Not the worst day I guess.

Cringer · 11-08-2008, 02:01 PM

It seems that after two home tests today that the wife is pregnant.

Oh, and the wife just showed up with a PS3, which was extremely unexpected.

I need to buy a lotto ticket now.

GrantDawg · 11-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Very sweet. Congrats! Now you need to go buy her something special.

terpkristin · 11-08-2008, 02:11 PM

Congratulations!

/tk

JonInMiddleGA · 11-08-2008, 02:12 PM

Congratulations ... and the baby is good news too I guess

DaddyTorgo · 11-08-2008, 02:17 PM

Congrats Cringer!!

Coder · 11-08-2008, 02:26 PM

Wohoo! The Cringe still has it! What do you want to play co-op first? Call of Duty 4?

BYU 14 · 11-08-2008, 02:32 PM

Congratulations!!! Fallout 3 looks great on PS 3

Wishing you and your wife a healthy and uneventful pregnancy.

Lathum · 11-08-2008, 02:53 PM

congrats!

EagleFan · 11-08-2008, 02:58 PM

Congratulations!!!

Fidatelo · 11-08-2008, 02:59 PM

Congrats!

PurdueBrad · 11-08-2008, 03:10 PM

Congratulations!

stevew · 11-08-2008, 03:14 PM

Congrats to you and the red typer.

SunDevil · 11-08-2008, 03:30 PM

Your boys can swim!!! Your boys can swim!!!

Congrats.

BrianD · 11-08-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Very sweet. Congrats! Now you need to go buy her something special.

Sounds like her gift is about 8 months away...which is about how long he'll get to play with the PS3 before life on zero sleep starts.

Warhammer · 11-08-2008, 03:31 PM

Congrats! Let's hope the stem is on the apple!

tarcone · 11-08-2008, 03:33 PM

congrats. now you can lose tomorrow

CamEdwards · 11-08-2008, 03:37 PM

Congratulations, Cringer! Better you than me!

GrantDawg · 11-08-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianD

Sounds like her gift is about 8 months away...which is about how long he'll get to play with the PS3 before life on zero sleep starts.

No no. Pregnant women need presents, and sweetness, and constant reminders they are pretty and you love them.

Or, you die.

MizzouRah · 11-08-2008, 03:48 PM

Congratulations Cringer!!!

Dutch · 11-08-2008, 03:57 PM

Congrats!

BrianD · 11-08-2008, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

No no. Pregnant women need presents, and sweetness, and constant reminders they are pretty and you love them.

Or, you die.

Are you sure they don't just need reminders to cowboy up?

Maple Leafs · 11-08-2008, 04:09 PM

Congratulations on this wonderful addition to your family and also the baby.

Anthony · 11-08-2008, 04:12 PM

oh

my

God.

Loren's boobs are gonna get even bigger!!!one!!1!!

Buccaneer · 11-08-2008, 04:27 PM

Congratulations. I can picture Baby Cringer with a mohawk and tats. Oh, keep the box with the PS3. You'll need to barter it for diapers.

Draft Dodger · 11-08-2008, 04:29 PM

and HA beat me to it by 17 minutes.

congrats anyway

Eaglesfan27 · 11-08-2008, 04:42 PM

Congrats Cringer and Loren.

bulletsponge · 11-08-2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Very sweet. Congrats! Now you need to go buy her something special.

are you kidding? he got her a "eat anything and everything you want for 9 months" present

Cringer · 11-08-2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks everyone. Loren and I will probably enjoy the PS3 a fair amount.

Our mom's have been told. Her mom (mine lives in Washington, her mom across the street) actually came and gave me a hug. We have never had a single problem with each other, but it was still kind of odd. Hard to explain the relationship there but trust me it's kind of a funny thing to happen.

It's our 2nd kid BTW, the first being our 9 year old daughter. I wasn't really expecting this so it will hit in a couple months I think. I had actually been telling her no more kids. No big deal though, it should be fun telling the little guy or girl that I never wanted him/her.

MikeVic · 11-08-2008, 05:30 PM

Congrats to both of you!

Izulde · 11-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Talk about a double-score day! Congrats!

Alan T · 11-08-2008, 06:16 PM

Congratulations on getting a PS3!

MIJB#19 · 11-08-2008, 07:33 PM

Congratulations!

Lorena · 11-08-2008, 08:57 PM

Nice, grats Loren and Cringe!

Wolfpack · 11-08-2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cringer

No big deal though, it should be fun telling the little guy or girl that I never wanted him/her.

Marge: "Homer, are you going to ignore Grandpa for the rest of your life?"
Homer: "He said I was an accident! He didn't want to have me!"
Marge: "You tell Bart that all the time."
Homer: "Yeah, but when I do it, it's cute!"

Congrats!

JeeberD · 11-09-2008, 08:44 AM

Congrats to the both of you!

Toddzilla · 11-09-2008, 08:47 AM

That's what I like, a forward thinkin' gal....you're gonna be up at 4AM, so you might as well have something to do once you get the kiddo back to sleep.

Best wishes to you and yours, my friend!

duckman · 11-09-2008, 08:48 AM

Should have wrapped it up.

sterlingice · 11-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Wait, so she tells you she's pregnant and then gets you a PS3. If that kid looks like the mailman, she's going to have some explaining to do

Seriously, tho. Congrats

SI

Cringer · 11-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Wait, so she tells you she's pregnant and then gets you a PS3. If that kid looks like the mailman, she's going to have some explaining to do

Seriously, tho. Congrats

SI

I think the PS3 had more to do with Wal Mart giving a $100 gift card with the purchase of one, and it was for yesterday only. She has been wanting blu-ray, she can't turn down what she thinks is a pretty good deal.

To balance the world out though, all teams I cheer for from my daughter's soccer team (which I coach) to the Packers and then the Houston Dynamo all lost big games this weekend.

Oh well. There will be more soccer games to coach, this new kid just locked me into coaching for another 13-14 years or so I would guess.

SackAttack · 11-09-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Wait, so she tells you she's pregnant and then gets you a PS3. If that kid looks like the mailman, she's going to have some explaining to do

Seriously, tho. Congrats

SI

But what happens if the mailman is Cringer's twin brother?

sterlingice · 11-09-2008, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

But what happens if the mailman is Cringer's twin brother?

Then we'd have a show coming soon to NBC!

SI

flere-imsaho · 11-10-2008, 08:15 AM

Congratulations!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Wishing you and your wife a healthy and uneventful pregnancy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

No no. Pregnant women need presents, and sweetness, and constant reminders they are pretty and you love them.

Or, you die.

This is true. Especially the last part.

Telle · 11-10-2008, 09:54 AM

Congratulations!

PackerFanatic · 11-10-2008, 09:58 AM

Very nice - congrats

muns · 11-10-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cringer

Thanks everyone. Loren and I will probably enjoy the PS3 a fair amount.

Our mom's have been told. Her mom (mine lives in Washington, her mom across the street) actually came and gave me a hug. We have never had a single problem with each other, but it was still kind of odd. Hard to explain the relationship there but trust me it's kind of a funny thing to happen.

It's our 2nd kid BTW, the first being our 9 year old daughter. I wasn't really expecting this so it will hit in a couple months I think. I had actually been telling her no more kids. No big deal though, it should be fun telling the little guy or girl that I never wanted him/her.

lil late on this, but congrats Cringer!!!!!!

Marc Vaughan · 11-11-2008, 12:16 PM

Many congrats

Tasan · 11-11-2008, 12:47 PM

Congrats Cringer! With a 9 year already, you'll have a great extra set of hands to change diapers and such. Plus, in a couple of years, free baby sitting!

Cringer · 07-31-2009, 03:08 PM

Milo Eston was born last night/this morning at 12:30 A.M. (7/31). 10 lbs. 3.5 ounces, 22.5 inches long.

Now the long story if anyone cares.....

Loren went into 'early labor' on Monday, having some contractions off and on, Tuesday it amped up some, especially Tuesday night. Wednesday morning it really took off into full blown labor with contractions every 10 minutes or so. The plan had started out to be having him at a birthing center with a midwife and nurse, then a problem came up with them which is too long to go into right now and in April Loren stopped seeing them. We moved to having him at home (hospitals and doctors were out of the question except for backup/emergency needs). Well, yesterday afternoon things didn't seem to be going much further and we contacted the midwife who was at the birthing center until recently and she was unable to help, but she was great and contacted to new midwife at the center and basically 'hooked us up' so we headed over there for Loren to be checked out. As we thought at home, Loren was dilated at 5cm. We went ahead and stayed (thank goodness, I was never big on the at home with no backup thing) and the midwife was great about taking a back seat and just helping me help Loren whenever I needed it. We were there about 3:30 PM, and things seemed to be somewhat slower then desired. 6:30 she was only at 6cm, 8:30 at 7cm. The contractions went full force to where she couldn't help but push.

The midwife told Loren even at 7cm she could push all she wants, because her cervix was impressively stretchy. Loren didn't believe her for a while but kept trying in hopes she would open up fully. She kept staying at 7 though, and by midnight with non-stop pushing, trying different positions and everything, Loren was getting discouraged and extremely worn down after little sleep for 48 hours. For a bit the contractions even weakened a bit. This is were things get real interesting (to me anyways)...

The main nurse suggested she try to go to the bathroom. So she struggled out of the tub and got on the toilet (tiny toilet only room, like in a hotel room might have only smaller). I kneeled down in front of her to support. The nurse asked her (and I am still amazed she fought the pain to keep doing as the nurse asked) to go through a few contractions sitting like that. A few came and all of the sudden Loren said something was happening. She leaned all the way forward onto me, I felt to see and felt his head crowning. Loren couldn't move though as the nurse and midwife asked, so they got behind her and I held up Loren. After a while (seemed like forever to me holding Loren up) the midwife got her to lean back, I crawled out of the way and she did some more pushing that way. His head got mostly out and then it was sticking time, just like what happened with my daughter, The big difference was the doctor with my daughter paniced a little and ended up almost fucking up bigtime, and was not willing to try anything other then the "stay on back in bed" way most doctors have (my daughter came out not breathing at all, had to be given oxygen and was taken away right away). The midwife had Loren get out into the main room on all fours and push more. At this point I stayed up by Loren's head because I admit I had flashbacks to Quinn's birth and I was terrified of the possibilities. I couldn't handle seeing once again what happened to my daughter. The midwife and a nurse helped a ton and ended up having to slip her hands in and pull him out. It took one very long excruciating minute until we were sure he was 100% ok, and they handed him to Loren as we sat on the floor.

A great thing was after Milo was checked out, my wife taken care of and everything situated, we packed up and came home about 5:30 this morning or so. Being able to come home with him right away was very nice for my wife. My daughter had thankfully fallen asleep before the drama filled end, but my mother-in-law woke her up the second we knew he was ok and she was able to be there right away. In the end things were done how my wife wanted them done, and things turned out great. She is 5'1", I can't believe she has given brith to two big 'ole babies like that now.

It's a good day.

Coder · 07-31-2009, 03:10 PM

Woot!! Huge congrats!

RomaGoth · 07-31-2009, 03:12 PM

Did you bring the PS3 to the hospital?

Oh, congratulations on the new baby, enjoy every moment of it.

P.S., 10lb baby? Nice...

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Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Thanks everyone. Loren and I will probably enjoy the PS3 a fair amount. Our mom's have been told. Her mom (mine lives in Washington, her mom across the street) actually came and gave me a hug. We have never had a single problem with each other, but it was still kind of odd. Hard to explain the relationship there but trust me it's kind of a funny thing to happen. It's our 2nd kid BTW, the first being our 9 year old daughter. I wasn't really expecting this so it will hit in a couple months I think. I had actually been telling her no more kids. No big deal though, it should be fun telling the little guy or girl that I never wanted him/her. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

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Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Milo Eston was born last night/this morning at 12:30 A.M. (7/31). 10 lbs. 3.5 ounces, 22.5 inches long. Now the long story if anyone cares..... Loren went into 'early labor' on Monday, having some contractions off and on, Tuesday it amped up some, especially Tuesday night. Wednesday morning it really took off into full blown labor with contractions every 10 minutes or so. The plan had started out to be having him at a birthing center with a midwife and nurse, then a problem came up with them which is too long to go into right now and in April Loren stopped seeing them. We moved to having him at home (hospitals and doctors were out of the question except for backup/emergency needs). Well, yesterday afternoon things didn't seem to be going much further and we contacted the midwife who was at the birthing center until recently and she was unable to help, but she was great and contacted to new midwife at the center and basically 'hooked us up' so we headed over there for Loren to be checked out. As we thought at home, Loren was dilated at 5cm. We went ahead and stayed (thank goodness, I was never big on the at home with no backup thing) and the midwife was great about taking a back seat and just helping me help Loren whenever I needed it. We were there about 3:30 PM, and things seemed to be somewhat slower then desired. 6:30 she was only at 6cm, 8:30 at 7cm. The contractions went full force to where she couldn't help but push. The midwife told Loren even at 7cm she could push all she wants, because her cervix was impressively stretchy. Loren didn't believe her for a while but kept trying in hopes she would open up fully. She kept staying at 7 though, and by midnight with non-stop pushing, trying different positions and everything, Loren was getting discouraged and extremely worn down after little sleep for 48 hours. For a bit the contractions even weakened a bit. This is were things get real interesting (to me anyways)... The main nurse suggested she try to go to the bathroom. So she struggled out of the tub and got on the toilet (tiny toilet only room, like in a hotel room might have only smaller). I kneeled down in front of her to support. The nurse asked her (and I am still amazed she fought the pain to keep doing as the nurse asked) to go through a few contractions sitting like that. A few came and all of the sudden Loren said something was happening. She leaned all the way forward onto me, I felt to see and felt his head crowning. Loren couldn't move though as the nurse and midwife asked, so they got behind her and I held up Loren. After a while (seemed like forever to me holding Loren up) the midwife got her to lean back, I crawled out of the way and she did some more pushing that way. His head got mostly out and then it was sticking time, just like what happened with my daughter, The big difference was the doctor with my daughter paniced a little and ended up almost fucking up bigtime, and was not willing to try anything other then the "stay on back in bed" way most doctors have (my daughter came out not breathing at all, had to be given oxygen and was taken away right away). The midwife had Loren get out into the main room on all fours and push more. At this point I stayed up by Loren's head because I admit I had flashbacks to Quinn's birth and I was terrified of the possibilities. I couldn't handle seeing once again what happened to my daughter. The midwife and a nurse helped a ton and ended up having to slip her hands in and pull him out. It took one very long excruciating minute until we were sure he was 100% ok, and they handed him to Loren as we sat on the floor. A great thing was after Milo was checked out, my wife taken care of and everything situated, we packed up and came home about 5:30 this morning or so. Being able to come home with him right away was very nice for my wife. My daughter had thankfully fallen asleep before the drama filled end, but my mother-in-law woke her up the second we knew he was ok and she was able to be there right away. In the end things were done how my wife wanted them done, and things turned out great. She is 5'1", I can't believe she has given brith to two big 'ole babies like that now. It's a good day. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!