Is my wife pregnant or should I change AD/DA convertors?!

[blue_scorpion]

If she is, than my child will be a Scorpio...like me!

[mixerguy]

huh?

[Reptil]

Well if she is: congratulations!
And you're probably proud of your production, so you put this in the high end.
And of course you have to change your AD/DA anyway.
Both are not really open for discussion.
They are, or they are not.

[rainsinvelvet]

Congrats!

My wife is 4 months along now. Good times!
It figures that my friend brought over his newly purchased 1073 for me to try out a few days ago...
O'well, give me a year or two

ERic

[SiliconAudioLab]

Originally Posted by rainsinvelvet

Congrats!

My wife is 4 months along now. Good times!
ERic

Ditto here too! Same time frame. July is the big month.

Tips on mixing w/ screaming babies anyone?

[Reptil]

yes I have a techno 12" here (not the boshboshboshbosh kind but really complicated stuff) that has a baby on it. but that production has a weird story...

MAW comes to mind: "brand new day" love that one... makes your heart shine.

no kids yet.. (that I know of)

[Berolzheimer]

Originally Posted by SiliconAudioLab

Ditto here too! Same time frame. July is the big month.

Tips on mixing w/ screaming babies anyone?

The best way to prevent the screaming- let those boobies that you've been having fun with do their real job now. You'll get'em back eventually.

[ersheff]

Originally Posted by Berolzheimer

The best way to prevent the screaming- let those boobies that you've been having fun with do their real job now. You'll get'em back eventually.

you said boobies...

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by rainsinvelvet

My wife is 4 months along now.

Congratulations!! You made it through "moody bitch-phase one"; the first trimester!!

Your reward is the second trimester where she turns into that angel you loved when you married her... AND as an added bonus; the "titty fairy" comes by and those knockers you liked before become a really special treat [that don't dribble yet!!].

Enjoy this time.

Take time off from work to be with her.

Love every minute you can savor with the love of your life... because in two months... you're basically fukked.

Third trimester? We're talking hormones from hell... coupled with a near constant backache, absolutely no tolerance for anything over about 66' F [about 18' C]; which means that unless you live in like Northern Canada you're in for a pretty shit time with the bitch from hell come late June/July.

Don't forget to take the classes... get the breathing patterns down well [a good 'cleansing breath' also works magic for you when you want to smother her with a pillow!!]... become the best "coach" you can... and definitely 'cut the cord' [a flood of emotion no man should ever miss!!... better than drugs!!].

At first you'll think it's pretty fukkin' cruel that the insurance cocksuckers throw you out of the hospital in under 48 hours... but after about a day you'll realize it's actually a blessing. Those assholes have you on their schedule which means 'Mommy' [who is still pretty beat up... and is now cold in anything under about 85' F (about 30 C')... which means July has now gone from hell to heaven]... gets zero rest and has a very limited sense of humor [not to mention a touch of depression]... so the faster you can get her out of there the happier you'll both be... it's a pretty special time when you pull up the car and get the hell out of the corporate health care machine.

Make sure you have the car seat set up before you pull the car up to the front of the hospital. I don't know what evil bastard invented those things but it takes a couple tries to get the thing nearly correctly installed the first time... you really want to have the pre-production done.

The thing you want to avoid most in life [which I was unable to do with both of mine] is the first "changing of the poopy diaper". Oh my fukking word you have no idea that much evil smelling green shit can come out of this little ball of screaming human [which is about half to 3/4's the size of a house cat]... if you can make it through that stench without puking you're on a down hill run from here to their first report card (+/-3db)... this first poop is when the packing/shipping material comes out.

There is a reason it's green. It IS definitely a bio-hazard and there is no way in hell anything human can make a stench like that... but fear not... they all do it... as much as you think you have Satan's child in front of you it's just the packing material... the rest of it just stinks to high heaven but is no where near as toxic.

Now... this is important!!

Breast feeding is essential!!

It's for the good of the baby!!

Mother's milk has all the necessary anti-bodies a new born needs to be healthy!!

More importantly... there is no way in hell Dad can do a got damn thing when your new little darling wants a stool at the diner around 3-4 in the morning!!

You can sleep in for at least a couple of months if you play your cards right.

Eventually the little woman wises up and gets on the phrase: "let's add some formula to the kid's diet" [which loosely translates to "get your fat ass out of bed; go down to the fukking kitchen and heat up some of that shit... and don't bring that fukking thing anywhere near the bedroom until it shuts the fukk up (you lazy piece of shit)"].

The other thing you need to realize is that while they spend 9 months inside... it takes a good 9 to 10 months [at minimum] before you get even a small glimmer of a little person. By then you're so fed up with the smells, lack of sleep, and you're the instant crabby old man... until they start to do stuff like try to talk, walk, steal your watch... at which point you'll defend the little shit with every ounce and fiber of your being... you'll kill for it; you'll want to spend as much time with it as possible [because in about 13-14 years... make no mistake, this little bundle of joy will very much want to stab you in your sleep!!].

There is no joy better than fatherhood!!!!!! My oldest will be moving out of the house in 4 years [3 months; 22 days; 14 hours and 18 minutes]... then the other one will only be 3 years behind that... then I can get onto the business of divorcing Mommy... buying a red sports car and screwing everything under 30 that likes a nice dinner and doesn't mind the gray or the bald spot.

Have a nice life.

[raydo]

congradulations!
don't forget to triple your income
your cash flow is going to take a serious hit-
i have raised 5 with limited success
(none are doing time - nor are they involved in trafficking narcotics )

[kevinc]

LOL ! That was great Flectcher.

[mr.gefell]

****ing awesome Fletcher. LMAO!!!

[Killahurts]

You nailed it Fletcher

[crypticglobe]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Congratulations!! You made it through "moody bitch-phase one"; the first trimester!!

Your reward is the second trimester where she turns into that angel you loved when you married her... AND as an added bonus; the "titty fairy" comes by and those knockers you liked before become a really special treat [that don't dribble yet!!].

Enjoy this time.

Take time off from work to be with her.

Love every minute you can savor with the love of your life... because in two months... you're basically fukked.

Third trimester? We're talking hormones from hell... coupled with a near constant backache, absolutely no tolerance for anything over about 66' F [about 18' C]; which means that unless you live in like Northern Canada you're in for a pretty shit time with the bitch from hell come late June/July.

Don't forget to take the classes... get the breathing patterns down well [a good 'cleansing breath' also works magic for you when you want to smother her with a pillow!!]... become the best "coach" you can... and definitely 'cut the cord' [a flood of emotion no man should ever miss!!... better than drugs!!].

At first you'll think it's pretty fukkin' cruel that the insurance cocksuckers throw you out of the hospital in under 48 hours... but after about a day you'll realize it's actually a blessing. Those assholes have you on their schedule which means 'Mommy' [who is still pretty beat up... and is now cold in anything under about 85' F (about 30 C')... which means July has now gone from hell to heaven]... gets zero rest and has a very limited sense of humor [not to mention a touch of depression]... so the faster you can get her out of there the happier you'll both be... it's a pretty special time when you pull up the car and get the hell out of the corporate health care machine.

Make sure you have the car seat set up before you pull the car up to the front of the hospital. I don't know what evil bastard invented those things but it takes a couple tries to get the thing nearly correctly installed the first time... you really want to have the pre-production done.

The thing you want to avoid most in life [which I was unable to do with both of mine] is the first "changing of the poopy diaper". Oh my fukking word you have no idea that much evil smelling green shit can come out of this little ball of screaming human [which is about half to 3/4's the size of a house cat]... if you can make it through that stench without puking you're on a down hill run from here to their first report card (+/-3db)... this first poop is when the packing/shipping material comes out.

There is a reason it's green. It IS definitely a bio-hazard and there is no way in hell anything human can make a stench like that... but fear not... they all do it... as much as you think you have Satan's child in front of you it's just the packing material... the rest of it just stinks to high heaven but is no where near as toxic.

Now... this is important!!

Breast feeding is essential!!

It's for the good of the baby!!

Mother's milk has all the necessary anti-bodies a new born needs to be healthy!!

More importantly... there is no way in hell Dad can do a got damn thing when your new little darling wants a stool at the diner around 3-4 in the morning!!

You can sleep in for at least a couple of months if you play your cards right.

Eventually the little woman wises up and gets on the phrase: "let's add some formula to the kid's diet" [which loosely translates to "get your fat ass out of bed; go down to the fukking kitchen and heat up some of that shit... and don't bring that fukking thing anywhere near the bedroom until it shuts the fukk up (you lazy piece of shit)"].

The other thing you need to realize is that while they spend 9 months inside... it takes a good 9 to 10 months [at minimum] before you get even a small glimmer of a little person. By then you're so fed up with the smells, lack of sleep, and you're the instant crabby old man... until they start to do stuff like try to talk, walk, steal your watch... at which point you'll defend the little shit with every ounce and fiber of your being... you'll kill for it; you'll want to spend as much time with it as possible [because in about 13-14 years... make no mistake, this little bundle of joy will very much want to stab you in your sleep!!].

There is no joy better than fatherhood!!!!!! My oldest will be moving out of the house in 4 years [3 months; 22 days; 14 hours and 18 minutes]... then the other one will only be 3 years behind that... then I can get onto the business of divorcing Mommy... buying a red sports car and screwing everything under 30 that likes a nice dinner and doesn't mind the gray or the bald spot.

Have a nice life.

Almost dead on!! But you forgot the meconium. Meconium is this HORRIBLE stuff that you will find in your babies diaper the first 4 or 5 days. It litterally looks exactly like black tar and it is every bit as sticky. It takes severe scrubbing to get it off your kids butt and legs... specially if you didn't catch it right away.... and they usually HATE the scrubbing... which means they will be screaming.

The stuff is actually bits of stuff they swallowed while in the womb. Fortunately, it doesn't stink quite as bad as the green stuff fletcher so excellently described... but it's just as bad in it's own way.

My oldest is 2 and half now... and I would have done all the bad stuff for 10 times as long for 1 day of hanging out with her now though. It definitely all pays off! Kids are the greatest thing in the world!!

Oh... and despite the fact that I have a 2 1/2, a 1 year old... and working on number 3... I still bought all new A/D, D/A recently. 2 Lynx Aurora 16's. I am very happy.

[rainsinvelvet]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Congratulations!! You made it through "moody bitch-phase one"; the first trimester!!*snip*

Damn, I found that post kinda depressing ,but entertaining at the same time. note to self, never read babie posts first thing in the morning

ERic

[Lynn Fuston]

Well, I have five kids and a Cranesong HEDD.

The HEDD is nice, but I wouldn't trade anything for the kids.

Congratulations.

[Doublehelix]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

Congratulations!! You made it through "moody bitch-phase one"; the first trimester!!

Great post!

The problem with the "moody bitch-phase one" is that you never know which mood you are going to get! One minute, she's an angel, and the next you'll be wanting to call an exorcist!

I heard a comedian say one time "Just pick a mood and stick with it, OK? I don't care if you are a bitch or an angel, just pick one and stay there!"

So true!

You get really good at walking on eggshells, and of course watch out for the loaded questions like: "Do you think I am getting fat?" Holy smokes! Danger Will Robinson! You need to run away as fast as you can!

Best of luck...it is all worth it! Congrats!

[idylldon]

Great post, Fletcher. I'll add one thing: the melancholy feelings that wash over me when my daughter abandons something that she held dear (certain toys, night light, etc.). Kind of like in Toy Story II when the dolls get pushed aside, then under the bed, then go to Goodwill. While I'm all about having her grow up, there's something heart wrenching about seeing how fast it happens.

Savor every moment because they're fleeting. I was fortunate to have been able to be a full-time dad (working as an editor at home) for my daughter's first couple of years. Those were a couple of the best years of my life.

Cheers,
--
Don

[gainreduction]

When reading Fletcher's post my brain added John Travolta's voice to it... like an intro to a movie where you hear the voice telling the story but the picture shows something else. Weird, couldn't get rid of John travolta, he was reading the post to me. Calling my shrink tomorrow.

Anyway fletcher, best post I've read in a long time !

Back to topic, Congratulations to you fathers to be. I have a 2,5 year old and enjoying every moment of it.

[wolffy]

Nice and congrats. I have a 2.5 year old and my wife is scheduled to be induced with our second on the 16th. Fletcher has a great memory because he's dead on.

[David R.]

My first bundle of tax break is due to arrive in 7 weeks.

That's 7 weeks. Might pop out early. Wife is huge. And I will deny I ever said that.

We had one of the classes last weekend, and Fletcher nailed the meconium (sp?)analogy as 'packing material.' It's stomach lining that gets shed. Baby's first poop (or 2 or 3).

Now here is the real dilema - a crib or a camcorder?

[SiliconAudioLab]

Originally Posted by rainsinvelvet

Damn, I found that post kinda depressing ,but entertaining at the same time. note to self, never read babie posts first thing in the morning

ERic

Ditto!

[RKrizman]

Fletcher, you nailed it. One thing I'd add is that when they go into that horrible tunnel at age 13, forcing you to chase them out of the house by age 18, hopefully around age 20 they start to come around again after they've had a taste of life in the cruel world.

Blue Scorpion, if it's a girl, then life as you know it is over. (And good riddance.)

Randy Newman was once talking about how he had 4 boys with his first marriage, then years later, with a new wife, he had a little girl. He said it was lucky he had the boys first, because if he had had the girl first he would have thought the boys were ********.

Good luck, and welcome.

-R

[garbarek]

Take a bow, Fletcher.

You you have crafted your masterpiece. thumbsup

[Lagerfeldt]

Originally Posted by gainreduction

When reading Fletcher's post my brain added John Travolta's voice to it... like an intro to a movie where you hear the voice telling the story but the picture shows something else. Weird, couldn't get rid of John travolta, he was reading the post to me. Calling my shrink tomorrow.

Anyway fletcher, best post I've read in a long time !

Back to topic, Congratulations to you fathers to be. I have a 2,5 year old and enjoying every moment of it.

Exactly! ROFL@Fletcher

[Berolzheimer]

Originally Posted by crypticglobe

Almost dead on!! But you forgot the meconium. Meconium is this HORRIBLE stuff that you will find in your babies diaper the first 4 or 5 days. It litterally looks exactly like black tar and it is every bit as sticky. It takes severe scrubbing to get it off your kids butt and legs... specially if you didn't catch it right away.... and they usually HATE the scrubbing... which means they will be screaming.

.

The other thing you guys forgot is that after that first few days, if the baby is exclusively breast fed, their poop hardly smells at all. It's really not til they start getting some other proteins that it begins to stink. With both of my kids it was a good 6 months before the nasty, get out the gas mask diapers kicked in.