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Title: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on October 23, 2016, 01:21:53 PM
When are you due? Are you going to find out the sex? Are you talking names yet? Are you excited?

Parenthood is awesome and I'm really happy for you!!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: jer on October 23, 2016, 01:28:39 PM
Ahhh shit dude
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: skateandannoy on October 23, 2016, 01:29:56 PM
OOOOOOOH Congratulations Blake!!! I vote to name the baby Brian!

edit to say post #420  8)
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on October 23, 2016, 01:57:08 PM
Thanks guys! Amanda missed her period Thursday and took a pregnancy test last night and another this morning, both were positive. She's not more that 2 or 3 weeks pregnant. She's going to call her doctor tomorrow. I'm a little in shock about all of it. She had her IUD taken out in June and we figured it would be a while before a pregnancy but here we are. Amanda's at my younger brother's fiancée's baby shower now. I think it's cool that our kids will be about 4-5 months apart in age.

I'm really excited but nervous at the same time. I'm so afraid something will go wrong or that I will suck at raising a child from birth. I think I've done okay with my step kids but they were 9 and 15 when we moved in so my wife had them off to a great start before I stepped into the picture

We haven't talked about names yet but about Brian...

Bryan is actually my wife's crazy, abusive ex-husband's name. I also have two Brians in my family who have paranoid schizophrenia and I'd trust either one of them over Mr. Tightpants.

Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: amanda on October 23, 2016, 04:26:25 PM
Congrats buddy!  I know this is something you were really looking forward to, so I'm super excited and happy for you.  You're going to be a great dad.

Also, Nacher is a lovely, gender neutral option.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: Anna Karina on October 23, 2016, 04:27:35 PM
It's only natural to call him wont.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on October 24, 2016, 06:17:54 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(https://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/699/stork_baby.jpg)
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on October 24, 2016, 06:36:53 AM
Quote from: Anna Karina on October 23, 2016, 04:27:35 PM
It's only natural to call him wont.
I'm afraid if we called him won't he might quit bring the shit
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on October 25, 2016, 09:55:01 PM
I hope everything is going well. I know the first few weeks are really scary. I learned some ways to deal with that some and made a YouTube video about it if you're interested.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on October 26, 2016, 12:17:19 AM
Tightpants is gender neutral too. You know how it is these days with the kids and the crazy names.

;)
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on October 26, 2016, 12:18:07 AM
Jokes aside that's amazing, beautiful, all that. Happy for you
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: skateandannoy on October 26, 2016, 08:16:06 AM
Quote from: BlakeK on October 23, 2016, 01:57:08 PM
We haven't talked about names yet but about Brian...

Bryan is actually my wife's crazy, abusive ex-husband's name. I also have two Brians in my family who have paranoid schizophrenia and I'd trust either one of them over Mr. Tightpants.


Dammit Brian can you do anything right?

In all seriousness, congratulations! That's so exciting. The nomads are settling down.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on October 27, 2016, 06:40:10 PM
Quote from: momitsnowme on October 25, 2016, 09:55:01 PM
I hope everything is going well. I know the first few weeks are really scary. I learned some ways to deal with that some and made a YouTube video about it if you're interested.
That's really cool! I'd like to watch them. I am very anxious about everything possible that has to do with the baby.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on October 27, 2016, 09:30:22 PM
https://youtu.be/PMKXaqSLOhA
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on October 28, 2016, 08:06:29 AM
My name was gonna be wolfgang. I wish my parents didn't back outta that. Way better than just "ryan". Maybe I'll just change it now
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on November 27, 2016, 06:30:55 PM
So we just went for the first ultrasound and everything is good so far. We are thinking of names. For boys, we are thinking of Kurt, Christopher, Nicholas, and Alexander. For girls, we are thinking Alexis, Rose, Roselyn, Chloe, Aleaha, and Jade. So far, Kurt and Christopher are in the lead for boys (Kurt is in the lead) while Alexis is in the lead for girls.

What do you guys think?

Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on November 28, 2016, 10:43:02 AM
i think it's all awesome and beautiful and amazing.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on November 28, 2016, 06:53:55 PM
Due date is July 1st. Shit has gotten real after the ultrasound. Very excited but nervous.

(https://imgur.com/gallery/V5EpP)
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on November 29, 2016, 07:39:51 PM
So exciting!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: pronetoaccidents on November 30, 2016, 11:32:38 AM
I'd be shitting bricks. But I'm one fucking anxious dude
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 16, 2017, 05:27:12 PM
We just got back from the ultrasound and we are having a girl. Not quite sure about a name but Jade is in the lead at this point. What do you guys think?

EDIT: other names being considered are Avril and Hadley
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: jer on January 17, 2017, 08:06:24 AM
Jera.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 11:25:36 AM
Of those, I really like Hadley. Jade is nice too. Avril is a nice name but it's hard for me to imagine her escaping the Avril Lavigne association. If we hadn't used Josie, we would have done Adelie, which I really like.and congratulations!!!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 11:29:24 AM
Although, thinking about your last name, ending in an IE or y sound might be a bit much. Jade goes best with your last name I think. But the cool thing is that whatever you pick will fit your baby perfectly. As soon as you start using it you won't be able to imagine her as anything else.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 17, 2017, 02:56:29 PM
I think you're right about about Hadley and Keithley. We spoke about that last night. The Avril Lavigne thing will probably be a deal breaker which sucks because I really like that name. I like Adelie. I'll ask Amanda about it tonight. I get what you mean by the IE/EY thing but I think it sounds worse with Hadley than with Adelie. Josie is a good one. Her middle name will be Rose (after my grandma, Rosemary) or Marie (her side family name). I've been down for some weirder names. I threw January as a possible name and was laughed at mercilessly by Amanda and Felicity. We will see. Thanks for responding!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 04:28:11 PM
I think Adelie works better because it's a different number of syllables. January is awesome! Along those lines, I think Wednesday is really cool.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 17, 2017, 05:02:45 PM
Yeah, there's a lot of names I'm open to that are "no ways" from Amanda. I think Jade is morphing into Jada as the favorite. Adelie was well received and is currently in 2nd place.

EDIT: Elise is being thrown around. I like it.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 05:31:28 PM
Ahh! That's awesome. I think Adelie Rose is really nice
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 17, 2017, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 05:31:28 PM
Ahh! That's awesome. I think Adelie Rose is really nice
It's now in the lead and looks like it may stick. Amanda wants to call her Addy as a nickname
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 08:42:15 PM
I love it!! I'm so excited my other favorite girl name might get a little human! Haha
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 08:42:54 PM
Elise is really good too. I could talk baby names all day.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 19, 2017, 06:12:56 PM
Quote from: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 08:42:15 PM
I love it!! I'm so excited my other favorite girl name might get a little human! Haha
Adelie is it for the first name. Rose is favorite for middle name but others are still in play (I feel like I'm discussing sports trades and free agent signings).
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 19, 2017, 07:53:39 PM
Quote from: BlakeK on January 19, 2017, 06:12:56 PM
Quote from: momitsnowme on January 17, 2017, 08:42:15 PM
I love it!! I'm so excited my other favorite girl name might get a little human! Haha
Adelie is it for the first name. Rose is favorite for middle name but others are still in play (I feel like I'm discussing sports trades and free agent signings).

Ahh! I'm so excited. I'll have to meet her now :)
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: jer on January 19, 2017, 07:58:39 PM
Adelie Jera
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on January 20, 2017, 05:23:06 AM
Quote from: jer on January 19, 2017, 07:58:39 PM
Adelie Jera
Jera was MY first choice, I just couldn't convince Amanda of its greatness.

It would be cool to meet in Bloomington some time or if we go to California to meet up there in the future. We have discussed going to California some time on vacation though it would be to L.A. and hopefully at least some time in San Francisco.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on January 20, 2017, 03:50:36 PM
We could get to LA. it's only an hour away!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on April 05, 2017, 08:19:43 PM
How's Adelie Rose?
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on April 06, 2017, 05:16:20 PM
She's good. She's due on July 1st. Everything looks good so far. There were some cysts on the brain at one ultrasound but they said that it's nothing to worry about and they weren't there on the next ultrasound. All blood work and tests are normal. I'm very nervous that something will go wrong but I don't say that out loud. I'm just neurotic. We have a lot of baby stuff and her shower is in May when hopefully we can get some of the last things we need. They have some badass baby monitors nowadays and I'm going to have to get one where I can watch her through an app on my cellphone when I'm at work. Thanks for asking and for the name! I will tell her that she was named by a nice person on a small message board that some of us will still hopefully post on when she's old enough to understand and say "hi".
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on June 07, 2017, 09:29:43 PM
Well Amanda went in after hurting her arm and after checking her urine, blood pressure, etc. they decided to induce her tomorrow morning at 8 AM. I am so nervous as it's about 3 weeks early and feel completely unprepared. I'm so stressed out but am trying to act like everything is cool with me so I don't stress Amanda out. I feel so bad for her, she has a torn ligament in her arm and is giving birth tomorrow morning. We are chilling out in the hospital. Small chance she gives birth tonight but most likely not until tomorrow after 8. Holy shit.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on June 08, 2017, 06:52:02 AM
Are they worried about pre-eclampsia? Was there protein in her urine?
Let me know if you have any questions during the induction! It can be a long process, especially early.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on June 08, 2017, 07:35:30 AM
Quote from: momitsnowme on June 08, 2017, 06:52:02 AM
Are they worried about pre-eclampsia? Was there protein in her urine?
Let me know if you have any questions during the induction! It can be a long process, especially early.
Yes to both. That's  exactly what they were worried about. It definitely seems like it's going to take a while before stuff really starts happening. They think Adelie will be fine.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on June 08, 2017, 07:55:34 AM
If she had protein then inducing is definitely a good idea. Adelie will be fine. Pre-eclampsia is actually dangerous for the mom but she will be fine too. That's why they're inducing her. If it was more urgent, they would have performed a c section right away.

Good luck today! You'll have a baby within 48 hours 😍
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on June 08, 2017, 08:08:25 AM
The best thing you can do is to help Amanda not stress. They'll likely be monitoring her blood pressure a lot, if not continuously, and if it rises, regardless of the reason, recommend more interventions that come with side effects. If it's rising because of eclampsia, you want emergency action, but if it's just rising because a nurse is stressing her out or something, you don't. So anything you can do to keep her as calm as possible will help. Talk to her about your favorite memories, look at pics of her son, talk about the things you'll do together as a family, etc.
As much as you can, do the talking to care providers so she doesn't feel pressured. You can bring back what they say and talk to her about it calmly. message me if you want!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on June 10, 2017, 09:34:04 PM
Adelie Rose is very good. 5 lbs 14 oz, 19 inches. She's 3 weeks early but I'm very glad she's here. I think everything is okay with her unless something comes up (fingers crossed nothing comes up). Amanda is doing better and is on the mend. We finally got to go to the post partum room and she doesn't have any IVs anymore. Hopefully releases on Monday but probably no later than Tuesday. It felt so strange going out into stores and driving around after essentially being in one room since Wednesday night. I hope Amanda recovers well and Adelie stays on course.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on June 10, 2017, 11:52:30 PM
Happy for you and your family!! Enjoy tiny baby cuddles and sleep as much as you can while you're in the hospital!! ❤️❤️
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: jer on June 12, 2017, 08:13:22 PM
blake had sex with his wife, everyone!

now there's a baby.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on June 13, 2017, 04:48:16 AM
Quote from: jer on June 12, 2017, 08:13:22 PM
blake had sex with his wife, everyone!

now there's a baby.
Wait, what? So THAT'S how she got pregnant?
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: ramblinrabble on June 13, 2017, 05:16:25 AM
Well not directly, obviously.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: BlakeK on June 15, 2017, 05:33:47 PM
Our baby has been home since Tuesday night and she's doing really well. We had a really hard time getting the doctor to discharge Adelie but we took her to the pediatrician the day after and she's doing great.
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: momitsnowme on June 15, 2017, 09:10:32 PM
Yay!!
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: Courtney on June 16, 2017, 04:10:06 PM
Awww, congratulations on your beautiful baby!

But also I actually kinda like the name Jera...
Title: Re: Congratulations Blake!!
Post by: skateandannoy on June 16, 2017, 07:05:10 PM
Congratulations Blakeeeeee!!!!!!!!!