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I did what many told me not to and I would like your wisdom, guys

Congrats! No advice from me, except to savor the moment. It's a magical time, and they change so quickly when they are little. Babies don't do much at first except eat and poop, but things get a lot more interesting after they start interacting with you (a month or two, if I recall correctly).
 
I'll echo what others have said:
Savor it all. Even the times he ****s all over you or you suddenly remember the vomit left in your hair.
It's okay if babies cry sometimes. If you feel yourself starting to lose it, put him down and walk away. It's better for him to cry non-stop for 10 minutes than it is for you to lose your cool and hurt him. I know this sounds like common sense, but that time will come.
Don't be afraid to love on him and kiss him. Yes, he's a boy and it's still cool to do that. Tell him you love him as often as possible. That's the one thing I wish my parents and siblings did. We didn't grow up doing that and I wish we did because now it's awkward.
Something you'll find later is that no two kids are the same. You can't parent or punish them the same. Yes, the rules get to be the same, but they'll respond differently to them and the punishments should differ from child to child.
Even if your wife breast feeds, give him a bottle a week. If you don't you end up with a baby like my third. She REFUSED to take a bottle. She literally went over 24 hours without eating while we tried to get her to take one (following her doctor's recommendations). She wouldn't. That made it so my wife could never really get away. She couldn't be gone for more than a couple hours at a time so she could come home and feed her.
 
Congrats! :)

I have two other friends who also gave birth the same day. I woke up, checked Facebook, and everyone's popping out babies at the same time! Wtf? Didn't Raja Bell just have a kid too?
 
Must be plenty of testosterone flowing in Jazz Nation/Swat Lake City. Maybe we are destined to win.
 
Archie Moses said:
So, I'm a dad. My son was born yesterday at 2 pm and we will be going home from the hospital tomorrow afternoon. I would like to know from the parents out there what you wish you knew when you had your first. Any tricks, tips, and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Now that I'm a father and looking back, Trout does a great job expressing the overwhelming feeling of having a kid and loving it so deeply, but even that doesn't begin to express how incredible the experience is. Good times fellow Jazz fanz, good times.

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Congrats brother, may your fatherhood be a rewarding experience.
 
The more you are affectionate, the more you hold him, the more secure, confident, and independent he will feel later in life. You can't give them too much affection.
 
Beantown said:
Patience, patience, patience


Oh and enjoy every second of it. It's sounds cliche but you will blink and he will be crawling all over the place.
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and after three or four blinks they'll be graduating from high school...
yes, it really does seem to go that fast!


Congrats - and post pictures.

I'd echo what was said in the first few posts. Enjoy!!! Don't sweat the small stuff - and with a baby, almost everything is small stuff!!!

One thing I hadn't realized with my first was how much newborns sleep the first week or two. As a new mom, I had more time on my hands than I was expecting.

Also, my kids all lived in onesies and sleepers the first month or so, all those cute little outfits were way too big on them at the beginning, and just too much work to put on them. Once they got to be a couple months old, they were easier to dress and the outfits fit them better.
 
moevillini said:
and after three or four blinks they'll be graduating from high school...
yes, it really does seem to go that fast!


Congrats - and post pictures.

I'd echo what was said in the first few posts. Enjoy!!! Don't sweat the small stuff - and with a baby, almost everything is small stuff!!!

One thing I hadn't realized with my first was how much newborns sleep the first week or two. As a new mom, I had more time on my hands than I was expecting.

Also, my kids all lived in onesies and sleepers the first month or so, all those cute little outfits were way too big on them at the beginning, and just too much work to put on them. Once they got to be a couple months old, they were easier to dress and the outfits fit them better.
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My family has big babies. My daughters were 8 pounders and are only average in my family.
 
***Here is the best advice you'll ever get and I've never known it to not work. Don't always make it silent and dark when your kid is put to sleep and don't always have them sleep in the exact same spot! Most parents do that since it is easier to get the baby to sleep the first few times; however, then the kid will only be able to sleep in those conditions and it will take them a LOT longer to learn how to sleep through the night. Sometimes I'd have the lights on, other times off. Sometimes I'd have a radio on, sometimes vacuum in their room, sometimes have loud conversations by their room, sometimes run a humidifier, etc. Sometimes have them in their crib, sometimes on a blanket, etc. My kids learned to sleep through the night (at least 7 hours straight) ranging from 4-7 weeks old. Many kids get well past a year old before they can do that. I've given this advice to others before and they range anywhere from 1-3 months and always say it makes sense and worked for them, but they never would have thought of it. Enjoy some sleep and time with your wife and thank me later. :)
 
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