First Post - Miss my family

[capt. megadeth]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

How early was the baby? Looks tiny.

 

[FlyUnited]

Beautiful baby. Congratulations!!!

 

[stearnst]

How early was the baby? Looks tiny.

Great observation. The baby was only 31 weeks along, so she was about a month and a half premature. My wife had been in the hospital for the week leading up to the birth due to some difficulties with pre-eclampsya (sp?), and finally her body stopped reacting favorably to the medications she was on to keep her blood pressure down. The highest I saw it was 206/107, and at the same time she lost her vision. The doctors were afraid that seizures were the next step (I guess that's what pre-eclampsya means..."before seizure"), so they decided to take the baby early.

It is amazing how the body works. Within a minute of having the baby, I was watching the monitors hooked to my wife, and her blood pressure went down to the low 100's over 70's, so it was almost instantly how fast the blood pressure came back to a normal level. The baby's doing great, not a single problem thus far, and the wife is recovering without a hitch. So all in all, it has looked like a happy ending/beginning!

 

[FlyUnited]

Great news. Same thing happened to me....and all will be fine. Enjoy your little bundle. Such a beautiful baby.

 

[capt. megadeth]

Well, I am glad your wife and baby are ok.

There's another reason for me not to have a baby.....I don't want to die. TIC

 

[BushwickBill]

http://www.falconjet.com/aircraft/50ex/

Oh man.... maybe you should have posted the part 91 pay rates for this aircraft.

Bling bling....

Sorry couldn't help myself.

 

[Oh-ryan]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

ummm yeah, I am gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there. I have a 2-year boy that means the world to me and the Mrs. and I are expecting another son in November. As much as I can't wait to have another little fella running around the house, I am not looking forward to the whole "birth" experience again. We had a smooth evolution the first time around, and it has nothing to do with the graphic nature of the process... it's the stress man. My wife and I are not looking forward to it. We wish the stork stories we were all told when we were kids were true.

 

[stearnst]

ummm yeah, I am gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there. I have a 2-year boy that means the world to me and the Mrs. and I are expecting another son in November. As much as I can't wait to have another little fella running around the house, I am not looking forward to the whole "birth" experience again. We had a smooth evolution the first time around, and it has nothing to do with the graphic nature of the process... it's the stress man. My wife and I are not looking forward to it. We wish the stork stories we were all told when we were kids were true.

Yeah, of course it's stressful. There are days where I have sit and do some pondering on what the heck needs to happen to make ends meet and whatnot. But after the birthing experience was over and everybody was ok, it's just a great feeling. I suppose from that perspective though, the stress of dealing with a kid being born, we had it easy because there wasn't much choice left...have the baby or Mom's going to be having some serious problems. We're just fortunate that everything's been going so smoothly.

 

[Deuce130]

I miss my wife and daughter when I'm on the road also. That's why I'm going to quit the reserves and move to Memphis. I love flying for the AF, but I love my family more. Living in domicile will let me be home every night. I won't get myself into a situation where dad is always coming or going if I can help it. The best part is that my wife is on board with it!

 

[Falconjet]

That is a pretty smart move Duece.

FJ

 

[Los]

What is reserve time like if you live in the same city where you are based?

I am thinking about picking up with Eagle. I live in Miami and hope to get ATR (I like props).
Is there a chance of spending most nights at home with this setup?

 

[Going2Baja]

Great posts! Congrats on the new one Stearnst! My 2nd will be due just about three months after I get out of IEO. My wife is about to make the killer sacrafice. I'm off to class for close to two months, she works full time, will be taking care of our 2.5 yr old daughter and is in week 14 of being pregnant - not to mention the $40k cut in pay. Boy to I feel for her! But all we can do is look forward and know this will be better for the family down the road. The thought of commuting to MSP or DTW with NWA having such a crappy new set of workrules just wouldn't work for us.

As for keeping in touch while on the road I just got one of these MacBooks...it has a built in camera, no wondows to crash and it was under $1200. Looks like a great investment to keep in touch with the fam while on the road!

Baja.

 

[hopalong]

I've been away from work for the last couple weeks since my wife gave birth to our second child. There really is no better feeling in the world, than watching your child come into life, I can't believe how happy I've been. This is what it's all about!

http://www.geocities.com/rauul/IMG_0636.jpg

Congratulations! Enjoy every minute of it, even those 3 a.m. feedings. Life doesn't get any better than this. They grow way too fast.

 

[Papps]

Let me take a guess at your personal profile:
Male (or cross gender)
Big Video Gamer
Heavy Metal Rocker
Age; <25
Shunned by girls universally

Grow up and experience a little bit of life before you make those knuckle dragger statements...now back to your game of Tron.

Thats a freaken funny post.

 

[climbhappy]

I have been laid off for 6 months. i have really enjoyed the time off. i am getting ready to coach my son's b-ball team. if they call me back, i may have to decline. after doing the regional thing for 5 years, then getting to fly jets, i can say it has been fun. no regrets except what i did or didn't say in an interview or two. i am getting to fly some pistons again. they're actually pretty cool if you've been out of them for for a while.

my kids a re 10 and 13. for the next 7-8 years, i want to be around. i can always go fly somewhere when they're gone. I guess if i was at southwest, this wouldn't weigh in, but it is where i have ended up. in the end, it is tough right before you leave the house. i can remember getting edgy about 8 hours before i knew i had to hit the airport for that commute. once i was there it leveled out.