Some of you may or may not know, but my wife and I are expecting and the official due date is April 12th. Time has flown by, and we are down to the wire. My daughter will be here any day now!
I realize my posts have been at a snail's pace these past couple of month. This is mainly due to preparations for the new addition to our family. I do not expect things will pick up any time soon. As a matter of fact, I can guarantee I will have even less time to dedicate to the Outer Dark, or to Hopeful Monster Creations in the very near future. But I hope to keep plugging along on a couple of projects I have brewing when I find the time, so please be patient if things go quiet for a bit.
Once I power through sleepless nights and the shock of being a new dad, I hope to come back with a new found enthusiasm, and be able to get to the business of finishing up the adventure setting I am working on, as well trying to get my Sword & Sanity rules finally published as well. Sean Robson, my Hopeful Monster partner, and I have been busy brainstorming quite a lot lately. I believe we have come up with some unique and interesting product ideas that we would like to develop, and eventually offer up to the gaming community. The trick now is to find the time to get beyond the research and development stage, and make these games a reality. Please be patient in the interim. I promise lots of productivity in the not so far away future.
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Pre-Congrats! ;)
The first three months are the hardest; once she starts sleeping through the night you'll start getting your lives back.
I envy you about to embark upon your scariest and most rewarding adventure yet!
Haha, forget blogging, you're gonna have fun trying to find time to sleep!
Congrats!
Have fun!
If your wife has extended labor (our first was 28 hours!) be warned that she will be ravenously hungry at the end of the ordeal and will want food NAO! :)
First of all, congratulations!
Second, order RIGHT NOW the book "Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads" by Gary Greenberg It tells you (in no-nonsenseBoy Scout manual style) what to do with a baby (feeding, dressing, bathing, etc., etc.). It's practical, hilarious, and it helped save my sanity when I was in your boat 6 years ago.
You can get a copy for only a few bucks on amazon.com. It will be one of the best purchases you ever make. Trust me. I was there. I know.
Best wishes on your new daughter! Amazing stuff -- more magical than any 9th level spell. :D
@All - thanks for the kind words!
@Geoffrey - great suggestion, I have the book on order.
Congrats to you and your expanding family! My daughter was born on April 12th too and will be four this year. Parenting is fun, frustrating, rewarding, taxing but overall the greatest thing you'll ever do. Welcome to the Dad's club!
Awesome Shane! Good luck and best wishes to you and your family.As one father to another, just take it one day at a time.
I'd say be prepared, but seriously, there can be no real preparation for having your life turned upside down and finding a kind of love that you never had before.
But you can do this: start prepping your daughter for gaming. My drew her first dungeon at age 5 and I literally could not have been prouder (it had Zombie Gorillas, fer chrissakes!!)
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