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Posted by Myrk- on Wed May 11th at 10:14pm 2005

Using my new found skills in sewing and patterning I could constuct a soft toy crowbar, or a headcrab for the little fella! [addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu May 12th at 1:31am 2005

Congrats man. It's vaguely disturbing that guys my own age are married and having children... I don't feel old enough. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Thu May 12th at 1:40am 2005

? quoting Tracer Bullet
Congrats man. It's vaguely disturbing that guys my own age are married and having children... I don't feel old enough.

Strange or not, it can be a great thing, if you try hard enough.

I got married at 19. I had my first born by 20, and my second by 25. I have been married since 1981, and am still married to the same woman. I still am in awe sometimes when I think "Next year will be my Silver anniversary"

September 5th, 1981.. a date which will live.. period.

/ boasting

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Posted by fishy on Thu May 12th at 1:43am 2005

careful you don't feel like that for too long Tracer, or you'll get to my age and all of a sudden feel too old.

on the subject of baby names, i've wondered about our very own Leperous, and whether 'Leper' was what he called himself as a baby. am i close?

? quoting Myrk-
Using my new found skills in sewing and patterning I could constuct a soft toy crowbar, or a headcrab for the little fella!

what about a headcrab with fully functioning soft claws that attaches to the babies arse instead of head, and lined with disposable nappies.

oh, and congrats on the baby Mr. Squirrel

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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Thu May 12th at 3:34am 2005

Thankee much, everyone! smiley

I agree with Orph. I never really thought too far in the future of my having kids that often, but when I did I knew I wanted to, circumstances willing, start young. Just all the more time you'll be around, right? smiley

As for names, we've got them picked out for two girls and one boy... how things will turn out, you never know, but we decided on these almost instantly when we decided to get married. smiley

Girl: Jamie Lynn
Boy: Reilan Clark
Girl: Caitlin Lindsey

I was lucky; I got to pick two of three. smiley We'll see how things turn out order-wise, though, and if we even dare get more after this one!

I'll be sure to keep everyone posted, too - if not directly, I'll keep updates (as applicable) on my site once it's finally back up and running. [addsig]



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Posted by Campaignjunkie on Thu May 12th at 4:11am 2005

Hey, Jamie Lynn is also the name of Britney Spears' little sister who's embarking on a mediocre pop star career! What a wonderful coincidence. smiley

... Oh, and congratulations! smiley
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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Thu May 12th at 4:18am 2005

Yeah, I'm not keen on that. Boo. But we picked that name before we'd heard of her. So neener. smiley [addsig]



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Posted by satchmo on Thu May 12th at 5:15am 2005

Congratulations!

I've got names for my kids even before I had a girlfriend. Now I am engaged to be married in less than two months, we've settled on two boy names and two girl names.

I was just talking to my fiance about letting our kids playing computer games, and she doesn't think she'll allow our son to play any shooter games until he's at least fourteen years old.

It would be a beautiful father-son moment when my son slaughters the first Combine of his life.
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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Thu May 12th at 5:22am 2005

Well, it's a given I won't let the little one play Quake for a few years. :P But we'll see what sort of tastes develop. Who's to say he/she will end up playing games anyway? smiley

Though with the collection I have and what will with the next generation of consoles turn into a pretty beefy system setup, it'll be tough to escape that sort of exposure.

I have an animator friend back home from my old 4DR days whose little girl (5 now) was playing Mario Kart, Jak, Ratchet, and using Photoshop and a wacom by the age of 3 1/2 or so. Technology's just too cool for the lil'uns to pass up smiley [addsig]



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu May 12th at 2:37pm 2005

Hahah photoshop and a wacom? That's awesome. Man I wish I had a wacom now let alone when I was younger.

The closest I ever got to that as a kid was a program called "KidPix" for macs. Fun stuff. But you're right, technology is just becoming too cool to pass up.
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Posted by satchmo on Thu May 12th at 8:18pm 2005

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also dont sleep with the baby in your bed

There is no scientific evidence that co-sleeping increases the risk for SIDS. It's perfectly safe and there is a danger only if the adult is intoxicated.

The most important advice is to put the baby on his/her back to sleep (supine). This drastically reduces SIDS incidence.

But more importantly, get plenty of rest whenever you can. It'll be the most tiring experience of your life (but also the most rewarding).

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Posted by Orpheus on Thu May 12th at 8:27pm 2005

Remember this above all else where children are concerned. Babies are not born with bad habits. If they acquire one, you only have yourself to blame.

Unless you want to sleep with a baby till its 10, do NOT start doing so as an infant. for Gods sake, do NOT use a pacifier. This not only distorts the growth of the child's mouth, it creates the need to constantly suck on something. Unless you want this child to have buck teeth and its thumb in its mouth forever do not use one. Before you laugh, I know this to be a fact, its not my opinion.

You do not want to hear the nightmares I have seen with parents and their erroneous thinking where infants are concerned. I had a cousin who discovered that children sleep while driving. We call it "gasoline ass" so they got the bright idea to drive it to sleep every night when they had trouble getting it to bed, teething and colic, etc.etc.

Anywho's, to make a long story short, the habit was created where they were forced to drive the kid around much longer. Do not create any habits you are not willing to deal with later. Most habits are annoying at best, worse they can lead to abuse.

/ rant

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Posted by Push6 on Thu May 12th at 11:42pm 2005

Congratulations on your new baby, and best of luck.
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