OT: It's a Boy!!! (Notre Dame loses again)
So, today we found out that we're having a boy, which I'm totally stoked about. I would have been thrilled with a girl too, but it's our first child, so naturally I wanted a boy first. The great part is, that during the game Saturday night, my wife (A Notre Dame grad) made a bet with m.e After Notre Dame scored the go ahead touchdown with some thirty odd seconds left, I said Michigan still had time to at least tie this game. So high in her revelry was she, she told me that if by "some miracle" Michigan won, I could decorate the baby room any way I so chose, boy or girl. I had been jokingly threatening to decorate the room in Michigan colors and such even if it were a girl for months. The topper, was that I had made a comment that I was going to make a Bo Schembechler baby mobile above her crib. That every time it spinned, it says "The Team, The Team, The Team". Having no clue if something like that were even possible, she agreed. Turns out it is possible! I have a few engineering friends that I graduated with from Michigan that say it's easily doable. All we have to do, is find little stuffed toy heads of Bo, which aren't easy to find, but I'm sure we can do something.
Her face when Michigan scored was one of biblical hatred, Which was made it even better, when my friend informed her that the Bo Schembechler baby mobile was indeed possible. Her only consolation is that I told her I wouldn't hang a picture of The General, with the caption "To Hell With Notre Dame" at the bottom.Glorious night, Go Blue!
September 12th, 2011 at 7:46 PM ^
Congratulations!
September 12th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
Congrats. We just had our first (also a boy) a couple weeks ago. Changes your life.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
September 12th, 2011 at 8:33 PM ^
the other one named Lloyd?
September 12th, 2011 at 9:45 PM ^
It's Carr. or Hoke???
September 12th, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^
MASON BLUE!!!
September 12th, 2011 at 10:39 PM ^
September 13th, 2011 at 8:52 AM ^
But Hailey Victoria is my fave. Congrats on the boy. Kids rule. And easily brainwashed.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:36 PM ^
Looooong time lurker, 1st time poster... Had to pop the cherry seeing this thread. Have twin boys due in 2 weeks! Extremely fired up. Do I really know what I'm in for in the 1st 3 months???
By the way, my wife gave the hall pass to head to AA on saturday 4 hours away, with the phone in my hand the entire time just in case. She is a keeper!!
September 13th, 2011 at 6:19 AM ^
September 12th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
we're both in Indy from our user names. We have twin girls that are almost 12. It's been hard at every stage - just in different ways. I suspect you're in pure survival mode right now - feed, sleep, work, etc. Gets easier from a constant supervision standpoint, but more challenging from a discipline standpoint. I'm taking one of the twins to the Minnesota game - will be her first! Will the other one next year!
September 13th, 2011 at 6:22 AM ^
September 12th, 2011 at 8:16 PM ^
Congratulations! My son, soon to be 4 year old, woke up in the middle of his sleep the other night, just in time to watched the final minutes of the game with me.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:53 PM ^
My 5 year old did the same! Good times. He reminded me that 'Tree is a slot ninja.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:45 PM ^
I'm old.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:22 PM ^
I, unlike many of the previous posters, have no children. But I do have a dog. I'm told it's pretty much the same thing except that dogs are a bit harder because they can't feed themselves like a baby can.
September 13th, 2011 at 1:35 AM ^
My wife and I are working our way up to a kid. Right now we have a weiner dog. We're thinking about letting an unemployed former roommate move in with us for a while as an intermediate step. Then a large dog. Then a kid.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:27 PM ^
congrats, i found out a month ago my wife and I are expecting a boy in early Jan. I have been slowly working on getting the room decorated in maize and blue. I have already bought him a Denard jersey and got the wife to agree that if Michigan can win the national championship we will name him after Brady Hoke.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:32 PM ^
September 12th, 2011 at 8:39 PM ^
Congrats. Kids are great. Had a girl 5 months ago. After Saturday I'm renaming her Denard.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:50 PM ^
I have a 5 year-old daughter and a 4 year-old son. Kids really do change things, but I love them both dearly. Incidentally, my family rivalry comes this Saturday, as my wife is an Eastern Michigan alum (I did my graduate work at Eastern, but my undergraduate years at Michigan are the proudest of my academic career). I keep telling her, "2-1 is a decent start, right?"
Hopefully, I have two fine additions to that campus in Ann Arbor in their beds right now.
September 12th, 2011 at 8:50 PM ^
Congratulations!
September 12th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^
September 12th, 2011 at 9:01 PM ^
something to look forward to is taking your kids to the Big House as often as possible. i did that with my son growing up. he's 30 and lives in atlanta now but we both get a pass one weekend a year to have a father-son bonding weekend at a UM home game of his choice. brought his 5 year-old along this year for his first game. three genrations - awesome.
Good Luck & GO BLUE!
September 12th, 2011 at 10:02 PM ^
ANY MGOBLOG child born between now and forever must be named Denard!
If said child is a male and is the first born, it must be named Denard.
If said child is a male but NOT the first born, it may be named Denard but may not be named anything other than Denard.
If said child is a female and is the first born, she must be named Denard.
If said child is a female but NOT the first born, she may be named Denard but may not be named anything other than Denard.
If said child has any siblings already named Denard....they've joined a fast-ass family!
Denards all around!
September 12th, 2011 at 10:08 PM ^
At least it was for me. My daughter had just turned 3 (this Feb.) and then sang "The Victors" randomly while riding with me in the car.
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<br>"No it's not 'The Victors' Daddy, it's 'Da Bictors!'"
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<br>Love that kid. Have fun on the journey. Congrats!
September 12th, 2011 at 10:46 PM ^
he thought it was victor stallions instead of victors valiant. gotta love kids
September 13th, 2011 at 1:12 AM ^
My four year old daughter and six year old son still say "Hail to the victors value." It's too cute for me to correct them.
September 12th, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
Kudos to you.
September 12th, 2011 at 10:52 PM ^
9 and 6 to their 1st game this weekend. They've had to deal with a lot of tsio b.s. (mostly at school). Wife and I are hoping this weekend makes them Wolverines for life. Look out for a baseball commit in 2020 and a qb/ath and track star in 2024!
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<br>A guy can dream right?
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
What the hell happened. I did not post this 9 times.
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:01 PM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 12th, 2011 at 11:07 PM ^
Crap how is that even possible, now I'm going to have to change my name.
September 13th, 2011 at 9:19 AM ^
I have to say that your response to posting the same thing 9 times made me laugh.
September 12th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
Is worse. The infamous 9 post or the fact that you would decapitate a Bo bobblehead 9 times.
September 12th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
im typing this one handed while holding my newborn son. he and his twin sister were born thursday am.
watched the nd game from my wifes hospital room!
September 13th, 2011 at 7:00 AM ^
Congratulations. My wife and I had our twins, boy & girl, in May. It is amazing.
September 13th, 2011 at 1:58 AM ^
If you really go all the way with maize and blue, or wimp out with baby blue and a paler yellow.
Regardless, I hope you and your wife get on the same page. This is not the kind of bet I would insist on collecting.
September 13th, 2011 at 9:17 AM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue
September 13th, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
I have a Bo Schembechler bobblehead doll I would happily decapitate and contribute to this endeavour (no disrepect intended to the coach).
Congrats and go blue