OT: Hey Colson39

[FloridaTeacher]

Did I read on an earlier post that you're going to be a Dad, or did I imagine that? If so, Congratulations and keep us up-to-date on the up-coming little Colson39 Jr.;)

Ahhhh, children. There's nothing quite like 'em (to give you gray hair and take all your money).:laughing: Hmmm, 'course you'd have to HAVE hair.

[bradisgoofy]

...Ahhhh, children. There's nothing quite like 'em (to give you gray hair and take all your money).:laughing: ...Wait until you have grandchildren! :rotfl2:

[Colson39]

Did I read on an earlier post that you're going to be a Dad, or did I imagine that? If so, Congratulations and keep us up-to-date on the up-coming little Colson39 Jr.;)

Ahhhh, children. There's nothing quite like 'em (to give you gray hair and take all your money).:laughing: Hmmm, 'course you'd have to HAVE hair.

Hah! Yes, you are correct, we are expecting our first :)

So far everything is going smoothly, although she is getting sicker more often than not lately. We go for an ultrasound next week, so we are excited about that. I have some pictures already that I've been meaning to upload to the Off Topic thread, hopefully I can get to it this weekend. Thanks for asking!

And I can't tell you how much money I've saved on haircuts, I've been shaving my head since I was 21, I hate getting a haircut ;) Oh, and it helps with that baldness thing too...lol

[ang38]

Big CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!:cool1: :thumbsup2 :woohoo: :woohoo: :yay: :yay: :goodvibes

When is the bundle due???

[Colson39]

April 20th is the approximate due date :)

[loveDmouse]

Congrats!!!!!

:jumping1:

[ang38]

April's a great time to have a kid! We have a LOT of April birthday's in our family~~ And he/she will be old enough to spend her first Christmas at the FORT!!!:yay:

[Colson39]

lol, my parents took me to Disney when I was just a few weeks old. My mom said people would give her stares like "How can you bring such a young baby here". My mom would just say to my dad, why woudln't you want to bring a baby to the happiest place on earth!

I know we'll be continuing in the tradition, probably not a few weeks after, but I plan on starting the Disney tradition early and often ;)

[ftwildernessguy]

And I can't tell you how much money I've saved on haircuts, I've been shaving my head since I was 21, I hate getting a haircut ;) Oh, and it helps with that baldness thing too...lol

I can't believe how life goes in circles. I came into this life with no hair, and now it looks like I will leave it the same way. God's cruel joke on me, no doubt.;)

[des1954]

YaY for Colson!! Another little Ft. Wilderness camper on the way!!! One can never be too young or too old to camp at the Fort!! :thumbsup2

Congrats to the new Mom & Dad!! :cloud9:

[2tiggerriffic]

:thumbsup2 Congrats to both of you.
Get all the sleep you can :rotfl2:

[FloridaTeacher]

So far everything is going smoothly, although she is getting sicker more often than not lately. We go for an ultrasound next week, so we are excited about that. I have some pictures already that I've been meaning to upload to the Off Topic thread, hopefully I can get to it this weekend. Thanks for asking!

And I can't tell you how much money I've saved on haircuts, I've been shaving my head since I was 21, I hate getting a haircut Oh, and it helps with that baldness thing too...lol

No worries, you look great bald and your lovely wife has enough hair for you both. ;)

Yay for you both! All kidding aside, there's nothing like having children. Raising children is the best and hardest job in the world. The second hardest is teaching them. :lmao: And some days, the order of these two jobs can flip-flop! Today - teaching middle school English was harder than parenting my own two. What is so hard about "direct objects"? :confused3

[Shannone1]

I can't believe how life goes in circles. I came into this life with no hair, and now it looks like I will leave it the same way. God's cruel joke on me, no doubt.;)

ROFL !!

[auntie]

lol, my parents took me to Disney when I was just a few weeks old. My mom said people would give her stares like "How can you bring such a young baby here". My mom would just say to my dad, why woudln't you want to bring a baby to the happiest place on earth!

I know we'll be continuing in the tradition, probably not a few weeks after, but I plan on starting the Disney tradition early and often ;)


Congratulations to you both. My youngest son was six weeks old when he first visited Disney. Of course we had a 4 year old and and 11 year old siblings who weren't about to wait for him to grow up for a visit. He's 16 now..and we've been going to Disney ever since..and he still loves it. See what happens when you start them young! Disney was made for families...and camping makes it so much easier with all the comforts of home in your RV.

[carolinacamper]

Congratulations on your great news. Best wishes to you and the mom to be. You are always so helpful on this board. With your fun loving spirit, you'll make a great daddy.

[mamaloya]

I took 3 of my kids to WDW the first time when they were 1 (2 on their 1st bday). ds7 was there when he was 3 months old. The oldest any of mine were for their first trip was 6 (poor thing). He is hooked and wants to be an imagineer. He is 16 now and has been back enough to almost make up for waiting so long for his 1st trip.

Bringing babies is a wonderful thing, especially easy if you are nursing. LOL No bottles to deal with. I have to say that I have nursed on just about every ride feasible.

You two have so many wonderful memories ahead of you. It is awesome to see WDW through your child's eyes. Everything is so fresh and new no matter how many times you have been. I now find myself watching my kids sometimes instead of the show. Oh, you have so much to look forward to.

Congrats again!!!!

[disbugsmomma]

Wait until you have grandchildren! :rotfl2:
Hey, you were the one who wanted a granddaughter so bad! And I think we were more expensive before she was born. :lmao:

[JAM'S MOM]

You two have so many wonderful memories ahead of you. It is awesome to see WDW through your child's eyes. Everything is so fresh and new no matter how many times you have been. I now find myself watching my kids sometimes instead of the show. Oh, you have so much to look forward to.



The quote above says it all. One suggestion: make sure that you get new cameras before the baby is born and you'll be able to record every movement without "technical problems". During the holidays, show the "best of" movies.

Best wishes and good health!

[Colson39]

Thank you all so much for all your wishes!

It's going to be great being able to expose one of my own children to the wonders of Disney and Fort Wilderness. Of course, if we have a boy, it won't be long until he gets his first "Fort Musket". Who knows, maybe 10 years from now he/she will join us here on the DIS!! ;)

[ntsammy5]

If you start now, you'll have them all picked out by April. Good luck and best wishes!

[elastigirlfan]

Congratulations!! April is a nice month to have a baby! My birthday is April 19th. I wish you the best!!

[Us3]

Big Congrats! And the other's were right about experiencing Disney through your child's eyes....nothing better!:goodvibes

[Us3]

Hey Colson, didn't I read on another thread that you and your beautiful wife were going to F&W? I hope she is feeling better by then...those "wonderful smells" around the world may not smell so wonderful this trip...urgh, the worse part of being pg!:scared:

DH and I will be down Oct 23-27 for F&W w/o the kiddo's this time!:)

[ILoveDisney&Cruising]

Big Congrats! And the other's were right about experiencing Disney through your child's eyes....nothing better!

That's for sure! Congratulations!!!

[lucy_love]

Congratulations!! April is a great month! I am a May baby and I love how my birthday is in the spring time :)

[Katie Dawn]

Congrats, Congrats, Congrats, Congrats!!!

[Colson39]

Hey Colson, didn't I read on another thread that you and your beautiful wife were going to F&W? I hope she is feeling better by then...those "wonderful smells" around the world may not smell so wonderful this trip...urgh, the worse part of being pg!:scared:

DH and I will be down Oct 23-27 for F&W w/o the kiddo's this time!:)

Yea, we're going Nov 2-4th. She should be feeling better by then, as she will be farther along. She's actually looking forward to all the food since she can't drink this time...lol ;)

[Escape Artist]

Yea, we're going Nov 2-4th. She should be feeling better by then, as she will be farther along. She's actually looking forward to all the food since she can't drink this time...lol ;)

Congrats from me, too! Your new and improved family is going to be sooooo wonderful.

And as for the smells from F&W affecting your wife, if she's far enough along, be sure to get a good $$$ credit line before you go. I remember the changeover from the 1st to the 2nd trimester of being pg...everything smelled wonderful and I could have eaten it *ALL*! (For the record, I only gained 18 pounds with that one, whew!)

Best wishes to all three of you, :goodvibes

Sue in Texas
...mom of 3, wife of 1...

[Colson39]

Man, I can't believe it's only 3 weeks until we go for the Food and Wine festival, even with the trips we did during the summer, I always can't wait for the "winter" Disney season to begin, and it always starts off with a trip to the Food and Wine festival.

And this year looks to be the best year so far, I literally cannot wait!

[Us3]

I'm with you on that one...we're so excited and cant wait to get to F&W Fest!! We're not staying at FW this time, but have a boat ride and visit planned :goodvibes 2 weeks and 1 day until we leave!!:banana:

[JCJRSmith]

First off, Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Secondly, this thread actually answered a question I have meant to ask - to whit: are you the follically-challenged gentleman in the picture or the incredible-looking blonde? :banana: :banana:


I took my oldest to WDW after her mother and I divorced - she was three years old and a Mickey fanatic. Nearly tore my arm out of its socket trying to get to Mickey.

I have had 2 kids with my lovely wife, and we took the boy to WDW the first time when he was 6 months old. Our daughter got her first trip when she was 2 months old.

The oldest is now 23 (with 3 kids of her own), the boy is now 15 and my youngest daughter is now 9 years old. You are in for an adventure, reliving the wonder of WDW thru the eyes of your child. I envy you. Hmmmm, maybe it is time for this granpa to take the grandkids on the next trip....

[Colson39]

lol, I would be the Mr. Clean look-a-like. My DW does post on this account, but very rarely. She's not much of an internet person, although she knows about the DIS and from time to time will get me to ask a question for her. She also enjoys the podcasts (which we love listening to on the way up to Disney). And I'm sure she would appreciate your compliment, she is as sweet as her looks ;)

My only regret is that I will never get to show my child the arcade that I grew up in at the Contemporary. I spent so many of my saved quarters there when I was a kid, my parents would drop us off for a couple hours while they would go with their friends up to the bar. A couple hours and a pocket full of quarters in the Contemporary arcade used to go a longgggggggg way. Now the arcade has moved, I would have loved to have seen my own child playing on some of the same old machines, talk about memories.

Then again, there are also 1000 other things at Disney that I did that are still there, so I don't think I will be running out any time soon ;)

[Rhonda]

My only regret is that I will never get to show my child the arcade that I grew up in at the Contemporary. I spent so many of my saved quarters there when I was a kid, my parents would drop us off for a couple hours while they would go with their friends up to the bar. A couple hours and a pocket full of quarters in the Contemporary arcade used to go a longgggggggg way. Now the arcade has moved, I would have loved to have seen my own child playing on some of the same old machines, talk about memories.

No, I'm pretty sure you're really just looking for an excuse to go up to the bar for a couple of hours! :lmao:

[Colson39]

hah, you know me too well!!! ;)

[DaddyDon]

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
No, I'm pretty sure you're really just looking for an excuse to go up to the bar for a couple of hours! :lmao: