Topic: big day

[Aaron Richard]

Well, My wife and I are having our first child in May excited and scared $h!tless at the same time.  I'm almost 35 and never had to worry about anything else but myself except my wife and our dog but, there pretty low maintainence Now the mad scramble to get all the house and bike projects wrapped up begin!

[Duke McDukiedook]

Better buy any toys possible because ya won't get them after baby arrives...

[Aaron Richard]

did that as soon as the baby discussions started

[flybox1]

Nesting already!?!   
i know what you're going thru.  had my 1st when i was 33.  freaked me out to have that much responsability overnight.  2nd kid at 36, and awaiting the arrival of 2 more next May.  i'll be 39 by then.
you're coming up on some of the coolest, funnest, and rewarding times.  dont stress.  dont mind the little things like puke, diapers, and nights of broken sleep.  its all worth it when they smile at ya! and make them smile every day.   

how to score brownie points with the wifey:
let mom rest when you can.
take over when you get home from work.
i know you'll be tired, but bust @$$ around the house.
take your baby out without mom, for a drive, for a walk, whatever...so she gets some decompress time.
when mama is happy, everyone is happy 

and by all means man....get some (more) life insurance!

keep us posed!
flybox1

[Gordon]

Good luck, man!  My wife and I have a 22 month old boy, and the next baby is due this January.  It definitely rearranges your priorities!   I don't get to ride nearly as much as I used to, but I still manage to wrangle a decent amount of garage time, and in a couple of years I'll have my own shop helper.

[BIKE]

Well, My wife and I are having our first child in May excited and scared $h!tless at the same time.  I'm almost 35 and never had to worry about anything else but myself except my wife and our dog but, there pretty low maintainence Now the mad scramble to get all the house and bike projects wrapped up begin!

35 with a 6 and 9 year old.  Let me just say, I'm glad I started a bit early.  It would suck to have a baby at 35! 

Joking, you'll be fine.  Take care of that little thing, at that age, you are all they have in this world.

[Gordon]

35 with a 6 and 9 year old.  Let me just say, I'm glad I started a bit early.  It would suck to have a baby at 35! 

I'm exactly the opposite on this.  It would have really sucked for me to have a kid at 25.  I was still enjoying being a mostly carefree kid myself, and having a baby would have put a serious damper on all that partying!

[74cb750]

Once the kids are in school You can look forward to being a:
youth coach,
a fix-it man in the classroom,
etc etc,
because people assume you have all kinds of talent if you ride a bike. 

[Inigo Montoya]

Shiz, there is no bike, car, or any other toy in the world that will compare with raising your kid for fun, sadness, frustration, and over all reward. Have lots of fun with them. Smile and play with them. Who cares what some other person thinks. I know a few guys who never played with their kids cause their were concerned they would appear less manly and now they have barely any relationship with their kids. Don't be that guy.
Be fair with the punishment but firm.
I have a 4 and 6 year old and they are 2 of the most respectful yet loving and fun girls ever. I think I am done and against what most guys think, I do not regret not having a boy at all.

I think the biggest thing to remember is that every kid, no matter how young, has their own personality. Learn to work with it, after all they become what you make them.

[tramp]

good luck
in everyway and everything
you'll need it