Congratulations Dean ! ! !

[Kiwi XTR2]

Kiwi Le said:

Count me out, wife had a baby girl on Thursday morning.....Montana Lily Harper arrived at 4:55 a.m. weighing in 9.4 lbs - mother & daughter doing well. I'm off to buy a shot gun to protect her from people like.........her father !!

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !

Beautiful name too. Was it a midnight run to the hospital ?

[Kiwi Le]

Thanks........nope but it was an all nighter, things started at 5:00 am Wednesday going through to 4:55 am Thursday so a long haul but all got through it well......

God knows where I'm going to fit the baby seat ? I might be the one staying home and the girls will take the Liz out !!!

Off to the Birthcare place now, all coming home Sunday morning so life WILL CHANGE SHORTLY !!!

[Roger A]

Congrats!!!!!!!!! I still remember the first car journey when our daughter was born-20k p h from Nat Woms all the way to Wet-smere.welcome to fogeydom. No, actually it's all wonderful!

[kylie]

Woohooo great news!! A 9 pounder you say! That is a big healthy baby So there will be plans for the four seater racing saloon coming soon then One day you could have a father daughter partnership in a targa type event. Id expect you to be the navigator of course though

All the best am sure youll be a great Dad

[iwilson]

I did chuckle when Dean skyped me to say contractions were 6 mins apart - but we happily spend the next half hour chatting away as if nothing was going on

Congratulations again Dean, and great name.

[GravelBen]

Congratulations



(I am almost surprised you didn't name her Elise )

[speedy_thrills]

Congratulations

How are you at dealing with regularly interrupted sleep and cumulative lack thereof?

[iwilson]

speedy_thrills said:

Congratulations How are you at dealing with regularly interrupted sleep and cumulative lack thereof?

Not well judging by this pic Dean just send me. The kid is only 15mins old and he's already exhausted.

[Esprit]

Many congratulations Dean Glad to hear all is doing well... hope to see daughter in tow at the next trackday.... you can never start them too young, and the younger they are, the better they are at getting into tight spots to fix things Indeed when they're infants they can fit INSIDE the engine bay, even on an Elise!!

Best of luck and I hope you manage to find a compromise between Sportscar and Family

[Kiwi Le]

Thanks all.......sure she will be just as competitive like her oldman - but she have to get her own wheels !

The name Elise was on the list......for 2 seconds....LOL
Sleep depervation here come !!

[drac]

Hey Dean
big congrats!
Good to see you keeping a close eye on her.

Andy

[Londa]

Wow wasn't that a long time ago.....she goes to school next week !!!!!
I have had to re-register it's been so long, forgot my log on nmae and everything.....

Good to see the NZ part of PH is alive & well with all the regulars posting up !
Well I have two kids now, still no nice ride to speak of, but I am on the hunt....so I can be that "middle aged guy, with thinning hair driving down the motorway after escaping the family.....nice to be back...

[mybrainhurts]

Please stop creeping up like that, it makes me nervous...

[Esprit]

Welcome back Dean.... hope to dee you behind the wheel of something fruity before long so we can resume the trackday fun of 2006!

[willyheatley]

Ah yes the heady days of 2006, seems like they were less complicated but maybe it's just how I remember it.
Nice to see you back Dean, you still building big black sticks?

[Kylie]

Londa said:

Wow wasn't that a long time ago.....she goes to school next week !!!!!
I have had to re-register it's been so long, forgot my log on nmae and everything.....

Good to see the NZ part of PH is alive & well with all the regulars posting up !
Well I have two kids now, still no nice ride to speak of, but I am on the hunt....so I can be that "middle aged guy, with thinning hair driving down the motorway after escaping the family.....nice to be back...

Hey there nice to have you back!! Hows the little ones? Well looks like ill be following your footsteps and taking time out for a while. But will be back with bigger projects in the pipeline.

[Richard Gee]

Well done fella!! Nice pic. You look ancient :-)

We have two now as well....! (And a shed in the garden for me to escape to)