MY WIFE IS PREGNANT!!!

“I know most of you don't know me from Adam but I just want to shout it from the hills!!!

After 2 long years of trying it finally happened. We got a little help from the doctor by way of artificial insemination. We've known for about a month now but wasn't telling anybody until we got out of the danger zone.

I just got back from our first ultrasound. We saw a pea sized white speck inside a walnut sized black circle. The white spec's my boy!!(hopefully) and the black circle is the amniotic sack. That picture's going up in the old cube at work to start the first of many pictures.

We saw the heart beat which means our chances of miscarry go down to 2%. This is gonna put a dent into my already infrequent backpacking but I'll make that sacrifice anytime.”

“Congrats!”

“I didn't do it!











j/k congrats man!”

“Awesome dude! Guess we'll never get to hike together now, huh?”

“congrats to you and your wife..the fun part is just now starting”

“Congratulations! Get ready for the roller coaster ride that never ends!”

“congrats!”

“Congratulations!”

“Don't look at it as putting a dent into your backpacking lifestyle; look at it as gaining a backpacking partner!!”

“awesome, give your sperm a big pat on the back! teehee. congrats!”

“Awesome dude! Guess we'll never get to hike together now, huh?”

i'm gonna try to squeze in 1 more this year, don't know if i can do it though...i'll probably do one in spring...she's do (is it "do" or "due", hell i don't know, i'm new at this) in june so by about may i'll probably be done for the year”

“When my wife and I announced we were pregnant, my mother complimented me on having good sperm.

In front of 20 strangers.

The only thing that kept me from strangling her right then and there was, well, it's against the law.”

“Sparkles, that's a visual I could've done without.”

“When my wife and I announced we were pregnant, my mother complimented me on having good sperm.

as far as i'm concerned my mom doesn't even know my wife and i even hold hands LOL”

“mooooohahahaha.”

“Well, technically, using the approach you used, thrifty, you wouldn't have had to even hold hands or anything!”

“Well, something would have had to be in his hands about 10 months ago for this to work...”

“Congrats TH!”

“When my wife and I announced we were pregnant, my mother complimented me on having good sperm.

In front of 20 strangers.

Now you repeated it in front of hundreds of strangers!”

“I told you it would happen! That is great news, papa!”

“That's great. Congrats. My baby boy turns 18 today. They really do grow up fast.”

“Somehow it was much more embarrassing then.

Plus, it was my mother.”

“Trip report and pictures?”

“Close-ups of the hiking stick?”

“Pitchin a tent?”

“I was just sitting around at home, when suddenly there was this bizarre earthquake, and I was ejected into a dark cave. I noticed a lot of other people around me, all swimming into these tunnels, so I figured I would follow them to see what was going on. I actually felt compelled to do so; I don't really understand why. Many of the other people tired out as we kept swimming down this long dark curvy tunnel. Suddenly, I was surprised to find myself at the head of the pack! And then I saw before me my goal, the place I always wanted to go but never really knew where it was or why. A couple of the people behind me were starting to catch up, so I started swimming as fast as I could, and finally I banged against my goal, a large spherical structure. I sort of stuck to it first, then I was slowly pulled in. I saw the other people banging their heads against it, but something had happened to the spherical structure and none of them could make it in. Then, the structure completely absorbed me.

The end.”

“Pictures?

You said head!”

“Trip Report:

We went to the clinic. There was a 350 pound nurse that looked like Joba the Hut. After that I thought there was no way I'd be able to complete the deal, but oh the wonderful magazines. that soon erased the memory of nurse Ratchet. LOL”

“TMI!! TMI!!”

“Good spankin' there son!

Congratulations.”

“congrats thrifty!”

“Congrats on the pregnancy...and on this historical thread.”

“That's fantastic news Thrifty! Congratulations!!

I've got a big smile; thanks for sharing your happiness.”

“Congrats. Check back in here when s/he's a teenager for moral support... you'll need it!

Having said that, you have a GREAT ride ahead of you! Raising kids is a real kick, good luck, have fun, and ALWAYS maintain a sense of humor... you'll need it!”

“You should have told your mom something like, "It's your fault." Or "half of them were yours!"”

“Good for you and the wifey! Kids are amazing. Thanks for sharing!”

“Congrats thrifty! In a couple years we can start its an its all about the kids hike for Indiana! My daugther turns 2 this weekend. Just seems like yesterday she was born.”

“Well I wanted to take advantage of this weekend's great weather to do a little day hiking but we went on the "tell everyone we're pregnant" tour instead. You know it's funny, the people I expected to be real excited were like "Hum, that's nice" and the ones I thought wouldn't care were dancing for joy.”

“Wowza, very cool, thrifty! I know the feeling! Our little boy is 6 months along, still totally fetal. For my wife's sake I hope he's a lightweight backpacker, I'd to have her pass a fully loaded Gregory Denali Pro at birth.
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“We go to our first class tonight. Class discription: This class focuses on fetal development, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle choices. A registered nurse teaches this free class.

I'm getting more and more excited every week. At first I was kinda like ok, she's pregnant, but I'm getting more excited and more involved as it gets closer.

We should be able to know the sex in mid January.”

“good luck! is this your first child?”

“yup...human that is LOL”

“Your wife is pregnant? Holy cow, how did that happen? We want details :)”

“LOL

details? indie, haven't you ever had the birds and bees talk?”

“The classes really build the excitement. Hearing the heartbeat for the first time, the first ultrasound,.... it's all good.”

“Your wife is pregnant? Holy cow, how did that happen? We want details :)”

well, we did it the old fashioned way...me, my wife, a 300 pound nurse that looked like joba the hut, and a doctor”

“in the words of joey lawrence.... "WO!"”

“Don't look at me.”

“Congrats! That's wonderful news. Whatever you say during the pregnancy and delivery, do not tell her that you know how she feels.”