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« Reply #100 on: October 17, 2015, 12:49:22 PM »
How old are your kid Don?


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« Reply #101 on: October 17, 2015, 12:50:22 PM »
How old are your kid Don?


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I have 6!

Ones in question are 11-13
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« Reply #102 on: October 18, 2015, 10:47:24 AM »
So this week i got suckered into buying some fancy bottles.  Bottles wit breathers in them claiming they eliminate bubbles and the need to burp said baby.    Well both of my boys still get bubbles, still unload there while belly of food about every third bottle just as I was having with the previous el cheapo bottles.   Thought or experiences?

On the other hand. We got to stop and see great grandpa.   He flew the b52 I believe, grandma was a bank manager.   Anyway.... Grandpa is the only son of an only son, my father was his only son I am my dads only son.  I killed the tradition by doubling down allowing our family lineage to continue.   He was so excited to see he posterity.  It was a really neat experience plus his Parkinson's helps rock the boys to sleep.

Grandpa is the guy who taught me how to farm, taught me how to build and machine and tried to teach me how to be patient (didn't work)
 He started out as a bottom level machinist at Thiakol, know known as ATK the supplier of NASA all the rocket boosters. Retired there and was referenced in so many patents and tools designed as the lead. the book is four inches thick. This led the way for my father lead down the same path and I am following him.  Family lineage is important.   Know where you came from where you need to go and who is watching you from above



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« Reply #103 on: October 18, 2015, 05:12:21 PM »
Now that is great news right there
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« Reply #104 on: October 22, 2015, 04:12:57 PM »
Holding the one child in my hand fighting the microwave for a bottle my shorts caught the door of a lower cabinet

I got that glueing and drying this morning.  Oops


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« Reply #105 on: October 22, 2015, 08:12:50 PM »
When they get older you'll glue it again later when the boys rip it off the hinges.....
Kids today don't know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.

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« Reply #106 on: October 23, 2015, 12:56:44 AM »
Oh man. Why you gotta be so like that.  I used gorilla glue


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« Reply #107 on: October 23, 2015, 08:46:17 AM »
One of two possibilities

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« Reply #108 on: October 23, 2015, 11:47:13 AM »
I practically fell on to the darn thing, I almost died,    How is your leg healing from the blow out you had last year don?


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« Reply #109 on: October 23, 2015, 11:56:10 AM »
I practically fell on to the darn thing, I almost died,    How is your leg healing from the blow out you had last year don?


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« Reply #110 on: November 05, 2015, 10:59:50 AM »
Last night I had a full nights sleep from one of the boys. He slept seven hours.   Mom of course didn't get me up for the other son. 

I put them on the home scale yesterday,  both of them hit the ten pound point.  :)

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« Reply #111 on: November 05, 2015, 01:18:21 PM »
Great update Dave, you must get your shorts from Duluth Trading?
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« Reply #112 on: November 05, 2015, 01:48:42 PM »
The house gets pretty crazy for sure. Poop filled diapers and piss going everywhere

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« Reply #113 on: November 05, 2015, 02:17:11 PM »
Remember these times.  One day you are dropping them off at day care or school and the next they are dropping you off at work so they can have the car.
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« Reply #114 on: November 11, 2015, 01:06:58 PM »
So I found a solution to the child that can't hold the pacifier in his mouth.  What do you all think?

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« Reply #115 on: November 11, 2015, 01:22:17 PM »
Ingenious!  I'd opt for getting rid of them altogether though-
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« Reply #116 on: November 11, 2015, 03:27:49 PM »
I liked that idea too until my wife saw the contraption. I just hope yours does not hit as hard as mine does. I think I still have that knot on my head and it was almost 3 years ago.

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« Reply #117 on: November 11, 2015, 07:05:12 PM »
I decided some alligator clips would work better but.  Like you my wife would beat me if I actually did it. 


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« Reply #118 on: November 11, 2015, 07:34:52 PM »
So I found a solution to the child that can't hold the pacifier in his mouth.  What do you all think?
Might want to pad it some...I think their heads are still pretty soft...Otherwise you might end up with an unusual shape on that one's knoggin!


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« Reply #119 on: November 11, 2015, 07:43:36 PM »

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I assumed, we all know what that does, we were all kidding. I know I was about most of it. My wife does hit pretty hard, but I deserve most of that.

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« Reply #120 on: November 11, 2015, 10:49:00 PM »
Yes to save us all from some sort of child abuse I am very much so kidding. As I know you all are as well.   We got jokes!!


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« Reply #121 on: November 17, 2015, 10:55:32 AM »
This weekend my boys have been giggling and smiling like crazy.   It makes those days of grumpy boys way better when they don't want a pacifier because they are giggling


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« Reply #122 on: November 17, 2015, 10:57:04 AM »
I am pretty sure he is getting ready for when I buy him a dirt bike




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« Reply #123 on: November 17, 2015, 11:13:31 AM »
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« Reply #124 on: December 05, 2015, 04:57:33 PM »
Man these kids are growing so fast.   The baby A with acid reflux has grown out of that the last month.   We stopped his medication and he is just as happy as ever



Grandma has been hard at work with her busy hands
And the head and neck strength is getting oh so much better.

Being away at work has caused me to miss my boys so much.   I hate people at work I can't stand the drive, I find any reason to leave work to go get my kids. 


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« Reply #125 on: December 23, 2015, 06:47:09 PM »
So I have Been having an issue with holding the boys, burping the boys or holding a car seat in my right arm.  The physical therapist dubbed it tennis elbow from burping the boys and so forth

So I have to now learn how to use my left hand


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« Reply #126 on: December 23, 2015, 06:58:41 PM »
Suck it up butter cup.....thats just pain leaving the body and being replaced by muscle..........;D
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« Reply #127 on: December 23, 2015, 07:35:43 PM »
Kyle where is the like button!  Rofl.  Time for weak side burping Dave
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« Reply #128 on: December 23, 2015, 09:23:56 PM »
With boy A not liking to burp it takes a good twenty min of beating the child to get a burp.   I'll take the jokes just fine.   I used to laugh at guy who cried about tendinitis until I had it.      When ya jump in a pool to swim and you can stop and see the ripples in the pool from the grinding and you can hear it a plain as day.    Never again will I laugh. 


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« Reply #129 on: December 23, 2015, 11:22:34 PM »
Momma had the boys all dressed up tonight. Figured I better document it.




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« Reply #130 on: December 23, 2015, 11:56:09 PM »
Oh just wait. When they start walking the fun really begins,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Al mine did it almost to the day at 1 year old.

They are cute.
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« Reply #131 on: December 24, 2015, 10:50:47 AM »
I am excited to see what trouble they cause together.  The terror my older kids have lol


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« Reply #132 on: December 25, 2015, 08:35:19 AM »
Got to have a photo of all the kids in grandma made Christmas pajamas




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« Reply #133 on: December 25, 2015, 04:40:04 PM »

Kyle where is the like button!  Rofl.  Time for weak side burping Dave

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« Reply #134 on: February 21, 2016, 12:02:50 PM »
The boys are growing up fast.  They both are eating the baby food mush, sleeping almost all the time through the nite, E is standing all on his own. Granted he can't sit up but he can stand for a forty second count

M rolls all over the floor faster then I can get ahold of him

The emotion and attitude these kids are showing is so fun and so frustrating at the same time. 

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« Reply #135 on: February 21, 2016, 03:36:14 PM »
Wait until they start walking!
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« Reply #136 on: February 21, 2016, 04:59:45 PM »
Dont blink.  it goes by quickly
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« Reply #137 on: March 03, 2016, 07:46:18 PM »
Anyone on here had a ventral hernia fixed


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« Reply #138 on: March 03, 2016, 08:18:10 PM »
Inguinal and an umbilical, but not a ventral...


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« Reply #139 on: March 03, 2016, 08:23:19 PM »
I'll document how this goes.  Wow it's kinda tender


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« Reply #140 on: March 03, 2016, 08:47:28 PM »
High school, senior year...

When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!

I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
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« Reply #141 on: March 03, 2016, 09:01:50 PM »
High school, senior year...

When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!

I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
I have some mesh as well. Looks good on me. I had them install a six pack, then I covered it up with some fat just to protect it...kinda like a good coat of wax on lacquer paint!

I suppose God will recall mine in time!
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« Reply #142 on: March 03, 2016, 09:04:37 PM »
High school, senior year...

When you go for a sports physical, and they grab your marbles and ask you to cough... and you have no idea what they're doing but just go along with it... then they ask you to do it again, and then again, and then say 'hmm... we might have an issue'... after he's just been seemingly, at least to me, inspecting said marbles... yeah, that's how they find inguinal hernias apparently!

I've got a mesh patch in my gut now... the one that got recalled by the FDA! :D
I have some mesh as well. Looks good on me. I had them install a six pack, then I covered it up with some fat just to protect it...kinda like a good coat of wax on lacquer paint!

I suppose God will recall mine in time!

I have the Kugel patch... decided not to get in on the class action lawsuit, as Dr. Kugel was our neighbor!!
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« Reply #143 on: March 03, 2016, 09:09:18 PM »

I had a double inguinal done 14 years ago with gore-tex mesh. Still holding fine.. better than new!

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« Reply #144 on: March 03, 2016, 09:09:41 PM »
Keep us updated Dave, and prayers your way sir!
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« Reply #145 on: March 03, 2016, 09:37:50 PM »
It really isn't that big of a deal these days. I came out of the recovery room and drove over to get a quiznos sub!
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« Reply #146 on: March 03, 2016, 10:38:42 PM »
Man, you guys are ruff on yourselves.

Well, I will add some stainless hardware tomorrow. In at 0600, home later like they do to everyone now unless you are an inmate.
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« Reply #147 on: March 04, 2016, 08:56:47 AM »
OK, JR, how'd it go???

Yea, I know I'm too early, but wanted him to wake up to the RFI...

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« Reply #148 on: March 04, 2016, 09:19:49 AM »
Ok. ER visit yesterday got me scheduled Tuesday for surgery.   Out patient and should be simple.   They kept me there till 2am ( sorry I don't count military don) the ER guy kept trying to push on it and it hurt like hell.
Thanks for the prayers fellas.  GOD is good!

It was rough going to the hospital and leaving my wife home,you can't just run in and take the twins places, I found out how good a good friend can be when you call and say hay man come meet me here and hangout till who knows when in the ER.  It was a good moment. 


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« Reply #149 on: March 04, 2016, 09:29:12 AM »
Ok. ER visit yesterday got me scheduled Tuesday for surgery.   Out patient and should be simple.   They kept me there till 2am ( sorry I don't count military don) the ER guy kept trying to push on it and it hurt like hell.
Thanks for the prayers fellas.  GOD is good!

It was rough going to the hospital and leaving my wife home,you can't just run in and take the twins places, I found out how good a good friend can be when you call and say hay man come meet me here and hangout till who knows when in the ER.  It was a good moment. 


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