Congratulations to Sockmonkey!

[spatman]

It is my pleasure to let you all know that our Hawaii-residing Sockmonkey and his lovely wife, Sockmonkette, are now the proud parents of their son, Sockmonkling, born last night, 12/8/2010 at 22:59 HST!

Max is a healthy 8lb, 22in long, soon to be scuba diving Star Wars fan in-training.

Congratulations, Eric!

[John Rawlings]

Congratulations, Eric!!!!!

[Penopolypants]

Congratulations to all! :occasion5:

Pics or it didn't happen!

[LCF]

Congratulations, Eric! Glad mother and child are well.

[citycatred]

Congrats Eric :D:D

I agree with Ppants, where are the pics?

[mz53480]

Congrats !
You now have a dive buddy for life!

[sheahanmcculla]

Congrats Eric! I like his name. Hope everything goes well at home.

[Norris]

W00T!!!!

[Sounder]

So far this morning I've been peed on, been hit by an explosive poo DURING a diaper change, and been spit-up on twice... and it's not yet 10:30am.

Welcome to my world buddy!! It's a wild ride, but lots of fun. Congrats!

[Tom Nic]

Congrats to Sock & Sockette!

[Kalatin]

Congrats Eric! What a lucky baby Max is! Don't let Doug scare you. Mornings aren't that bad. I got a big kiss from a little person that smells like pancakes, I used my superhuman parent power to fix a bumped noggin, and I am the funniest person ever and receive applause whenever I enter a room. Pretty sure the diaper/vomit thing happened sometime this morning, but the pancake kisses made me forget all of it.

[airsix]

Congrats Eric! What a lucky baby Max is! Don't let Doug scare you.

Agreed. This morning my 2yr old son said "Dad. You. My. Best buddy." and gave be a spider-monkey hug. It doesn't get better than that.

Congrats, Eric. It makes me feel a bit better about the world knowing you're training one of the new recruits.

[mz53480]

.....been hit by an explosive poo DURING a diaper change....

I feel your pain.

[Sounder]

Congrats Eric! What a lucky baby Max is! Don't let Doug scare you.

Agreed. This morning my 2yr old son said "Dad. You. My. Best buddy." and gave be a spider-monkey hug. It doesn't get better than that.

Congrats, Eric. It makes me feel a bit better about the world knowing you're training one of the new recruits.

Ok fine, I GUESS they're pretty cool too... but explosive poo from a 4-week-old is notable.

[mz53480]

...explosive poo from a 4-week-old is notable.

It's disgusting! You'll find remnants for days. Check the surrounding area for collateral damage.

Note to If it happens--get the Mrs. to deal with it.

[Nwbrewer]

...explosive poo from a 4-week-old is notable.

It's disgusting! You'll find remnants for days. Check the surrounding area for collateral damage.

Note to If it happens--get the Mrs. to deal with it.

What's with all the exploding Poo?

You guys need to work on your pre-diaper change planning. Stage the primary replacement diaper near the area of concern before entering the contamination zone. Always place the primary diaper in the same location, this builds muscle memory, so you can find it quickly in any emergency. Of course, always be sure to keep a backup diaper on a bungee ready to go. All this limits the amount of time that you are OOD (Out of Diaper) and exposed to the potential for explosion.

Congrats Eric! Have fun with him!

[Sounder]

...explosive poo from a 4-week-old is notable.

It's disgusting! You'll find remnants for days. Check the surrounding area for collateral damage.

Note to If it happens--get the Mrs. to deal with it.

What's with all the exploding Poo?

You guys need to work on your pre-diaper change planning. Stage the primary replacement diaper near the area of concern before entering the contamination zone. Always place the primary diaper in the same location, this builds muscle memory, so you can find it quickly in any emergency. Of course, always be sure to keep a backup diaper on a bungee ready to go. All this limits the amount of time that you are OOD (Out of Diaper) and exposed to the potential for explosion.

Congrats Eric! Have fun with him!

...and despite all planning, training, muscle memory, and "thinking daddy" team-management of problems... sometimes the poo just flys.

[spatman]

dudes, stop with the new daddy pity party and just congratulate the guy!

[Sounder]

dudes, stop with the new daddy pity party and just congratulate the guy!

Naah, this is the fun part!! It's all about the poo - right now Eric is learning the wonders of "the poos of a thousand wipes!" I can't wait to hear the stories!!

Kids rule, and I know Eric will be a great dad.

[Joshua Smith]

Congratulations, Eric!

[mattwave]

Rock on Dude!!

[scottsax]

Congratulations Eric!

[H20doctor]

Congrats Eric! I like his name. Hope everything goes well at home.

she han who ? congrats

[BASSMAN]

Congratulations Eric!

[airsix]

Ok fine, I GUESS they're pretty cool too... but explosive poo from a 4-week-old is notable.

Oh, don't get me wrong. There are definitely dark moments. For example, I now own a commercial grade closet auger and it gets used more often that I care to mention. I'm sure my septic tank is quite full of toys, flashlights, socks, marbles, board-game pieces, Christmas tree ornaments... <sigh>


PS - I wrote my super awesome congratulations message in a private email. I'm not 100% hijack 100% of the time. Just for the record.