Popular Post RowdyRebel Posted August 30, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2017 Was sitting in my pickup the other day when a train went by. In the mirrors, it looks like two completely different trains, with one flying by and the other just crawling...but it's just a matter of perspective. Guess life is the same way...tend to get narrowly focused on things (like the flat glass mirror) and it flies by quicker than we realize. Sometimes we need to just step back and get a wider view of the situation...slow down once in a while and figure out what really matters and enjoy the here & now. Anyway, having fun today explaining to dispatch and brokers why their freight won't be delivered today. Expecting a much more important delivery that wasn't due for 3 more weeks. I was battling the snooze button this morning when the wife told me her water broke. Better that it happened at 6:00 am when I was still home to drive her into town than a few hours later when I was already on the road. We still don't have a name picked out if it's a girl...if it's a boy we got it covered. I'm hoping for a boy, but as long as it's healthy I'll be happy. I was really counting on the 3-day weekend to finish refinishing the changing table, and I still have a crib to refinish and assemble...I was SUPPOSED to have 3 more weeks. Guess the little one just couldn't wait to get here. And now all that's left to do is sit here & wait... 7 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Congrats and good luck Rowdy. Hope everything goes smoothly for awhile. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Congrats! Hope all goes well. Time to get a sidecar for the bike. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 god love ya,,,,,have a ball......with the infant and congraduations.....every guy wants boys.....but girls are more fun/////// bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RowdyRebel Posted August 30, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2017 It's a boy! Momma done good, and I'm happy as can be. 8 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mowerman Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Excellent 👍 man have a swingin time with your new addition...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 god love ya,,,,,have a ball......with the infant and congraduations.....every guy wants boys.....but girls are more fun/////// bob Just remember with a boy you only have one pecker to worry about, with a girl you have hundreds 😁. I told that to. A close friend of mine who was making a case for girls being easier to raise. He told me he'll never get a good nights sleep again until she's married. 1 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Ya forgot to mention the teenage years..lol...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Congrats. Nothing better than a little one in the family. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Congratulations rowdy! Are you gonna name him Mack?😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 No, it's my dad's middle name and her dad's middle name. My dad was honored...9th grandbaby and the 1st one named after him. I'll try to find a Mack shirt or something for the little guy...maybe a little stuffed bulldog, too. Most of the outfits we've bought up to this point have been "gender neutral" because we didn't know what we were having (other than "a baby", which was my response whenever asked if we knew what we were having) until it popped out. Now that I know he's a he, I can find him some little guy clothes. 1 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Congrats, Rowdy!! We didn't find out the sex of all four of ours until they made their appearance. And we wouldn't have done it any other way. The wife's mom (who is a bit high maintenance.......) was FURIOUS we didn't find out the sex. She was so determined to find out that she even told my wife to call the Dr Office and tell them to tell her the sex and she "wouldn't tell." And well done with the names. Ours are named after people too. Cody Richard (after my Grandfather, Richard Yardumian.....Google that name if you are bored sitting in the hospital room....) Shane Julius (Julius after her Grandfather) Casey Joseph (Joseph after a very very close friend of mine who was a retired firefighter in Camden, NJ....he was a mentor and a rock star to me. He died from cancer but lived long enough to not only hold his namesake, but to also see him take his very first steps in his house down in the Outer Banks of NC....) And the Princess......Josephine Ruth (Josephine after the wife's grandmom and Ruth after my Grandmom....) Hope everyone is doing well. What is his name? And 1958F.W.D. is a good name, just saying.......... Edited August 31, 2017 by 1958 F.W.D. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 congrats Rowdy. soon you will have him trailing you in the shop. "Watcha doin' Dad? Why? What does this do? Why?" buy him a grease gun for his third birthday 2 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Fantastic! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well, today is the big day! Brought home the shirt the boy had on yesterday for the dogs to sniff on a bit...let 'em out last night when I got home from visiting at the hospital, fed them, and passed out on the couch. Woke up around 2 and said "Oh, $#!+" because I hadn't given Dozer his insulin shot...so I did that and then passed out again. Couple real long days...not just long hours, but highly eventful, too...just draining. Not to mention not sleeping too well with the wife & kid still held hostage at the hospital...some test she was supposed to have done at her scheduled doctors appointment on Wednesday that she never made it to because baby came instead. So, they tested baby and results take 48 hours...can't leave without those results. So I've been running back and forth taking care of things and getting as much time with them as I can...and delivered that load yesterday since they were looking for it. Got a few things left to take care of before I head back into town again, and don't plan on leaving without them again. Nurses there are all real nice, though...friendly & Update: In the middle of typing all of that my wife just called. Apparently he's a little jaundiced so while they are discharging mom, baby is going to be kept for a little while longer. Our friends had the same issue with their kid...goes under a blue light for a while that does something or other to help fix the problem. After seeing that with them a year ago and how their kid turned out, I'm not too concerned right now. I was just looking forward to getting the little guy home and now that's going to be delayed another day or two. He's also not really eating much, likely still has amneotic fluid in his stomach that doesn't really digest, but the wife says he was burping and coughed a bit up earlier and they sucked some out that he was struggling with getting up on his own. Hopefully he got rid of enough to make room in his stomach to start eating, because that'll also help with the jaundice. Anyway, got stuff to do 'round here before I head to town and that ain't gonna get done sitting here typing on my phone. REALLY not looking forward to getting this bill...but pretty sure it'll be worth it in the long run. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Apparently he's a little jaundiced so while they are discharging mom, baby is going to be kept for a little while longer. Our friends had the same issue with their kid...goes under a blue light for a while that does something or other to help fix the problem. The "Billy Reuben" lights. No big deal, I think it happened with at least 2 of 4 of the herd. Nothing to sweat about, very typical. SWMBO is a NICU Nurse and she deals with the worst of the worst....I showed her your post and she said you have nothing to worry about Dad. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 my Daughter had to stay a extra night and a full day after birth. Her bilirubin levels were also high and they put her under the light to get then down...when levels went down we went home and did 2 more check ups a few days apart. It was more stress on us than the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Just seen this post, congratulations on the little bundle of joy. Enjoy every moment, even just the little ones cause they grow up pretty fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well, another night alone at the house. The little guy was doing MUCH better by the time I got there. They are "supplementing" his diet...mom feeds him as much as he'll eat, then bottle feed a little more...and so I got to participate in a couple feedings and he's definitely got more of an appetite. Apparently, he coughed up a lot of stuff from his stomach...making room for more milk...and eating more also helps. Never needed the light, just more food intake. Already trying to roll over...got onto his side to watch momma & poppa eat THEIR cold dinner. Don't think I've had a hot meal since he was born. Always one thing or another...visitors in the room, baby's feeding time, etc...pushes our dinner off for a bit. It's all good, though. We've got the ferrier coming out to the farm at 2:30 tomorrow, and hopefully the wife and kid will be with me when I head up that way to tend to that. Of course then we'll have to make the rounds at the antique stores where we've been acquiring a lot of the furniture we've got in the house. The people that run them have all been excited for us when the pregnancy was announced and as it has progressed...only seems right to introduce the little guy around town. Of course next weekend there is a truck & tractor pull and a crash-em-up derby to attend...he'll have an exciting first couple of weeks, arriving just in time for the district fair...heck, even Charlie Daniels is going to be there Wednesday night, but whether or not we can go to that depends on how late I work and how early of a start I'll need to get in the morning. Just gotta find some ear protection so we don't overwhelm his tender little ears. Our neighbor will have a couple cars in the crash-em-up derby...not really a fan of the "county fair" style of battle, but whatever. Always more fun to cheer on a friend, though, so we'll see. It'll be nice having the wife home on the weekends when I'm home for the next few months...I can pretty much count those weekends since we've been married with fingers left over. Only redeeming factor about her work schedule is that when she does eventually return to work, there are only 2 days one of us isn't going to hav the day off. Just got to find a babysitter for those 2 days by mid-December. Fun. 1 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Congrats! God bless the boy. Jaundice....umph...Remember rolling my boy in the sunlight like a gas station hot dog 🌭 ( new parent years). # 5 coming in October for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Well, REALLY not looking forward to getting this bill. Still don't have him home. They decided to go ahead & put him under the smurf lights today. Didn't get much time with them because I had to step out to handle business with the ferrier and run a couple more errands, and the time I WAS there, he was under the light. Good news is the cradle is ready for the kid. Bad news is he's still not here to sleep in it. Maybe tomorrow. On a positive note, we DID find some ear muff style hearing protectors for him to wear the next couple weekends at the fair. Will feel better about taking him to the grandstand events if I'm not worried about the noise and his tiny little ears. Edited September 3, 2017 by RowdyRebel Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 hang tough POP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Congrats, Rowdy!! We didn't find out the sex of all four of ours until they made their appearance. And we wouldn't have done it any other way. The wife's mom (who is a bit high maintenance.......) was FURIOUS we didn't find out the sex. She was so determined to find out that she even told my wife to call the Dr Office and tell them to tell her the sex and she "wouldn't tell." And well done with the names. Ours are named after people too. Cody Richard (after my Grandfather, Richard Yardumian.....Google that name if you are bored sitting in the hospital room....) Shane Julius (Julius after her Grandfather) Casey Joseph (Joseph after a very very close friend of mine who was a retired firefighter in Camden, NJ....he was a mentor and a rock star to me. He died from cancer but lived long enough to not only hold his namesake, but to also see him take his very first steps in his house down in the Outer Banks of NC....) And the Princess......Josephine Ruth (Josephine after the wife's grandmom and Ruth after my Grandmom....) Hope everyone is doing well. What is his name? And 1958F.W.D. is a good name, just saying.......... What?!! you mean their names aren't really Large, Medium, Small, and Extra Small? I never knew. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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