it's a Boy!!!

[mattstead]

Well, ....Just in case anyone is interested...and even if your not, I'm telling everyone!! at 3.40am this morning I became a dad "little" Dominic Stead was dragged into the world wieghing in at 9lb 13Oz!!!!!!!!! (about the same as a a fireblade engined seven I think )

[meeja]

mattstead said:

Well, ....Just in case anyone is interested...and even if your not, I'm telling everyone!! at 3.40am this morning I became a dad

Congratulations!

mattstead said:

"little" Dominic Stead was dragged into the world weighing in at 9lb 13Oz!!!!!!!!!

Ouch!

:eyeswatering:

First child? Or are you adding to the clan?

[Ex-Biker]

Congrats!

[AndySA]

Well done to you and your better half, best feeling in the world!

Our 2nd is due in Jan 05, can't wait.

[mattstead]

Yep, first child...and even though I'm not exactly small, my poor wife never quite expected that Giant.

[JohnL]

Congratulations!

My first was 10lb12... but my brother's second was 11lb8! Selfish git that I am, I'm just glad to be a man.

[spartan_andy]

congrats matt. My two were 9lb 10 1/2 oz and 10lb 4 oz and they were both early twelve days for the first and nine days for the second

[rustybin]

That's the easy bit (for you) done. In the words of the Budweiser add. 'Now it gets interesting' but all worth it

[fuoriserie]

Congratulations!!!!!!!

I'm not yet a dad, but maybe one day........

Wish you all the best Mattstead!!!!

[Numptie]

Nice one !

[spartan_andy]

Agree with rusty mine are now 2 and 4 and when they give a nice cuddle all the bad mad times fade.


Till the next tantrum, anyway

[ferg]

spartan_andy said:

Agree with rusty mine are now 2 and 4 and when they give a nice cuddle all the bad mad times fade.

Wait 'til they're 15 and picking up their Luego Velocity!!!
(Roll on Saturday!)


Shamefully edited to say: Sorry Matt, fabulous news, first 15 years are the worst!!

>> Edited by ferg on Monday 5th July 17:49

[Wacky Racer]

Best wishes and good luck Matt .......


Wacky.....( Three lads, 19,17 and 15)......

[meeja]

mattstead said:

Yep, first child...

Oh, boy..... you have SO much to look forward too!

Sleepless nights, the smell of spilt formula milk, the cutting of the first teeth, how can such a small poo stink the whole house out?!, the MIRACLE that is Calpol, "I don't care how many toys you have bought for me... I want to play with the SKY remote...."

Just make sure you enjoy every minute of it!

My son (only child... so far!) was one last Saturday, time really flies Matt.... make the most of it!!

[mattstead]

Thankyou to everyone for their kind words, it's most apprieciated.

JohnL said:

Congratulations! My first was 10lb12... but my brother's second was 11lb8! Selfish git that I am, I'm just glad to be a man.

Serious?!!!
Tell me it must have been via a C section? not a "natural" birth....same goes for you Spartan, 10lb 4 was it? blimey, it's all quite unbelievable.
Thanks again, Matt.

[spartan_andy]

Yes both mine born by section the first because of Pre eclampsia the second was elective because of the predicted size,11lb 3oz, and because of the problems with the first.

Both are wonderful most of the time and I can't believe my eldest will be 4 in 2 weeks time just flies.

[spartan_andy]

Matt, I appreciate you've probably got your hands full at the moment, but how are things with child car et al

[mattstead]

My hands are suprisingly empty considering...but possibly because I've still not gone back to work

This has allowed me to Sell my Transit van, Tinker with my off road buggy, buy a autograss chassis (with plans for a bike engine and cossie diff dropped in back), and am today welding my brother in laws 325i for it's MOT. If I get a spare minute or two I want to get the trackday special mini in the garage to put some spax at the rear and then sell that to fund a full rebuild on the 6R4 replica.

But on the baby front, we're all doing great, he's sleeping for england (wakes once at 3.30am, feeds, then straight back off 'til 8am!!!), and my wife if making the most of the break and already back in her favourite fitted jeans (so shes happy, which means I'm happy). All in all suprisingly little changed, although I might think different next week when I'm back to the grindstone.