I can't believe it but I am now a dad. Scary, awesome, fun, sleep deprived, amazing, and wonderful.

Here he is after one week.

His name is Kai



His name means "ocean" in hawaiian, which is very relevant to how I met his wife and how he was made.

And yes that is me, the speaker geek, holding him at our beach.

And yes, he loved "Beethoven" Symphony no. 9 performed by the Atlanta symphony Orchestra and chorus played in 5.1 SACD on my Axiom system.

It was a cool moment between new father and son.

Regards

oh yeah, He was born at 11:59:45 PM on Dec 27th. 15 seconds to a different birthday.

I'm very happy for you and your new family! Having sons of my own, 7 and 1 1/2, there is nothing greater. Congratulations man...

Congrats, that is wonderful news.

Congratulations! That is awesome news ssutherland.

Sweet picture. Congrats!

He's sooo little!

Both of you look like happy guys. Congrats!

Congratulations SS! He obviously has the same excellent taste in music as his dad!

Congrats and God Bless!

I really do like the name you both chose, Kai. Great news from you and you wife, congratulations!

What a cute looking kid! Congratulations to you and your wife.

Congratulations, SS! Great lookin' kid!

Now hurry up and buy him some M3s to get him started!

Awww! Congratulations! What a beautiful photo of you and your son!

Absolutely FANTABULOUS! Congratulations!

That's wonderful news. Congrat's to you and the wife. Your opening lines brought all those feelings back in a wave of emotion. No pun intended. There is nothing like it. Except having your first daughter.
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Congrats on a fine looking boy. He must take after his mother!

Makes me excited to be a dad soon!

Congrats!

Congratulations! First kids are a great experience. Your life gets turned upside-down, but you're thankful for it. Enjoy.

Yea, I have a few more years to wait as I am still in college.

Marriage is a wee...bit away.

In the meantime, you're keeping it in your pants, right? ...

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First kids are a great experience. Your life gets turned upside-down, but you're thankful for it.

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Amen to that. Our little Jenna is just over three months old and I still can't get over how her smile just makes me melt. Just one little smile from her can make me go from feeling bad to good again.

>>His name means "ocean" in hawaiian, which is very relevant to how I met his wife and how he was made.

Your 1 week old son has a wife already??!!

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Yes, I am. I think it is wrong morally to...before marriage.

Families - however you may define them - are perhaps the greatest blessing.

Savor the moments.

Congratulations and warmest wishes.

Buy your wife something really nice

Oh, beautiful! congratulations!!

Thank you all so much for your kind comments. It is so fun having our little boy around. It is also wonderful to be able to share moments like these with the great people on this forum.

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>>His name means "ocean" in hawaiian, which is very relevant to how I met his wife and how he was made.

Your 1 week old son has a wife already??!!

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I did mention sleep deprivation didin't I????

You're just getting started on the sleep deprivation thing. Nothing can prepare you for the first two or three months lack of sleep. Congratulations to you and your family!

Congratulations S2!!!! Treasure the time, it evaporates quickly and all of a sudden they get married and are gone.

(but you don't have to pay for this one's wedding!)

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(but you don't have to pay for this one's wedding!)

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This is not necesssarily true any more. Been to a few weddings where the grooms parents paid or contributed.