A reason to drink...

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:56 pm

So I'm a dad now. Little girl born Sunday evening. I've loaded up the fridge like the end times are coming, but enjoying a Boom Gose from Beau's this evening.

Beery connection: My wife figured she was pregnant when her Mill Street Coffee Porterm a favourite of hers, was tasting really off. Also, I'm guessing beer was involved somehow in conception.

toweringpine · Post by **toweringpine** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:15 pm

WhoooHoooo

Congratulations!

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:58 pm

Congrats! Come back and visit us when you can

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:45 pm

Cheers Bytowner!!!

Congratulations to you and your wife - I could make jokes about sleepless nights, etc...but there's nothing better than being a dad to a baby! Nothing!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:28 am

Well congrats, and sorry I never met you before this happened. Maybe in half a decade or so you will re-emerge?

I'm kidding. Find some family-friendly pubs. Remaining socially active is good for baby, and it's never too early to hang out with people who know beer.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:08 am

Coffee stout won't quite help you through the nights, but sleep eventually comes back!

Congratulations!

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:03 pm

congrats! When my daughter was born I found myself buying pricier beers to drink as a reward for making it through the day. A colicky baby and sleepless nights made those reward beers taste even better.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:42 pm

Congrats to you and your wife on the new addition to the family.

Coffee stout won't quite help you through the nights, but sleep eventually comes back!

It's true that you are in for some long nights, but our son is almost 4 months old and he's been sleeping 11-12 hours straight through the night (7pm to 7am) for a couple of weeks now. It's nice to be able to watch TV, drink a beer and relax again after dinner.

boney · Post by **boney** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:09 pm

Definitely no better reason for a brew. Congrats!

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:14 pm

Iceman wrote: It's true that you are in for some long nights, but our son is almost 4 months old and he's been sleeping 11-12 hours straight through the night (7pm to 7am) for a couple of weeks now. It's nice to be able to watch TV, drink a beer and relax again after dinner.

It's definitely true that when I can grab some shut-eye I appreciate it a good deal more than I did a week ago. She has her days and nights mixed up at the moment so hopefully we fix that up sooner rather than later.