately be logging on to make sure nobody has taken her trophy at Chain Reaction in the Arcade!
Tonight I have a few things to put right to just make sure everything is ready for little Jacob and Mel when they get home but seriously, it's a mind blowing experience and I haven't stopped smiling since I saw his little face for the first time and I think it will take a lot of sleepless nights to change that!
I've even changed his nappy a couple of times, and this is the guy who always used to make excuses not to hold a new baby, and I even used to leave the room when a baby was being changed.
My whole perspective has been changed and it only took 9 months!
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Oh man I missed this >:( CONGRATULATIONS MATE! You will make a great Dad. The best to you Jacob and Mel. :cheers:
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Nick, you are experiencing what I did when my two were born. Makes you feel like a different person. So much more to worry about, but so much more to enjoy!!
Make the most of it son. Every second is like gold dust!!
Even learn to enjoy the marmite nappies!! ;D
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How'd I miss this? Congrats shockie and Mel!
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Thanks fellas!
They are still at the hospital though :( Hopefully they will let them come home tomorrow! Fingers crossed.
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Thats the worst of it isnt it waiting for the child to come home where he belongs.
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Well, it's the second worst bit indeed, especially when the hospital is so far away.. The worst part (and the best) was the day Mel had him, I think I experienced more emotions in one day than I ever have before.
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@Shocky:
Wow...thats really interesting to read. Very cool to share your feelings here.
I am very happy for you and hope that Mel and your son will come back home
tomorrow. Take your time and enjoy your time with them !!!
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Any betting on Jacob's first word being 'Gosub' :)
We should have sweepstake on it ;)
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Any betting on Jacob's first word being 'Gosub' :)
We should have sweepstake on it ;)
It's probably a safe bet!
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Lol....but aren't there easier words? Like...
main
winmain
winproc (ok that one's harder ;) )
OH OH OH I KNOW! LET'S GET 'IM TO SAY OPENGL!!
Buahahaha.
And also good luck getting him & Mel home tomorrow dude, I'm so happy for you about all of this!
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Well we finally made it home :) and I'd like to thank everyone for their kind messages.
Its been quite a week and it goes without saying that I'm proud of Nick too.....when they told me I was going to be cut open I nearly had a heart attack :o
I've only ever been in hospital twice in my life and Nick was such a calming influence on me as I have to admit I felt very afraid about what was going to happen. But in the end it was quick and worth every single minute ;D Though I do draw the line at hearing how my guts were hanging out on the operating table :o :o :o :o
Little Jacob has already been in front of the computer screen viewing some demos so I'm sure he'll be joining the forum in the near future :)
Thanks again everyone.
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great to hear you guys are doing well!
hope baby jacob is giving you guys plenty of rest - i know with me at first i was to nervious to sleep and was going around like a zombie lol
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Its been quite a week and it goes without saying that I'm proud of Nick too.....when they told me I was going to be cut open I nearly had a heart attack :o
Mel,
I remember this with my wife. I was horrified, shes was calmer than a ... well than a very calm thing studying calm at calm university on a sunny day. It was that moment I really realised that she in many ways is stronger than I'll ever be. Ah, don't worry in the weeks that followed (Zosia in incubator, on edge of death) I gave my strength too, but I have to say my admiration for women in general and for my wife in particular that day was altered forever.
It probably says more about what a mysoginistic fool I was before to be honest but sharing the birth experience with my wife changed me forever. To be honest I didnt share it, I was a passenger in something painful and dangerous which she faced alone but with immense inner strength. I could only wait.
LOve to you all. I'm amazed shockies still around and I hope all three of you will be posting here in a few years! Nick, way to go dude! Guys rule ;-).
Chris
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Congrats mel hope jacob isnt keeping you two up all night
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Great news indeed!
Gratz to you both, may you have many happy years ahead :)