Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:45 pm

Oooh, you said north of Valencia. Make that kid a Villareal fan!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:54 pm

I went to a show on Friday that my 7-year old was begging me to take her along. I didn't, but I did FaceTime during her favorite song. I was proud that she knew all the lyrics and asked the next morning if I bought her any "merch".

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:21 pm

NICU Day 89: Due date! We finally reached the original due date. Wife and I are really worn out but hanging in there.
They were born 5/18 when their due date was 8/15. I think they got mixed up and confused so they came out!

Shannon (Twin A) is still on 2Liters Oxygen. Sophia (Twin B) has been breathing room air for a week. Both feeding well and look good but yesterday Sophia lost her voice. She sounds like she smokes a pack a day haha. Usually she is very loud so maybe she damaged her vocal cords? I hope it's not an infection. Doctors unsure, want to see if it gets worse but now the nurses cant hear her from afar. Hoping there are no setbacks and I can get them home in about a week.

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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:23 pm

Super adorable! Hoping it's nothing for Sophia!

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:25 pm

Thanks for the update degen, hope the little one is OK.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:43 pm

Great pics.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:02 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:31 pm Good on both of youins.

x2

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:45 pm

They are fattening up nicely!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:12 pm

They're adorable

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:57 pm

Great pictures!

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:32 pm

Hey degen, looks like I missed the news earlier. Congratulations and best wishes.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:12 pm

Two beauties! Hope they get to come home soon!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:22 am

As of six hours ago, Q is in Paris (for the semester). Delayed flight out of Dulles but no issues after the two hour delay. Found his way to his apartment and reports a private balcony. Sounds like he's gonna have an awful semester. My heart goes out to him...

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:23 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:26 pm Protocol question: Is it ok to ask my daughter how much her offer was for? I asked 'is it a good offer?' (she said yes), but didn't ask the salary. Can I?

I didn't ask the salary...but she told me (she asked me to review the offer details to see if there was anything that was looking wrong).

My response to the offer amount?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:38 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:22 am As of six hours ago, Q is in Paris (for the semester). Delayed flight out of Dulles but no issues after the two hour delay. Found his way to his apartment and reports a private balcony. Sounds like he's gonna have an awful semester. My heart goes out to him...

My son flies out to Heidelberg on Sunday for a year there. I am so fucking nervous. He has pretty serious emotional issues, and he did not do well in his one semester at the Colorado School of Mines, which was only 500 miles away. He'll be studying history instead of engineering, and that is a lot easier for him - but of course at least some of his classes will be in German. He's had German classes off and on for years, but he's never been that good at understanding it when others speak it. They will start with a five-week crash course in the language for the exchange students, but that still scares the crap out of me. Plus he'll be in a shared-common-space dorm setup, and he's so high-intensity that he can get into conflicts when others have to spend too much time with him.

(Ok, so I guess this really doesn't fit in the crowing thread, more the scared-shitless-for-him thread.)

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 1:23 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:38 pm (Ok, so I guess this really doesn't fit in the crowing thread, more the scared-shitless-for-him thread.)

It's a fine line, isn't it?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:05 pm

Day 105: DISCHARGE!!!

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:05 pm

What a great day!

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:07 pm

Now that's a reason to crow! Congrats, degen.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:11 pm

Congrats to Degen! What a great day!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:18 pm

Congrats fam!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:20 pm

Congrats!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:56 pm

Congrats, dude. Looking forward to the 2:00 AM posts. Then the 3:30 AM posts. Then ...

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:07 pm

Outstanding news!!

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:25 pm

Damn that's great. It's nice to have some happy news here.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:39 pm

A+ looking good

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:50 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:56 pm Congrats, dude. Looking forward to the 2:00 AM posts. Then the 3:30 AM posts. Then ...

Tentatively I'm staying up until 2am then wife will take over til morning. We'll try to get 4-5 hour sleep windows in but that's just theoretical

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:51 pm

You and your wife must be so relieved.

Heartfelt congratulations man!

Now all you have to do is raise twins!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:20 pm

Congrats degen, wonderful news!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:12 pm

Greasy news, bud.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:16 pm

Awesome news!

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:14 pm

Congratulations degen!

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:37 am

Fantastic Degen! Now something besides the Flames to keep you up at night!

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:39 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:51 pmNow all you have to do is raise twins!

Lol.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:50 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:05 pm Day 105: DISCHARGE!!!

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I was nervous opening a spoiler below the word "DISCHARGE!!!" on my work computer, but glad I did. Congrats to you and your wife, I can't imagine the excitement and relief you must be feeling. Now to the joys of parenting!

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:26 pm

Good news! Mazel Tov Degen!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:29 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:50 pm
degenerasian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:05 pm Day 105: DISCHARGE!!!

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I was nervous opening a spoiler below the word "DISCHARGE!!!" on my work computer, but glad I did. Congrats to you and your wife, I can't imagine the excitement and relief you must be feeling. Now to the joys of parenting!

I'm sure there will be many joys to come, but the joy of getting to take them home after 3.5 months in the NICU is going to be tough to beat. At least until they score their first Timbit hockey goals.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:59 pm

Big day. Congrats.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:20 pm

That’s wonderful, Degen!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:28 pm

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Very comforted to know I have support here