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.
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
Cynthia Heimel
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT "Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix "Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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.
"Another marathon, rush hour trek to foolishly compress myself and risk bodily harm and/or death to look at fishies!!! I love it!" - Casey B.
"The circle of life is a bitch when you're hungry." - Sockmonkey
Sounder wrote:...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!
"Screw "annual" service,... I get them serviced when they break." - CaptnJack (paraphrased)
"you do realize you're supposed to mix the with water and drink it, not snort the powder directly from the packet, right? " - Spatman
Sounder wrote:...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.
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spatman wrote: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.
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I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Sounder wrote: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.
"The place looked like a washing machine full of Josh's carharts. I was not into it." --Sockmonkey