This is a possibly the biggest and shortest Pool Room post of all time! - (that sounds so confusing now I am reading this post back to myself)
Vanilla Bean, now known as Nicholas, came into the world yesterday morning. Bub is doing very well. Mum is sore, but also doing pretty well. Dad (me – how crazy is that!) is still in disbelief, but also good – just a little tired.
Apologies
First off I want to apologise about my lack of visiting everyone’s blogs. My google reader has over 200 unread posts and I’m sure there is some pure gold that I am missing out on. Secondly I would like to apologise about the lack of personal finance posts and the amount of guest posts this week and next. I really just wasn’t sure how much time I would have and so I had scheduled a few posts prior to Nicks arrival.
My guest post – A Personal Story: Chores and Money Lessons Growing Up
Great Posts around the blog world
In no real order this week because I am so short on time, but these are some of the posts that I did get a chance to read and that I enjoyed.
- True Story: How to Cope When Your Spouse Skips Out with All the Cash
- How to Get Your Family On Board When Paying Off Debt
- Lifestyle Blogs: Empowering Women or Just Setting Us Back 50 years?
Finally, in terms of posting content on this blog – I plan on getting back into the swing of things either at the end of next week or the the Monday after. If anyone wants to guest post I have 1 spot left to fill. Please let me know if you are interested.
Welcome to Nicholas and well done to parents!
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Congratulations!!! Glad to hear that everybody seems to be doing well! I’m sure you’ll get back on the commenting horse eventually…after you adjust to getting 3 hours of sleep a night:)
Greg@ClubThrifty recently posted..Winning Means Being Unafraid to Lose
I’ve definitely been there. Blogging takes a ton of time! I also like the non-personal finance posts more than the personal finance posts :0 Not just yours, just in general. Have a great weekend!
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Welcome Nicholas! Don’t worry about taking time off, it is deserved, and you’ll have plenty of sleepless night to follow on your blogging
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I can’t believe your brought a baby into the world AND put up a blog post. Congrats on the kid and for being a baller!
L Bee and the Money Tree recently posted..Mid-January Credit Card Pay Down Update
Congrats Glen! I love the name. Glad to hear that all are doing well. I think the blog should be the last thing on your mind…enjoy the new little one.
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This is awesome news. Welcome to the dad club, Glen! Your life is forever different now.
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Congratulations Glen and welcome Nicholas (my son’s middle name). I am really happy for you and I am sure that you will enjoy spending time with the family. I wish you all the best.
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Congratulations!!!!! I’m so happy everyone is doing well. I’d be happy to send a guest post if you still need it. Let me know.
I am so over the moon for you!! Welcome, precious Nicholas. I had a feeling something was up when I saw a guest post. Hopefully Mama and baby Nick are peacefully cuddling and recuperating together. Psst, try to sleep when baby does. Congratulations, Daddy!! Let me know if you need anything. And, enjoy. every. moment. It is such a surreal journey that whizzes on by.
Lexi sends warm hugs to your new darling treasure. (My iPod autocorrected that to ‘bugs’, which I am sure she would love to send along to you as well.)
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Congrats on your new arrival!!
Enjoy this time with your precious baby, the blog will be here when you get back. Oh, and I agree with Jenna: sleep when the baby sleeps. We speak from experience
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Congrats Glen on the new addition and welcome to the world of fatherhood! Your life will never be the same again…in a good way of course!
Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping.com recently posted..Tips To NOT Overspend in 2013 + a $100 Cash Giveaway
Congratulations to you and your wife and new baby! Your priorities will change for sure. I wouldn’t worry about the blog, family comes first, as you already know.
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Glen, what a joyous occasion! Don’t worry about anything on your blog. Readers will still come. The most important thing for you right now is to spend time with your newborn -and try to get sleep whenever possible
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CONGRATS!!!! So excited for you. Take this time off please and focus on your family
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Congratulations! I can’t believe you found a minute to write a post – however brief. Awesome news, congrats again.
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Congrats daddy. Hope mama and baby are resting comfortably. Take as much time as you need to spend with your wife and the little one, that’s time you can never get back and is much more important than reading and commenting on blogs.
KK @ Student Debt Survivor recently posted..Save a Life-Get a Prize
Congrats on the baby boy. I wish you and your family the best of luck. How exciting!
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Congrats mate, sounds odd being a DAD now I bet. Wishing you all the best and don’t have to apologize to us mate, we’ll still be here when you come round. Cheers mate. Mr.CBB
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Thank you all for the kind words. We are back at home now and so hopefully I can catch up on everything I have missed over the last week.
Congrats Glen! I’m sure it’s an incredible feeling of disbelief. I’m sure things will be hectic for you and getting to blogs and commenting should be the least of your concerns!
Thanks for including me and making me a member of the Pool Room!
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Happy to have you Jason, you always seem to have such great posts lately, it was criminal to leave your site out.
Congratulation! Don’t worry too much about the blog or visiting other sites for a while. Just enjoy being a dad for a while. The lack of sleep was brutal for me.
Joe @ Retire By 40 recently posted..Being A Happy Stay At Home Dad Isn’t Easy
Lack of sleep and the constant sound of crying is what is getting me, although my wife has it worse than I do.