Well yesterday I received an early christmas gift.

I’m going to be a father at around the end of august next year, which just happens to around the time of my birthday. So when he/she arrives it will a birthday present also.

I’m really buzzing with this news. Totally unexpected but a great surprise.

Congratulations DiMuTech to you and your miss! =)

Gongrats!

Thats great news! I trust he/she will have an early introduction to good music!!

A Dimu Jr scurrying about the world??! 
What will we do with ourselves???

Congratz my friend. 

Nice! Well done.

nice to hear!

Thanks alot you guys. Of course he/she will be introduced to awesome music asap.
My girl will be indoctrinating with some of her tastes but lucky we have alot of common likes so there will be lots of Shpongle/Hallucinogen/YB/Ott/Pink Floyd for starters.

Could you imagine as an infant…
Being cradled to sleep every night by the sounds of Shpongle.
(I don’t believe any of us have had that leisure)

The kid is gonna grow up to be a genius…

Cloudwalker - 24 December 2009 06:04 AM

Could you imagine as an infant…
Being cradled to sleep every night by the sounds of Shpongle.
(I don’t believe any of us have had that leisure)

The kid is gonna grow up to be a genius…

No we didn’t experience that pleasure. A whole new way to sing hush little baby don’t you cry.

So what’s your partner’s taste in music (aside from the commonalities)? A little Elton John or Neil Diamond?

Congratulations!

I’ve been a proud father of a beautiful little girl since the true millenium.  My only advice to you is the following :

1.  A month before the due date, sleep as much as possible.  You won’t get a proper night’s sleep for the next couple years after.
2.  Fill his/her world with beautiful sights and sounds. 
3.  Enjoy the bliss of love.

Jahful - 24 December 2009 09:35 AM

So what’s your partner’s taste in music (aside from the commonalities)? A little Elton John or Neil Diamond?

Well she’s into alot of 80’s music, alot has to do with nostalgia and what she listened to growing up. Which some I like, however others I don’t. Nothing against the person but I’m not a big fan of George Michael’s music and of course Wham. She loves him. However he has done some nice tracks.
Alot of the eighties tracks she likes makes me cringe, maybe because I heard them so much as they were the popular music of the time. I’m just not a big fan of that style. I’m not saying it’s bad. Just doesn’t really do anything for me. I reckon if she was to hear that style for the first time today she probably wouldn’t like it or definitely not as much. Nostalgia.
Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Billy Ocean, Mary J Blige(Her favortie at emotional times), Maxwell, Prince and of course Michael Jackson to name a few. As I say not bad artists but just not for me. She loves Queen, which I can listen to and always thought they were great live performers. There are many more some of which I can listen to and alot I can’t. However none are on my mp3. 

Neuro - 24 December 2009 03:54 PM

Congratulations!

I’ve been a proud father of a beautiful little girl since the true millenium.  My only advice to you is the following :

1.  A month before the due date, sleep as much as possible.  You won’t get a proper night’s sleep for the next couple years after.
2.  Fill his/her world with beautiful sights and sounds. 
3.  Enjoy the bliss of love.

2001 then?
I will try to get as much sleep as possible. However I’m fortunate(well it worked during my old army days when I was on radio stag and now as a driver of HGV’s)that I can power nap 10-15 minutes and feel really refreshed after. I’m not saying it will solve the tiredness issue but I’m hoping it will help and be a least some what beneficial.

We will interact and stimulate the child with as many beautiful things we can. Of course good music and lots time in nature with the system camera to capture those moments. Obviously not going to force anything but certainly will encourage learning music or to be artistic if he/she shows it.
Shit I’m getting way ahead of myself here. The little tyke isn’t even a foetus yet. We have to get past that stage first. For those who have had this experience you probably know what is going on in my head. A million thoughts.

Thanks for the advice Neuro.

2001 indeed.

And yes, I do know what it’s like in your head (as much as one human can empathize with another)... the moment of birth is profound.  I felt every emotion at once.  Fear, joy, paranoia, laughter, comfort, discomfort, sadness, love, bliss, nostalgia… it was incredibly weird.  5 minutes of a nonstop rush of feelings… once it all subsided, I felt completely drained, but content.  I’ve never felt anything as intense in my life, and I’ve had some pretty intense experiences in my life

Bliss & Euphoria with your child, I’m very happy for you.

Hey Dimu…

Congrats! It’s a little Dimutech!!!   

I wouldn’t worry too much about the Indoctrination…maybe it’ll work as auto-immunity in the long run.

My neighbour just gave birth to a healthy baby girl this Christmas eve…

There’s a superb albeit horrifying book by Tina Cassidy you might want to read. Called Birth.

Best wishes and Cheers!!

Thanks very much Revenant. I checked out the author and book. I read the introduction and watched the trailer. It seems interesting so i’ve just got the copy of the excerpt to see what that is like. Thanks for the tip. Congrats to your neighbour.