Full Version: Future Engraver on the Way
From: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1]
22 Feb 2007
To: ALL
Just found out today that my wife is 6 weeks pregnant! Our first child.
Andrea (my wife) goes in for her first ultrasound in 4 weeks.
From: Laser Image (LASER_IMAGE) [#2]
22 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3]
22 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
Franklin,
That is awesome news. Life is about to change in a great way. Congrats!
From: Jer (DIAMOND) [#4]
22 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
Man thats great. I have 2 grown boys and I loved coaching them and their friends. I really miss it. Today I was working out with a friend and his teenage daughter. She is just starting to pole vault and they asked for some help. I spent a little over an hour with them at the track and it felt great. When I got home I told my wife I was going to adopt a teenage daughter. She never cracked a smile.
Anyway, enjoy every minute. Everything is going to be the same, just different.
From: UncleSteve [#5]
22 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
It will be fun, frustrating and, above all, very fulfilling!
PS. If you behave, we might even tell you where they come from.. ;-)
From: Barbara (RGILE) [#6]
23 Feb 2007
To: Jer (DIAMOND) [#5] 25 Feb 2007
You will enjoy them more than you will ever know.
Congratulations to you both!
Barb
From: Barbara (RGILE) [#7]
23 Feb 2007
To: Jer (DIAMOND) [#6] 25 Feb 2007
That message was for Franklin.
Barb
From: geebeau [#8]
23 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
Congrats and Best Wishes!!
Steve
From: ben (MIDWEST1) [#9]
23 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 23 Feb 2007
From: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#10]
23 Feb 2007
To: ALL
Thanks,
My wife is only 6 weeks pregnant, but I have already started converting the guest room into the baby room.
ITs hard to believe that she gets her first sonogram in 4 weeks and we will be able to see a picture of the baby. I have so many emotions running through me right now, I don't really know what to feel. I do sense a nervous breakdown happening though, hopefully not before I get the babyroom done.
Thanks again guys for the warm wishes.
From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#11]
24 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#10] 24 Feb 2007
Franklin,
Congratulations on your impending fatherhood, sir!!
Your comment about "so many emotions" brought a big smile to my face....even made me chuckle a little. In my opinion, you haven't SEEN emotion until you've watched your wife through 9-1/2 months of pregnancy!! If I hadn't been in fear for my life at the time, I would have written a book about the changes (even after 13 years, I'm still timid about discussing it in public).
Children are our biggest blessing, my friend...and a wonderful gift from God. Enjoy this....relish it....bask in the beautiful gift that is parenthood.
Even when you want to beat the snot out of them. :|
Cody
From: UncleSteve [#12]
24 Feb 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#11] 24 Feb 2007
Emotions? EMOTIONS? EMOTIONS?
How about the last 20-30 minutes of the pregnancy? (devil)
From: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#13]
24 Feb 2007
To: UncleSteve [#12] 24 Feb 2007
Ok guys,
Still on a high from the news, don't scare me....lol
From: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#14]
24 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#13] 24 Feb 2007
Congrats! My little boy will be 2 years old in a little over a week and I still remember vividly the day of his birth. They grow up so quickly. With my 10 year old daughter I remember saying she is at such a fun age beginning with her first month and I'm still saying it! Kids are just so fun to be with in between the time they are trying to frustrate you and see how mad they can make you!
Enjoy the pregnancy and make sure you have a special gift for your wife after the birth because she will deserve it. You will be so proud of her and you will love that child more than you ever thought possible the second you meet him or her!!!
Jim
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#15]
25 Feb 2007
To: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#14] 25 Feb 2007
Franklin,
When it gets close and your wife is bracing for child birth, have her think about the many women who would give anything to feel that pain. It really is a blessing to experience that pain. It's easy for a man to say, but it truly is a blessing. Enjoy every minute of it!
EDITED: 25 Feb 2007 by DATAKES
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#16]
25 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 25 Feb 2007
Lord help you if its a girl. Saying "no" is very difficult when you're wrapped around the finger of a pretty little pumpkin. :-)
Actually, during the pregnancy, it probably won't seem real yet.
As soon as the nurse hands that little fistful of spud over into your arms, it's all over.
Good luck!
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#17]
25 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#1] 26 Feb 2007
Franklin,
Congratulations.....we must be sure to put him/her on the list for the Beach Party next year. ( Insert laugh here)
Seriously, congratulations.
From: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#18]
26 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#13] 26 Feb 2007
You need to go ahead and buy that laser now ... you need to start making money for the college fund! B-)
Congratulations! We're thrilled for y'all!
From: MR C (MOSHE) [#19]
26 Feb 2007
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#10] 26 Feb 2007
Does this "Future Engraver" have any new features?
When do you plan to unveil it?
From: UncleSteve [#20]
26 Feb 2007
To: MR C (MOSHE) [#19] 26 Feb 2007
EDITED: 26 Feb 2007 by UNCLESTEVE
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