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Question for all parents here: What bit of advice did you get or wish you -- Matoaca HooFan 11/14/2017 1:01PM Absolute best job you'll ever have!!! -- Farming Hoo 11/15/2017 08:56AM My youngest is 17 now...hard to remember back to those days.. -- GoochlandHoo 11/15/2017 08:15AM My oldest child smiled at me in the delivery room the night he was born. -- jdubforwahoowa 11/15/2017 10:54AM 19, taller than me and still smiling(for the most part) . . . ** -- jdubforwahoowa 11/15/2017 10:55AM You wouldn't believe me anyway... -- The Hook 11/14/2017 7:42PM But on a fun note, the most memorable advice I was given.... -- The Hook 11/14/2017 7:43PM Believe it, your life will completely change ** -- ARKHOO 11/14/2017 6:35PM And your kid might turn out to be a famous artist (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 11/14/2017 5:31PM That happen at your house??? ** -- Spudnut 11/15/2017 09:56AM nope - found on interwebs ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/15/2017 10:01AM My son turned 10 yesterday -- SoCalWahoo 11/14/2017 5:27PM He said "Thanks for the ball, dad..come on, let's play!" ** -- Hoos1&1 11/14/2017 8:21PM Baby Merlin Magic Sleepsuit...just do it. ** -- Hooartthou 11/14/2017 5:25PM Congratulations! -- darkstar 11/14/2017 4:53PM Make them eat and try everything early on -- GtownHoo 11/14/2017 4:37PM Encourage a passion. Be it dinosaurs, mudpies, baseball, astronomy, Assyria -- WahooKnows 11/14/2017 7:04PM Lots of good advice in this thread. I'll add one more thing. Being a father -- wahoobrian05 11/14/2017 4:26PM I have a 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 year old. It's crazy how different my life is. -- RVA Hoo Fan 11/14/2017 4:01PM I'm shocked there hasn't been more emphasis on taking care of Mom. -- chefhoo 11/14/2017 3:58PM ^^^This. Don't let the kids become the end of your romance. Make the time. ** -- EAPo 11/14/2017 4:42PM Whatever. If having a baby was so hard God would have made men do it. ** -- Hoodoupray4 11/14/2017 4:12PM wait, who? -- FfxStationHokie 11/14/2017 4:08PM Ask family and friends for help -- 2001Hoo 11/14/2017 3:31PM ^^^ this ^^^ and if people want to come over they must bring food too ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/14/2017 3:40PM Mine: Never ever ever make a threat you're not willing to follow through on -- Smeds 11/14/2017 3:17PM Enjoy your time with them now - because it will pass fast (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 11/14/2017 2:44PM Here is what I was told.....first rule of child birth -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:30PM Consistency and routine as below. Also make time for yourselves. It's too -- 105A 11/14/2017 2:30PM Stop at one. ** -- WahooWasp 11/14/2017 2:20PM Stop at two. ** -- Battman 11/14/2017 8:28PM Stop at 5 ** -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 10:00PM Snipped it at 3. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 11/15/2017 10:58AM When is the baby arriving? -- MarcHoo 11/14/2017 2:20PM Early June. Congrats! ** -- Matoaca HooFan 11/14/2017 2:54PM Dont forget to get your shot gun licsense in order.... -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:55PM That was the first thing I did, I remember how much trouble that child's -- Matoaca HooFan 11/14/2017 2:57PM My wife is about to pop one out any day now! ** -- rujoe9 11/14/2017 2:42PM Congrats! ** -- Matoaca HooFan 11/14/2017 3:46PM I would never offer advise on how to raise kids because I feel like a -- Ronald Mexico 11/14/2017 2:18PM Parenting is a constant tradeoff between short-term and long-term interests -- House 11/14/2017 2:46PM Your life doesn't change, instead, you have a completely new life. -- Old Dorms Rule! 11/14/2017 2:00PM I remember thinking somebody was bound to show up and take the kid from me. -- Ronald Mexico 11/14/2017 2:36PM Lots of good advice here already. I have a 13 month old. -- THECZAR 11/14/2017 1:55PM Related: When your wife has been taking care of the new kid all day, -- House 11/14/2017 2:26PM Ignore most advice, read a lot of books, and decide -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 1:53PM I find the books useless too - very contradictory ** -- Faz d. Hoo 11/14/2017 2:12PM Only if one equates opinion/bad research with good research ** -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 2:14PM Sorry, the research is all over the map -- Faz d. Hoo 11/14/2017 2:27PM People have been winging it since the start of mankind. ** -- Lucius 11/14/2017 3:11PM Help yourself ** -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 2:34PM Sorry, the books don't come with a label that says -- Faz d. Hoo 11/14/2017 3:09PM Look at the actual methodology, not what they say about it -- HoonDog 11/14/2017 3:11PM Most Important: Paint baby's room Orange & Blue, fill the closet with UVa -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 1:46PM I actually had orange carpet and blue drapes in my room ** -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 2:05PM Orange accent wall, orange and blue carpet, bedding, etc. ** -- OstHoo 11/15/2017 05:56AM 1) Don't freak out if kid comes out with a cone head. It will go -- Hoodafan 11/14/2017 1:46PM Meps! ** -- Guy Caballero 11/14/2017 4:49PM Re point 1.: or it won’t go normal and your kid will have to wear a helmet -- shakenbake85 11/14/2017 1:57PM We had the helmet for almost a year... -- Hooartthou 11/14/2017 5:16PM Good to know. They’re telling us 8-12 weeks since he’s only 4.5 months -- shakenbake85 11/14/2017 6:19PM Definitely decorate...helped our son have some interest and -- Hooartthou 11/14/2017 9:44PM Are you saying Unitedhealth is saying this is normal? -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:17PM Haha, pretty much yeah. -- shakenbake85 11/14/2017 2:38PM You forgot the verbal abuse. :-) I can't believe I made it thru the -- jdubforwahoowa 11/14/2017 1:51PM Some "secrets" are best kept that way! ** -- Hoodafan 11/14/2017 1:53PM And you know I am the one who looks much worse for the wear these years -- jdubforwahoowa 11/14/2017 1:55PM One other tip - start getting in the habbit NOW of putting the cell -- RML Hoos 11/14/2017 1:41PM Ouch, that one stings. ** -- OstHoo 11/15/2017 05:59AM Start them on chores early. Mine laugh at their -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 1:37PM So I should dress the baby in swiffers -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 5:09PM Bah! Make the baby dress itself. Slacker. :) ** -- Spudnut 11/14/2017 5:13PM Fantastic advice here! ** -- VAGentleman05 11/14/2017 1:40PM Consistency, routine are key in the early years. ** -- HOOserName 11/14/2017 1:36PM Mine is still pretty young. My advice is work hard to get the baby on a -- Wahoos6 11/14/2017 1:25PM This is the single best thing anybody said to me about parenting: -- TheManUpstairs 11/14/2017 1:19PM First congrats! When the child is a baby, remember that you are the -- RML Hoos 11/14/2017 1:17PM A Few Baby Lessons Learned from Father of 4: -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 1:13PM Wait....you had a choice at #3???? -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:21PM My wife told me to go home and get some rest (first kid too) -- hooman#1 11/15/2017 10:34AM We both about lost it in the hospital due to sleep deprivation and being -- HoosADaddy 11/14/2017 2:28PM I tried and lost the battle..... -- Zhoo 11/14/2017 2:46PMGet the Sabre Edge!
