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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, January 21, 2005 12:28 PM
You realize, of course, that you have to bring chocolate cigars to the Depot Diner!

Congratulations, and everybody stay healthy!

Carl (and Pat)

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Posted by dharmon on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:21 AM
Congrats Nate! Best wishes for lil' Zach and Mom
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Posted by cherokee woman on Friday, January 21, 2005 8:54 AM
Nate and wife: Congratulations!! Welcome aboard to the world of trains and
railroad tracks, Zach.
Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."
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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, January 21, 2005 7:20 AM
Welcome aboard Zach!!!
congrats to you and mamma too Nate
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by MP173 on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:43 AM
Nate:

It is a wonderful journey being a parent.

Congradulations and my best to you and your family.

ed
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Posted by tree68 on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:38 AM
And the ranks of the railfans grows by one. Welcome aboard Zach![tup]

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edblysard
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Posted by edblysard on Friday, January 21, 2005 5:25 AM
Fantastic!

You and your wifes life just changed for the better.

Ed

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Rick Gates
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Posted by Rick Gates on Friday, January 21, 2005 3:07 AM
Congratulations!!! Welcome Zachary! Wonder how long it will be before he is riding his father's wheels of steel.......[bday]
Railroaders do it on steel
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Posted by jrw249 on Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:55 PM
Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nora
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Posted by Nora on Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:41 PM
Great news! Congratulations and welcome to little Zachary! Thanks for the update.
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:21 PM
Congratulations DADDY NATE!!!!! Best wishes to Momma,and Zachary.

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:18 PM
[yeah][yeah][yeah][tup][tup]All hail to Zach!!![#welcome][#welcome][bow][bow][bow]

Jay

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:44 PM
OK, OK
Here we go.... Zachary was born Wednesday morning at 1:31am. Momma was in labor about 12 1/2 hours. The last two hours she spent pushing her guts out, and then out came the little guy. He weighs 8lbs 7oz. He's 21 1/2 inches long, poor momma! We left the hospital this afternoon and are no home trying to establish our new life. Baby is very healthy and has quite the appetite. He also likes to leave me dirty diapers every now and then. I couldn't be happier that everything turned out ok. Momma is going to be resting and feeding and I get to do the rest; it's fun to take care of my wife and sure beats working 3rd shift out in the cold! Well, my next dirty diaper awaits! Thanks for the well wishes and I'll be on the forum later, just not as frequently as many of you have already predicted.
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eolafan
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Posted by eolafan on Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:38 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan

If you are like me, this will be one of the two most rewarding and memorable days of your life (birth of a child and wedding day).


Hopefully they didn't happen in that order. [:D]


[;)]Nope, they happened in reverse order from that shown in orginal post, but the original post listed them in order of level of excitement in my life (PLEASE don't tell my better half, she may not understand although I believe she would agree[xx(])
Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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cherokee woman
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Umm...shouldn't we know by now?



Right you are, Carl. I would have thought we'd hear some
more BABY news by now. Definitely hope the Mrs.
isn't still in labor. Maybe proud new papa passed out, and
hasn't come to yet?
Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:28 PM
Is it out, yet?

Perhaps with the birth of nates first, we won't be seeing him on the forum for a good few years [:)]
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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:23 PM
Umm...shouldn't we know by now?

Carl

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:31 PM
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you'll be a fabulous father!!!!!!!
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Mookie
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:19 AM
Aww - babies are so nice! It is now Wednesday, so you should have some news this morning! We will wait for the news!

Happy thoughts to you and mom!

Mook

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:50 PM
Congrats! Good times are ahead!
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:46 PM
Get one of those bathroom changing tables and put it in the nose...if there's room...lol!

Pump

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by n_stephenson

[:D] Howdy all! Today is the day that my wife has gone into labor. Soon I will have a son or daughter to care for. I'm actually writing this from the hospital room. Well, I better get next to mom, that petosin is about to kick in. Hope to be reading the forum posts again soon, bye.


make sure to post pictures of the little one [:p]
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jeaton
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Posted by jeaton on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:28 PM
Nate

Contratulations

In honor of the occasion, I hereby dedicate my 1000th post, and will e-mail the star so you can put it above the crib. I am sure it will look better on the baby than on me.

In days to come, it may be hard to leave for work and miss some quality time with the baby. I was thinking. isn't there room in engine cab for a crib, playpen and maybe a changing table?

Jay

"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:12 PM
Congrats!! Best thing that ever happened to me was my daughter!!!![:)]
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edblysard
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Posted by edblysard on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:00 PM
Fantastic...
Got a name picked out yet?

Your whole life is about to change, again![:)]

Ed

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan

If you are like me, this will be one of the two most rewarding and memorable days of your life (birth of a child and wedding day).


Hopefully they didn't happen in that order. [:D]
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eolafan
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Posted by eolafan on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:29 PM
Congratulations and good luck. If you are like me, this will be one of the two most rewarding and memorable days of your life (birth of a child and wedding day).
Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:03 PM
Good Luck and all the best, for all three of you.
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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:50 PM
And it will be the most adorable baby in the whole hospital! I oughta know!

Grandpa Carl

Carl

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