Sappy ass post

[Pipe Line]

My baby girl just turned 7 weeks old on Monday. She's figuring new things out every single day. She's at the point where she knows who me and mom are and smiles when she sees us. I do want a boy at some point but man it's pretty damn cool and fulfilling seeing your baby smile at you like that every day.


I don't like to get sappy on here or in life very often at all but I know I've talked about parenting on here before and just feeling real good about things right now.


Carry on boys and girls!

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

Everyone says boys are easier, I wish I knew wtf they are talking about. Girls my sons age always seem thoughtful, more emotionally aware, organized and to give a shit about their things. My boy on the other hand is a walking tornado that destroys everything he touches.

Congrats! Enjoy!

 

[Goskers07]

Man there's nothing more amazing than watching your kids learn and grow. Don't ever be ashamed of being proud of that.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I have a 12, 14 and 16 yr old. Oldest 2 are boys. I miss them being little. Now they just have their faces shoved into their phone screens

 

[Pipe Line]

The mother daughter bond thing is certainly strong, no doubt about that. And I'm perfectly cool playing my role in these beginning stages of just bonding with my daughter but also letting mom do her thing. My wife has an insanely strong bond with her mom and I know she wants the same with our daughter. So for now I'm following instructions and helping with whatever I'm needed. There are certainly some hectic times when she's fussy or has blowouts or doesn't know if she wants to lay down or be in a position where she can see her surroundings, but damn when she just sits there still and stares at me and is just amazed by my mere presence or smiles or just uses her facial expressions that she's learning, it's just amazing.


Those first 2 nights in the hospital felt like forever and a day but these last 7 weeks have absolutely flown by and it's been super cool to watch her and grow and develop along the way.

 

[Toe]

Everyone says boys are easier, I wish I knew wtf they are talking about. Girls my sons age always seem thoughtful, more emotionally aware, organized and to give a shit about their things.

The thing you gotta understand is that that often ends up being a MASSIVE problem for girls (and women) as they get older. They're natural achievers and people pleasers when they're young, and on the outside they seem perfect!

But the problem is that that becomes the baseline expectation of them, and that sort of perfection becomes their mental standard. They never learn how to say 'no' to people, including themselves. They end up taking on way more than they can handle - in all aspects of their lives - because they're so worried about disappointing others and that they're not living up to what they expect of themselves. The result is that they're chronically stressed and often depressed.

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

The thing you gotta understand is that that often ends up being a MASSIVE problem for girls (and women) as they get older. They're natural achievers and people pleasers when they're young, and on the outside they seem perfect!

But the problem is that that becomes the baseline expectation of them, and that sort of perfection becomes their mental standard. They never learn how to say 'no' to people, including themselves. They end up taking on way more than they can handle - in all aspects of their lives - because they're so worried about disappointing others and that they're not living up to what they expect of themselves. The result is that they're chronically stressed and often depressed.

That makes sense, I guess one thing I got going for my is my precious little 7 year old asshole sure isn’t afraid to tell anyone no.

lol it’s fun though

 

[Pipe Line]

The thing you gotta understand is that that often ends up being a MASSIVE problem for girls (and women) as they get older. They're natural achievers and people pleasers when they're young, and on the outside they seem perfect!

But the problem is that that becomes the baseline expectation of them, and that sort of perfection becomes their mental standard. They never learn how to say 'no' to people, including themselves. They end up taking on way more than they can handle - in all aspects of their lives - because they're so worried about disappointing others and that they're not living up to what they expect of themselves. The result is that they're chronically stressed and often depressed.

My wife to a T. Except she'll gladly say no to anything she doesn't wanna do lol

 

[alt f4]

The mother daughter bond thing is certainly strong, no doubt about that. And I'm perfectly cool playing my role in these beginning stages of just bonding with my daughter but also letting mom do her thing. My wife has an insanely strong bond with her mom and I know she wants the same with our daughter. So for now I'm following instructions and helping with whatever I'm needed. There are certainly some hectic times when she's fussy or has blowouts or doesn't know if she wants to lay down or be in a position where she can see her surroundings, but damn when she just sits there still and stares at me and is just amazed by my mere presence or smiles or just uses her facial expressions that she's learning, it's just amazing.


Those first 2 nights in the hospital felt like forever and a day but these last 7 weeks have absolutely flown by and it's been super cool to watch her and grow and develop along the way.

Nothing sappy about it.

No matter how shitty of a day I'm having, our 15-month old can turn it in a heartbeat. Nothing beats the crawling mark to around 2 years old. We've been lucky with our 2 youngest boys, they're happy and hardly ever a-holes. I'd say the biggest part to this is my wife is pretty strict about afternoon naps.

Also, try and enjoy it as much as possible, it flies even faster as they get older. Our pre-schooler feels like last week he was born, our middle schooler feels just like yesterday we were starting tee-ball.

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

My baby girl just turned 7 weeks old on Monday. She's figuring new things out every single day. She's at the point where she knows who me and mom are and smiles when she sees us. I do want a boy at some point but man it's pretty damn cool and fulfilling seeing your baby smile at you like that every day.


I don't like to get sappy on here or in life very often at all but I know I've talked about parenting on here before and just feeling real good about things right now.


Carry on boys and girls!

my sappiness level went from close to 0 out of 10 to about an 8 out of 10 since i've had kids, so no need to apologize or rationalize it to us tPB'ers.

 

[Pipe Line]

Nothing sappy about it.

No matter how shitty of a day I'm having, our 15-month old can turn it in a heartbeat. Nothing beats the crawling mark to around 2 years old. We've been lucky with our 2 youngest boys, they're happy and hardly ever a-holes. I'd say the biggest part to this is my wife is pretty strict about afternoon naps.

Also, try and enjoy it as much as possible, it flies even faster as they get older. Our pre-schooler feels like last week he was born, our middle schooler feels just like yesterday we were starting tee-ball.

One of my best friends has a 3 and half year old and we have a pretty tight knit circle with about 4 of us friends so we've all held her as a baby and seen her grow along the way. Pretty miraculous to be honest.


I know I shouldn't wish for time to go by but I am excited to see her crawl and walk and just figure herself out as time goes by. I think I'm a little early in the timeline but whenever I'm holding her watching tv or something and her facing towards, I always feel like she's trying to figure out how to crawl or something because she'll push down on my thighs and use me almost like a wall she's trying to climb. It makes me laugh cause it seems like she's giving so much effort lol

 

[Pipe Line]

my sappiness level went from close to 0 out of 10 to about an 8 out of 10 since i've had kids, so no need to apologize or rationalize it to us tPB'ers.

Yeah. Just certainly new emotions and thoughts everyday since she came into the world. I like new challenges and this has definitely lived up to that.

 

[God is a Husker]

Yesterday my 18 month old son emptied his toy tote, carried it over to the metal swing gate that I secured to the wall, stood on top of it so he could reach the latch, opened the gate and he and our 3 year old Black Lab proceeded to get into all of the lower kitchen cabinets and got shit everywhere. Total mess. (thankfully under the sink stuff had a baby lock on it so nothing serious happened)



Raising kids reminds me of Jurassic Park... everyday you watch them grow smarter and grow bigger, faster, stronger.... staying ahead of them is a 24/7 job.

 

[Goskers07]

Yesterday my 18 month old son emptied his toy tote, carried it over to the metal swing gate that I secured to the wall, stood on top of it so he could reach the latch, opened the gate and he and our 3 year old Black Lab proceeded to get into all of the lower kitchen cabinets and got shit everywhere. Total mess. (thankfully under the sink stuff had a baby lock on it so nothing serious happened)



Raising kids reminds me of Jurassic Park... everyday you watch them grow smarter and grow bigger, faster, stronger.... staying ahead of them is a 24/7 job.

My little man is gonna be 2 this weekend. Lately, when he's not sneaking up on me to wrestle, his thing has been to turn my dresser drawers into a staircase when I'm not looking so he can climb up, get the remote and turn on Barney on Netflix.

They get two smart too fast and it's really a bit unfair at 8 a.m.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

My baby girl just turned 7 weeks old on Monday. She's figuring new things out every single day. She's at the point where she knows who me and mom are and smiles when she sees us. I do want a boy at some point but man it's pretty damn cool and fulfilling seeing your baby smile at you like that every day.


I don't like to get sappy on here or in life very often at all but I know I've talked about parenting on here before and just feeling real good about things right now.


Carry on boys and girls!

Grats on the sex....

I have 2 girls who are daddy's girls. It is awesome. Love my son, but my daughters are different. It is hard to explain.

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

My little man is gonna be 2 this weekend. Lately, when he's not sneaking up on me to wrestle, his thing has been to turn my dresser drawers into a staircase when I'm not looking so he can climb up, get the remote and turn on Barney on Netflix.

They get two smart too fast and it's really a bit unfair at 8 a.m.

the older of my 2 boys turns 3 on sunday. his new deal is to do exactly the opposite of what you tell him. if you tell him his name is John (which it is), he'll tell you his name is Ollie (which is the dog) and be defiant about it. this morning he was telling me his name is 2-Pac now.

 

[Jim14510]

Everyone says boys are easier, I wish I knew wtf they are talking about. Girls my sons age always seem thoughtful, more emotionally aware, organized and to give a shit about their things. My boy on the other hand is a walking tornado that destroys everything he touches.

Congrats! Enjoy!

In my experience girls are easier until the teenage years hit. My oldest daughter is almost 17 now. Far and away my most difficult child now. She was super easy as a baby.

My 15 year old son was more difficult as a baby up until they got to about 14 and 12. Then it was a hard reversal.

 

[Jim14510]

but these last 7 weeks have absolutely flown by

It doesn't slow down.

 

[alt f4]

My little man is gonna be 2 this weekend. Lately, when he's not sneaking up on me to wrestle, his thing has been to turn my dresser drawers into a staircase when I'm not looking so he can climb up, get the remote and turn on Barney on Netflix.

They get two smart too fast and it's really a bit unfair at 8 a.m.

That too smart is no joke. If they want it they'll figure it out.

I couldn't figure out why I was constantly running out of Reese, donuts, Oreos, and cookies and why our kitchen stool was always in the pantry. Nothing in the trash the boys denied it.

We have a walk-in pantry with a barndoor and lock which is about 5' off the ground. Our 3 year old would grab a step stool, unlock it, grab the kitchen stool, climb up to the countertop and put the step stool on the countertop, then reach the very top shelf with the step stool. He always put the step stool back and lock the pantry door, but forgot the stool. One day I found his entire trash stash under the couch cushions. He even had it figured out that if he threw it away, his scheme would be discovered.

He straight up lied about it and kept his straight face. First and only lie he's ever kept.

 

[Pipe Line]

It doesn't slow down.

In comparison my lab is now 9 years old and these last 9 years have absolutely flown by.....so I can only imagine it with my daughter.