Proud new Papa!!

My daughter Tessa Lynn was born on Friday at 6:50 am, in McCall. Would you believe we drove to the hospital in 4" of snow? 7lbs, 20", and very healthy.

The whole family is doing great, if not suffering a bit from lack of sleep.

John

John,

Congrats ! Get used to the lack of sleep, as a father of two girls I can tell you, it'll only last for around 21 years or so...

My son and I have done a lot of stuff together over the years but he knows his sisters have dad wrapped around their little finger(s).

I wouldn't trade it for anything...

Mark

A beautiful Little Co-Pilot.......

Enjoy every moment, they grow up far too fast!

Congrats !!

paul

Congratulations, John! You have been blessed. Enjoy these days.

Best,

CAVU

Lots of BCPers spawning lately. It must have been that beautiful fall weather we had last year.

Congrats John.

way to go John,,, Don't blink cause they grow up while your eyes are closed. Cherish your sleep.... you won't get much for a while....

Only 7 lbs eh? By the time you add in the car seat, the stroller, the Gerry Carrier, some food, toys and clothes, babies start looking like a full sized FAA passenger. You are gonna have to siphon out some gas now.

Congrats Low, and don't forget to take embarrassing numbers of pictures.

YB

Congrats John, she looks great!
Zane's gonna have'ta make a baby thread before long.
wirsig.

Thanks guys. She's truly amazing, I'm fascinated by her.

Last night was the first night so far I've slept more than an hour straight, so I guess we're getting better....

Yellowbelly wrote: and don't forget to take embarrassing numbers of pictures.
YB

I am that dad. Digital cameras, you have no excuse not to!

John

Low&Slow wrote:Thanks guys. She's truly amazing, I'm fascinated by her.

Last night was the first night so far I've slept more than an hour straight, so I guess we're getting better....

Yellowbelly wrote: and don't forget to take embarrassing numbers of pictures.
YB

I am that dad. Digital cameras, you have no excuse not to!

John

You don't want to hear this, but usually the first couple of weeks is usually easy sleep wise. It takes them that long to gather their strength or it's God's way of getting you used to them before the noise really kicks in Either way it's worth it. Sort of has a tendency to put things into perspective.

Congrats John!
I am the father of two, Ian 12 and Kate 16. Infancy is designed to endear you to them and make the lifetime bond before they become teenagers. It ensures their survival rate to a certain degree! Actually, I love everything about them and remember the days you're living very well.
Enjoy, she's beautiful!
Kurt

Congratulations John and to your wife.
Beautiful baby.
Savor every moment as there is nothing better in life than having children.

I have grandsons now and cherish every moment I have with them.

Bill

Oh and if you enjoy the challenge of a short strip and howling crosswind you will be just fine raising kids.

Congratulations proud papa!!!! Enjoy her while she is little. I don't envy you in about 11 years when puberty hits.....been there done that. And the teenqage girls are even more fun.....lol My youngest is almost 21 now.

And wait till god puts smell in the poop.>>> THat will wake you up....

iceman wrote:And wait till god puts smell in the poop.>>> THat will wake you up....

That's great.... I was just thinking "this isn't so bad..."

Thanks again for all the well wishes. It's a tough job, but so far I'm loving it!

John

Future Helio owner and driver, she loves Airshows......we have no idea why!!

Carmen Arianna

YELLOWMAULE wrote:Congrats John!
Infancy is designed to endear you to them and make the lifetime bond before they become teenagers. It ensures their survival rate to a certain degree!

Congrats!! She is a beautiful little girl. We had our first, a boy we named Adam, 10 months ago. I just got done playing with him for about an hour before feeding him and putting him to bed. Since I'm gone quite a bit for work, I treasure every moment with him. Unfortunately, it's true what was said about the first few weeks being easy. Hold on. I've actually been lucky. Adam has been a really good baby. Kind of makes me scared to have another one. He's been such a mellow, happy baby. In fact, we just got back from 2 weeks in Ireland and Italy with him. He was an angel.

Now my goal is to have him walking and ready for the Father's Day fly-in at Smiley Creek.

Again, congrats and enjoy!

Thought I'd revive an old thread. I don't post here very often as I'm not flying for a living anymore, but I check in on a regular basis. Baby Low&Slows baby sister was born yesterday at 10:21pm. What an amazing experience to relive again, the first one is now 2 1/2 and will be a fantastic big sister.

All the best!

John

Congratulations L&S!!!

Hope things are going good for ya at the newish job.

Congrats John. It was fun to see this post again. We too had another baby last November. A baby girl. She's made it to Johnson Creek twice and Caveman once.

Hope mom and baby are well.

Cory