New Co-pilot Reaction

JB1842 said:
I think after the first time I use the garden hose to clean it, maybe I will get a diaper pass.
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You'd think... The first time the baby explosively pooped on me, my wife laughed hysterically and took pics.
 
We had to set an alarm clock and wake our daughter to feed her, otherwise she'd have slept through the night.:yes:
 
N747JB said:
Congrats on the new addition, kids are great............most of the time! :yes:
I wouldn't be too concerned about the birth occurring during Oshkosh, you aren't a doctor are you? I mean you've already contributed all you're going to contribute to the big event until it's time to change a diaper. So, go to OSH, relax and let the professionals handle it!! :D

If you choose to take this advice, please make sure that you also look for alternative living quarters before you leave for OSH! :D
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For a second there I thought you were serious. ;)

Everyone's got a different opinion on what they want to do. I was very involved, caught the baby, etc. Doctor pretty much just watched and said "Yep, looking good." I wouldn't trade it for anything, but it's not for everyone. I wasn't convinced that's what I'd want to do, but when the time came, I'm glad I did.

JB1842 said:
If it comes early, I will at least try to make it for a day. Between her mother and my mother, I'm sure I won't be needed too much the first few weeks. And what is this diaper changing that you speak of? I have cat litter duty for 9 months, so I'm going to lean on that to get out of diaper changing for as long as I can.
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Actually, changing diapers is one of those things that I found to be extremely enjoyable, even though I didn't expect it to be. Dirty diapers mean that your kid's body is functioning as it's supposed to, which is a wonderful blessing. Besides, you end up wondering "How the **** did you get poo up your neck?!", a scientific question that still boggles my mind.

As to your question of the reaction: With the first kid, it was a bit of shock before the excitement kicked in since we were just going about things the old fashioned way and didn't expect a pregnancy so quickly. The second part after the shock/excitement was calling my boss: "What do we have with turbines? We're going to Newfoundland tomorrow." :D

Interestingly, when my wife called to tell me she was pregnant, I was on the phone with another friend who was announcing that his wife was pregnant. My wife called and I thought "I can call her back, this is important!" When she called again I figured what she had to say was important, too. Oops. :redface:

This time, the shock was muffled simply because we've been through the rodeo before. But then when we went to the doctor for the first ultrasound, and the tech said she thought she saw triplets (about 1:1800 chance since we were using no fertility treatments), we were both quite shocked. I thought "Time for a 421." I also thought "She's probably wrong." Sure enough, she was wrong, but still there were twins in there! Still are twins in there, technically. That was major shock and excitement.

But we should be able to get by without upgrading to a 421. Darn. :( :goofy:
 
JB1842 said:
Wife told me yesterday I'm going to have a little co-pilot in 8 months:D. But she decided to get pregnant so she is due mid-week of Airventure next year:mad2:. I'll hold off with the aircraft upgrade thread for now (I'm thinking of selling off the naming rights to my child to offset the cost), but I'm wondering what other peoples reaction were when they found out. Mine was, "Oh, f-ck no!", followed shortly after by "Holy sh-t." Good thing my wife thought it was funny. She slyly set it up with a couple of my co-workers to have it recorded.
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Congrats, Josh! That means you can go Sunday through Tuesday, and the Thursday through Sunday. Winning!!

Don't worry, I can drive you back and forth. :thumbsup:
 
Jeff Oslick said:
We eventually worked out a routine so that my wife and I took alternating 2-hr feedings with both of our boys, that got each of us about 3-1/2 hrs sleep between shifts. They're almost 6 and 8 now, that time is all a blur now. Live for the moment with the kids, it's a fast ride.
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No kidding. It feels like she was born a couple of years ago. She just turned 27 in October.
 
nddons said:
No kidding. It feels like she was born a couple of years ago. She just turned 27 in October.
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That is the biggest thing. I'm convinced having a kid throws a switch in your brain speeding up your perception of time. Granted age does the same thing but kids turbo charge it. Makes the PIA stuff go by faster I guess...
 
Congrats!!!
Wife called me from work to tell me were expecting. We had tried for a while and had some issues before. When we made it to the first dr appointment we found out we were having twins. Talk about a punch to the gut!

My twins were born one year to the day of me passing my ppl checkride. Nothing like it. Sleep as much as you want now, and when someone offers to help, TAKE IT!!
 
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ClimbnSink said:
That is the biggest thing. I'm convinced having a kid throws a switch in your brain speeding up your perception of time. Granted age does the same thing but kids turbo charge it. Makes the PIA stuff go by faster I guess...
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I agree with this and I think it boils down to simply not getting bored.
Before kids, you have down time. times when you actually have nothing to do or times when you are waiting. Those things cause time to drag.

When you have kids, there is no downtime at all. There is always something to be done and when you would normally have down time (At night when they go to sleep) that becomes your catch up on personal crap time.

I read an interesting article on time perception speeding up as you age and simply put, the older you are, the smaller a fraction of time a year is to your existence.

When you are 5, a year is a 5th of your total lifespan. That is HUGE
When you are 30 a year is 1/30th of your total lifespan, barely noticeable.
 
tree96 said:
Congrats!!!
Wife called me from work to tell me were expecting. We had tried for a while and had some issues before. When we made it to the first dr appointment we found out we were having twins. Talk about a punch to the gut!

My twins were born one year to the day of me passing my ppl checkride. Nothing like it. Sleep as much as you want now, and when someone offers to help, TAKE IT!!
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Everybody says we are having twins. They think that because her hormones were so elevated (the second line appeared on the test before she even finished) and it showed positive before her next period was even due, that that is signs of twins. Yeah.......
 
Congratulations! Kids are awesome. They're a lot of work, but there is absolutely nothing like it. Though maybe that's just ours; they're really great. ;)

Bryan found out at DFW. I found out I was pregnant when I was visiting my best friend in Arizona. I waited 2 days till I flew home to tell B. I couldn't make it out of baggage claim before I had to give him the "souvenir" I got him -a Metallica baby onesie (his longtime fav band) and the pregnancy test. Still a fun memory. :D
 
JB1842 said:
Everybody says we are having twins. They think that because her hormones were so elevated (the second line appeared on the test before she even finished) and it showed positive before her next period was even due, that that is signs of twins. Yeah.......
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I won't tell you that that is almost exactly what happened with us :D

Luckily we had a boy and a girl so I only have to live through my wife being pregnant once.
 
First, congrats! I'm going to be early to the POA March party as mine is due in February. I can't complain as its a mini me and she said "We need a plane so we can see both families equally." Currently buying an Arrow.
 
Soldier64 said:
First, congrats! I'm going to be early to the POA March party as mine is due in February. I can't complain as its a mini me and she said "We need a plane so we can see both families equally." Currently buying an Arrow.
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Congrats.. I'm trying to talk my better half into a plane.. however, the one that fits our mission is a cherokee 6, saratoga, or a36 LOL
 
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