My new Daughter

[GUTLES]

Hi Guys,

My wife gave birth to our 3rd child today, Lillian Jane born @ 7:14PM weighing 7 pound 12 Ounces, was a very easy labour, the pushing stage only went for 9 minutes & she was out, no drugs (not even gas) for the third time!

Cannot wait to pick them up tomorrow, her first car ride with be in a V8 Falcon, driving very very sensibly of course

[imugli]

Congrats, Mate!

[killerjoolz]

wowee....she's beautiful....Congratulations

[Archilino]

Congratulations mate, hope mother and daughter are both doing well

[XR6-VCT-2000]

Congratulations with your 3rd child , what a cutie, hope all went well without any complications. You must be a tired man !. lol , cheers.

[Falcon Coupe]

Congratulations to you and your wife GUTLES.

[Hoops]

Congratulations mate she is beautiful, wow 9 minutes i wont be telling my wife that she might get her hopes up :

[Lukeyson]

Congrats guys, i am sure she will love that gentle rock of the BOSS

[Jason[98.EL]]

congratulations on the birth of Lillian

great to see her look so healthy as well as mum

congrats again

Jason

[GUTLES]

Thanks everyone, brought them home @ 11am this morning, both doing really well. I think I'm more tired then they are! Our other two kids are settling in nicely with her.. Couldn't be happier

I actually got it wrong, total labour time was 6 hrs 28 minutes, second stage was 9 minutes & the final pushing stage was 5 seconds! She really did come out very quickly!!

[genebaby]

Congrats to you and your wife Adam. Our gorgeous little girl came home in the XR8, it was awesome to bring her home. Now she's all cheeky, as I'm sure you know about.

[kenz]

Good stuff Adam, congrats mate

[TUF270]

well done mate, i didnt even see this thread...if she turns out like your eldest your gonna be in alot of trouble and under there thumb when they get older haha :P

that means you can come to the drags?

congrats dude

[vpstroker]

congrats champ she's so cute

[GUTLES]

Cheers guys, really does feel like we're all good mates on here, where ever in Australia we all live.

Michael: yeah I'm sure I'm in heaps of trouble hey, not looking forward to there teenage years! Its pretty funny, my dad was saying today how different my son is to my daugther, totally different personality..

[hendrixhc]

Congratulations mate. mines due august 19th! Cant wait.

[F6T]

Congratulations buddy!! well done to you and mum.

I know I'm not supposed to post ebay links (and no, I have nothing to do with the sale of this item) but I had an idea for the perfect gift. seems fitting given that the first car she was ever in was the Ford boss V8!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-Falcon-FPV-Car-Racing-Baby-Suit-Supercar-XR6-XR8_W0QQitemZ270395021189QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car _Parts_Accessories?hash=item3ef4cc9785&_trksid=p32 86.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A131 8|301%3A0|293%3A8|294%3A50

[GUTLES]

hentixhc: first one? Good luck with it, less then 12 weeks to go.

F6T: Great link, I think I'll buy that I've got a few ford Jumpsuits & even a nappy from the previous two, will post some photo's up once she grows a little bit & fits into them!

[territorrie]

Congrats mate. Its the best thing that can ever happen and having 3 of my own is such a gift from god.

Good to see all is well, good luck with it all and the sleep less nights. lol

BTW, i just purchased one of those items from ebay. cheers

[LowEL2XR8]

Congratulations GUTLES. My 3 kids first ride was in a Ford V8. They loved the ride so much they fell asleep to the perfect V8 note.

Glad it was all hassle free birth. Well done to your wife for not using pain relief drugs.

All the best to you and your family.

[Sam_Boss260]

Congrats Gutles..... you must be very proud mate.

[SB076]

Congrats, would be a great feeling bringing both mum and daughter home. My first is due 1st October - will be very interesting to see the difference in my driving on the way to the hospital compared to driving back.

[Elks]

Congrats to you, your wife, and family, on the arrive of little one V3.

May they cost you 1/2 what mine do, which will still be plenty. But they still bring a smile every day.

[GUTLES]

SB076: I'm glad we didn't leave it until her waters broke to take her to hospital, 15 mins later she was born & we live 35 mins from the hospital

You'll totally change your driving style once you have the baby in the back We all get a bit paranoid that they'll break.

myts: tell me about it mate, my eldest is off to 4yo kinder next year & we're still deciding which school to send her too, the public primary schools around here are alright but the high school is out of control.. There's some good private schools but there pretty exxy.

[SB076]

Originally Posted by GUTLES

SB076: I'm glad we didn't leave it until her waters broke to take her to hospital, 15 mins later she was born & we live 35 mins from the hospital

You'll totally change your driving style once you have the baby in the back We all get a bit paranoid that they'll break.

myts: tell me about it mate, my eldest is off to 4yo kinder next year & we're still deciding which school to send her too, the public primary schools around here are alright but the high school is out of control.. There's some good private schools but there pretty exxy.

Spoke to my wife last night "when do I take you to hospital?" the answer I got is when I tell you too. We have a few classes coming up so probably find more out then. Think I will take it very easy on the way home, find a route thats smooth and safe and drive slowly.

But I am looking forward to it, I can feel the baby kick a little bit which is incredible.

As for costs, did a rough budget, the numbers didnt quite add up (I was losing money) so looks like no more spending :( - but it will be worth it

[Elks]

Originally Posted by GUTLES

myts: tell me about it mate, my eldest is off to 4yo kinder next year & we're still deciding which school to send her too, the public primary schools around here are alright but the high school is out of control.. There's some good private schools but there pretty exxy.

I could have bought a beach house (or several nice hot rods) with what I've spent on school fees and I only have 2. Hopefully it will pay off and they will put me in a nice old folks home.

[uranium_death]

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter.

Hope both are doing well.

Best wishes.

[GUTLES]

Feeling the baby kicks pretty amazing hey, make sure ya cut the cord too when its born.

Is your wife going back to work? You'll be suprised how easy it is to manage with the family assistance, it helps a bit. When our first was born my wife was only going to be making $60.00 more then not working because of child care..

My new daughters doing great, I had a good nurse of her yesterday afternoon on the couch & we both fell asleep haha. We gave her her first bath before too

Really not looking forward to going back to work in a few weeks!

[SB076]

Yes I will be cutting the cord.

In regards to wife going back to work - we are leaving that open at the moment - hopefully she can do some part time stuff for the company she is with at the moment - but we will just see how it all goes. It would be nice to have a small amount of addtional income.

Thats what I am looking forward to having a good nurse of the baby and baths etc - think that will be fantastic - I am planning on taking two weeks off work to assist wifey and baby settle in and will see how it goes from there. It would be hard to leave all that behind and return to work.

[Jason[98.EL]]

Cutting the cord is probably the best thing you can do as a father

i dont cry to often but the day i cut the cord on all three i cried like a baby ( not to mention the day my youngest had to have an opperation at 9 days old )

it is so conforting that others are like me

the bond that you get with your child is better than anything you will imagine

Jason