Going to be a Father

[Threehz]

Thank you guys, and you know it Kershaw. Track, I'm 21 right now, I'll only be 22 when my baby is born.

[herbivor]

Just know the first 3 months absolutely suck. Your women will likely have hormone issues for at least a couple months and you won't get any sleep. Don't feel bad for asking for or accepting help from friends and family. We had a system where I would let the wife sleep uninterrupted as much as possible from 10pm to 2am and me from 2am to 6am. It was the only way to get a few hours of sleep. Good luck. She got her tubes tied after the second. Glad to be done with babies. Now I'm like Clark Griswold trying to take my girls everywhere. It's awesome.

Oh yeah, and don't get rid of the E30 thinking you need something bigger. you don't.

[Kershaw]

dont shoot it would be my advice.

[trackjunkie21]

Congrats dude! How old are you if you don't mind me asking? You always came off as a teenager to me, no offense ofcourse.

[CrusherCurtis]

Congrats!

[Threehz]

We just found out last Wednesday. Unexpected, and the timing is not perfect, but we are going to definitely have the baby.

This Fall I'll be transferring from a community college to the local University to finish up my degree. I should have no more than 3 years of school left. Having a kid obviously raises the bar a bit, but I know I can do it and my girlfriend and I both have very supportive families.

Anyhow,

Anyone have any tips? I know you can never be fully prepared, but luckily I've been around babies a lot in the past few years. I have a nephew about to turn 2 and another about to turn 3.

Also would be good if anyone who has done the child-raising while going to school while working ordeal has anything to say.

Personally I know it's going to be hard as hell, but I honestly cannot be happier, I've always wanted to have a kid and I feel all the time, money, and energy I would just be wasting will go to better use by raising a child.

:D