My wife gave me little Thomas this morning. Back from a wedding gig and straight to the hospital!! (Phew, made it!!) Free cigars for everyone!

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Roy-Andrè, congratulations!
This is one of those topic moments in a man's life; I really wish your little Thomas all the happiness in the world.
Andrea

Congratulations Roy-Andrè!!!

Best wishes!! Specially to little Thomas!

Thankyou Andrea and Yambox. I'm 40, but kids keep you young, and I believe this is the meaning with life. Just part of the nature!

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congratulations. Where is the chocolate?

Roy-Andrè:
Congratulations, & Best Wishes !!!!!! to your family.
Denny

In the words of a country song, "The Easy Part's Over Now, and the Hard Part Begins".
...but it's worth every second. Congratulations!
DonM

Thanks Don,Denny and sk880user. By the way sk880user, I wanted to thank you with a name, but after doing searches on your mail, I can't find your real name anywhere, unless your parents were way ahead of their time!
By the way, I stand corrected, meaning OF life!

And the chocolate is in the mail!!
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The experience of a lifetime .

Congradulations!

congratulations to you both,mike

Congrats! Happy happy! oodles of joy all around! Z

Dan, Mike and Zack, thankyou so very much, Dan, hopefully a lifetime experience. Having kids is a challenge, you think you can shape your kids the way you think is the best, but realize (like with my daughter of soon to be 19) they have their own personality from birth. And friends and own personality form your kids much more than you as a parent can do, especially when getting towards the teens.

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Let me see if I got this right:
you are 40 and have a daughter of 19 and now a newborn son?
Wow! That's quite a feat, both ways!
More congratulations to you and your wife too!

Congratulations and best of luck Roy-Andrè!!

I love your outlook on having an infant at 40, I hope it rubs off on me. I have 3 kids 12-17 and I can't wait for them to leave home LOL!

Al

Thankyou Al! LOL
Yeah, I think it's a mindset. When kids are in the 12-17 age, it's ok to wish them well off and all the best! However when they're newborn and you think the same, it's gonna be a long 18 years of waiting......
You got it right Andrea, I have a divorce behind me and my oldest daughter is from my first marriage. I was a single parent for five years, found my wife of today with whom I have two boys, Nicholay 5 and the newborn.
My wife enjoys being at home, taking care of the kids and the family. And she let's me work my music, never complaining!
All the best!

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Congratulations!!!

Bona Fortuna

Roy-Andre,
The hardiest congrats to your wife and you on this very special event in your lives, the magic of birth.

Each child comes with a message that God is not yet discouraged with mankind.
Terry

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jam on,
Terry http://imjazzed.homestead.com/Index.html

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Donny and Terry, thankyou so much!
Well, here in Norway it's 1159 PM.
Logging out, wonderful day. To you overseas guys, keep writing, this forum is the first I do before I dig in for breakfast!

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Hi: Roy-Andrè
(Quote,,,,Roy-Andrè
"My wife enjoys being at home, taking care of the kids and the family. And she let's me work my music, never complaining!)

WOW,,,,,, You are a lucky man.
Denny

Hi Roy-André

My sincere congratulations.

Brasilian regards
Chico

Been there, done that. My boys are 14, 19 and 37. It's a trip.
DonM

Thankyou Chico!
Yes, Denny, I consider myself very lucky!!
I agree, Don, and I think I'm a better father now at 40 than at 21. Experience counts for a lot, in whatever you do I believe.
It's been nice sharing this with you guys. You learnt of this prior to a lot of familymembers!

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My oldest(of 4) is 17 years older than the youngest. He's actually her Godfather! The age difference was so great, we thought it would be a nice touch to give them a "special" relationship, since he's more of an uncle figure than a brother. He's lived on his own most of her life.
That "second wave" of childrearing can be a trip. With age comes wisdom (most times) but there's no substitute for the raw, endless energy of a young Dad. At 48, having a 10 year old is not as easy as it was when I had a 10 yr old at 31 !

Amen Brother Dave. Try having a 14-year-old at age 60! But what a great kid he is.
Don

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to Roy-Andre` and family ... I wish you the very best.....
Many years ago (37 to be exact ) when my wife went into labor with our first child, I was playing a wedding ... got the call that she was going, finished the gig and raced to the hospital ... 'Son' didn't appear until 36 hours later (poor wife!!!) ...

To all you 'older' dads, I say God Bless You ... at 62, with 4 grandchildren (ages 5 to 3) I'm not sure I could handle a youngster in the house...
t.


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Thankyou Tony!
UD and Don, I agree that there is obiously a problem being too old as well. But personally, I find myself equipped with a lot more patience than 20 years ago. Some of my principles of upbringing has been thrown away as well. I do regular physical exercise and feel that I still can keep up with younger people, and I do think that in some cases kids keep you young. ( In some cases they give you gray hair, so it depends how lucky you are!) But when all this is said, I probably wouldn't have done it unless I had such a terrific wife!

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Congratulations Roy-Andrè.

Best wishes to your family.

Armando

Roy-Andrè,

Congratulations on the birth of your son Thomas. I'm confident that you raising a son as an older dad will be a great success. My Dad was in his 40's when I was born, and though I missed having a younger more rough housing type dad when I was younger, the age old wisdom he passed on to me, more than made up for the other.

Scott

Scott, Armando, thankyou so very much!
Yes, being old or young, each has it's pro's and con's. But I think we all can agree that being a parent is one of hardest jobs there is. A small challenge everyday. But the reward is fabulous!

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Each of mine waited patiently till "Daddy finished work" . I never missed a contraction, and I'd be an OB/GNY in a sec...if I didn't have to go back to school. I just love the whole deal....cutting the cord, asperating them....it's a trip. Fathers in the 50's and earlier missed out on a WHOLE lot. My Dad was waiting at the town pub for each of us, and Mom was knocked out after she did all the hardest work. Things are so much better today. Best of luck !

Thankyou, Dave!

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