I thought in keeping with the happiness of todays events (FuManBlue's resurgence), I would announce to complete strangers that my wife and I are expecting our first child in July. Any advice out there for a first time dad?
so much for that
OT: Cali4uofm is going to be a Dad!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:17 PM
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OT: Cali4uofm is going to be a Dad!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:18 PM | 
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
January 14th, 2011 at 6:23 PM |
Congrats to u as well man.
Congrats to u as well man.
Congrats to u as well man.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:36 PM |
It really is. There is no
It really is. There is no
It really is. There is no feeling like finding out you are going to be a parent. It is wonderful. And also congrats to you! Lots of happiness today!
Those who stay will be champions!
January 14th, 2011 at 10:10 PM |
I'm in too, 1st timer. One
I'm in too, 1st timer. One
I'm in too, 1st timer. One of our baby's first possessions is a white Michigan beanie.
"I don't see how having someone piss on my face is going to help me sell Lou Ferrigno's house."
January 14th, 2011 at 10:29 PM |
Congrats!
Congrats!
Such great news all around!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:19 PM |
Congrats to you. Start
Congrats to you. Start
Congrats to you. Start looking for M baby gear. Raise them up right.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:24 PM |
Luckily my wife, who is from
Luckily my wife, who is from
Luckily my wife, who is from LA and raised a USC fan, has been successfully converted to a U of M fan. She wears the shirts and watches the games and cheers them on by my side. She has already agreed that we will raise our children to be fans of the correct team. We have already bought our first baby Michigan shirt.
Those who stay will be champions!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:35 PM |
It sounds like you just won
It sounds like you just won
It sounds like you just won twice, congrats sir.
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
January 14th, 2011 at 7:30 PM |
Great. Winning all around.
Great. Winning all around.
Great. Winning all around.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:26 PM |
Josh
Josh
Josh groban style?
Congrats!
You sound like you're from London
January 14th, 2011 at 7:33 PM |
To both of you
To both of you
Congrats.
As for baby gear, my avatar was my gift to the first baby born in the family in a long time (right before I became a blog baby). The mother loved it. Babe hasn't yet commented.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:19 PM |
CONGRATS!!!!!
CONGRATS!!!!!
Now you will discover that there actually is a 4 in the morning
If someone ever invented a low fat vitamin - filled vegetable that tasted like fudge covered Rice Krispies treats - I'd probably eat better
January 14th, 2011 at 6:19 PM |
And Happy Birthday to me!
And Happy Birthday to me!
Congrats, Cali!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:20 PM |
Congrats!!
Congrats!!
Boy or girl? Advice: Get a sh-tload of sleep while you can.
(Yes, I changed my avatar after today's events. Maybe I actually like being a lawyer . . .)
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:27 PM |
We do not know yet. My wife,
We do not know yet. My wife,
We do not know yet. My wife, and every woman around her, is convinced its a girl. Which is awesome. As long as our baby is healthy thats all that matters.
Those who stay will be champions!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:29 PM |
More advice . . .
More advice . . .
Bring a VHS tape with you to the ultrasounds. We were able to actually record them and caught little profitgoblue yawning on tape. Priceless!
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:20 PM |
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
give him a football as his first toy and sing The Victors as he's being born!
January 14th, 2011 at 7:42 PM |
Even better, every night
Even better, every night
Even better, every night before your wife goes to bed take some head phones and hold them up to your wife's stomach and play the victors. Hopefully the baby will come out humming it, preferably singing it, you never know.
How 'bout I punchisize your face, for free.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:20 PM |
grats
grats
Hope it all goes well.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:20 PM |
Patience and appreciate your
Patience and appreciate your
Patience and appreciate your sleep while you still can
January 14th, 2011 at 6:21 PM |
Congrats to you
Congrats to you
fellow MGoBlogger!
"One man. Goodbye! Hello Heisman!"
January 14th, 2011 at 6:22 PM |
Congrats my man. This site
Congrats my man. This site
Congrats my man. This site is turning into a hug fest today.
NTTAWWT
Both well deserved
January 14th, 2011 at 6:22 PM |
congrats
congrats
fatherhood is a complete and total gas. Let's hope for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery!
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
January 14th, 2011 at 6:26 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
Good for you. Can he kick field goals?
Charles Woodson, down the sideline, he's gonna go all the way, TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN!!!!!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:26 PM |
Take her to nice dinners, movies, you know, couples stuff...
Take her to nice dinners, movies, you know, couples stuff...
because for the rest of your lives you'll never again have a moment's peace. Oh, and it will be beautiful.
Some other free advice: Around December time frame be sure to place every single thing you own 1 meter higher than it's current location. Visitors will think Big Foot moved in, but you'll know better.
Congratulations to you both! :)
January 14th, 2011 at 6:30 PM |
That is sound advice and
That is sound advice and
That is sound advice and advice that we are practicing already. Its crazy to know we will be parents in 6 months.
Those who stay will be champions!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:31 PM |
Lock it up!
Lock it up!
Kitchen cabinet, drawer, and oven locks! Get them soon.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:26 PM |
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"I cannot think of a better person to guide our university's athletic strategy than the inventor of The Noid."
January 14th, 2011 at 6:27 PM |
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
Suggestions? Get your sleep while you can!
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:29 PM |
What better way?
What better way?
What better way to celebrate the birth of a child and the hiring of a coach than this?:
maize & blue, right down to my shoes.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:34 PM |
Congrats, that's great news
Congrats, that's great news
Best advice can't really be taken unfortunately: if you end up with more than 1 kid, you may well realize while raising your second that you were way too concerned about way too many things with your first. We sweated everything with our first, and realize later what a waste of time it was to worry about every last detail. We see young parents now out and about doing the same thing, and we just smile knowingly. But its all good in the end. Congrats, bro.
January 14th, 2011 at 7:40 PM |
you need to start acting like
you need to start acting like
you need to start acting like you sleep like a rock. honestly, sleep thru a fire alarm or something. that way your wife will get the kid at night and at least one of you can sleep thru.
also, get used to announcing when you're about to take a shower.
don't buy your kids lots of presents. srsly, everyone you know will get them 4 things and you won't have room for it all.
cloth diapers are much easier to deal with than they used to be. big cost up front, but savings in the long run. day cares won't use them tho.
breastfeeding is the way to go.
Harvard: The MICHIGAN of the East
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
January 14th, 2011 at 8:23 PM |
This seriously...
This seriously...
Even though it was serious advice (I think?), this made me really crack up. I feel like this should be a scene in a movie....
And congrats, Cali!
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
January 14th, 2011 at 9:18 PM |
Totally agree on the cloth diapers.
Totally agree on the cloth diapers.
Not really that big a deal to clean and you never run out.
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard
January 14th, 2011 at 6:36 PM |
Teach good pad
Teach good pad
Teach good pad level!
Congratulations! I'm a brand new dad, so I don't have much advice beyond reminding you to be as supportive as you can to your wife. She'll need it. Also, buy a mechanical swing-- great investment.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:36 PM |
congrats!!!
congrats!!!
Advice - Buy a box of Diapers and wipes everytime you go grocery shopping. Trust me you will be so glad you did!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:42 PM |
Congrats!
Congrats!
So much advice, so little space. I have a 21 year old and a 17 year old, so I can say for certain that you should enjoy the early years because it gets really hard when they are teenagers. Oh, and before you know it, they're all grown up and you wonder where the time went. Again, congrats and have fun!
January 14th, 2011 at 6:48 PM |
Do not set expectations
Do not set expectations
On how life will be after baby comes along. Start college account soon Play The Victors a lot while baby is in the womb. Congrats!!
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:45 PM |
Congratulations.
1. Convince
Congratulations.
1. Convince
Congratulations.
1. Convince your wife to breastfeed (Good for the baby and for your sleep schedule during the late night feedings)
2. Get ready to have feelings never before realized.
3. Like sdentuco said - ask for dipaers and wipes for everything.
Proud To Be An American But Even Prouder To Be A Wolverine!
January 14th, 2011 at 9:14 PM |
+1 on that
+1 on that
Breast milk is best milk for health and definitely late nights.
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard
January 14th, 2011 at 6:46 PM |
Congrats!
Congrats!
Make sure he or she drinks his or her Ovaltine.
What the Hell. -Jack Burton
January 14th, 2011 at 6:47 PM |
Congrats!
Congrats!
Congrats to the new parents to be. Nothing compares to having children, except maybe grandchildren.
We live in A2 but our grandson and granddaughter live in Ohio. They look awesome in all the Michigan garb we buy for them (there daddy is a M Grad).
Value every day with your kids - even the crappy ones. It goes by so quickly.
Enjoy!!
MGoBlog....kinda like crack, but more addicting...
Wolverine Convert
January 14th, 2011 at 6:48 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
Always an exciting moment, I wish you and your family the best. Go Blue
My Cane Corso is cooler than you.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:59 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
Being a Dad is absolutely amazing and having a healthy child is an absolute miracle, enjoy it all!
Go LIttle Blue!
Can't see the line, can you Russ?
-Clark W. Griswold
January 14th, 2011 at 7:04 PM |
Congrats. BabyinLA was born
Congrats. BabyinLA was born
Congrats. BabyinLA was born this past June - it will change your life, no doubt about it. Where in Cali do you live? WifeinLA and I are always looking for nice parent friends.
January 14th, 2011 at 7:13 PM |
New arrival
New arrival
CONGRATS!
Take control in that delivery room--help your wife breathe during labor, and make sure you breathe as well..if you think you are going to pass out, you wont...trust me (a random internet dude)
Time will fly, as they told me, and now that our daughter is 2.5 and our boy is almost 8 months, TIME DOES FLY--appreciate every dirty diaper, every bit of lost sleep, and you dont know what a zombie looks like at work until you turn into one
AGAIN CONGRATS!!
" Fly. Just fly. We got... something. I ain't saying what it is. Just... trust me."
January 14th, 2011 at 8:45 PM |
We no longer reside in
We no longer reside in
We no longer reside in California. We now live in South Dakota. We can be virtual nice parent friends though haha.
Those who stay will be champions!
January 14th, 2011 at 11:41 PM |
wow
wow
that's a big and improbable move. Sunglasses to pheasants. Coppertone to corn.
Might wanna buy overalls and a DeKalb hat.
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
January 14th, 2011 at 7:06 PM |
Is he/she committed to
Is he/she committed to
Is he/she committed to Michigan for 2029?!
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
January 14th, 2011 at 7:39 PM |
well done sir.
well done sir.
..
Congrats! I too just found out a few weeks ago that I'm going to be a Dad for the first time. It's an amazing feeling, isn't it?
Every time an MGoBoard poster complains about a thread topic, God kills a baby panda.