TOTS!
by jtothep on Mar 16, 2010 3:41 PM EDT
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PrintSup party people! Our little jtots have finally arrived. Please meet Alexander James (left) and Nathaniel Maxwell (right). Alex was 5.11 lbs / 19.5 inches and Nate weighed in at 5.1 lbs / 19 inches. We're all home and doing well. Wifey has been amazing and our joy and gratitude probably cannot be expressed. I know this isn't a daddy blog, so I thank you all for your patience with me over these past 9mos as I've been anxiously awaiting their arrival. I also want you to know that you all are part of my extended family, however anonymously, and I hope you'll welcome these new fans into the larger Penn State Family. They're already mobile-tested, and the Odyssey is just itchin for a road trip, so I hope you'll get to meet them at a tailgate sometime down the road.
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Congratulations!
I feel profound disappointment that you did not name them after Skins4ever, but am still excited for you and your wifey!
"Based on my estimates, it appears that Stanzi shall transcend the ages." - Cairo
Congrats!!
I’ve got one on the way here in 3 weeks. Give or take. Just one though, thank God, the idea of twins frightens me.
Although if I had identical twins I’d do all sorts of tests to see if they really do have telepathy.
Do you want the mustache on, or off?
Too bad.
My mom's an identical twin, it's horrifying.
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Mar 16, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa
It’s an epidemic! Good luck catering to the missus these last few weeks.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
thanks
I’m feel like I’m running a 5-star resort out of my own home, part spa, part maid, part cook. I’m sure you know the drill. Still beats the hell out of being in labor so no complaints.
Do you want the mustache on, or off?
Too bad.
Congrats!
We still have to wait until August until we write off sleep forever.
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Mar 16, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions
Not forever
Just for a month or two. But you can write off staying out late and sleeping in on the weekends until about ten years from now.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I'm thinking that B/W might be my only Happy Valley appearance this year
(cries single tear.)
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Mar 16, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I’m probably missing the BW game and I’m desperately hoping I don’t miss any of the regular season.
Do you want the mustache on, or off?
Too bad.
That's what grandparents are for
They love to babysit. Especially if this is their first grandkid.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Word
Totally counting on them for the Bama game.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
if you do make it to the Bama game, I will totally buy you a beer
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
Well, you kinda owe me one
After blowing me off at the Rose Bowl and leaving me stuck with The Mighty Erik.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
dude.... really?
what did I do to deserve that shot? lol
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Mar 23, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Sweet!
I’ve been wanting to have a beer with you.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Ii am shipping a few cases of Yuengling to my friend’s in Atlanta. They are driving over with us. It will be a real PSU tailgate. Minus Stump, which I have actually never seen in real life and scares me.
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
I have a great new variant of stump
I call it “Chainsaw Hands”
You can play that instead.
by The JuggerNitt on Mar 24, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus, you don't want to scare the kid at Penn State
and instill some subconscious deep in their mind and then when they grow up they’ll end up going to Ohio State or Michigan (fun fact, that’s how most children end up at those universities)
Yeah, that'll be a tough calendar
I couldn’t see myself getting to many if kickoff were April 1. As it is, and with what pregnancy and moving did to my 09 attendance, I’m seeing a number of games in my 2010 schedule. Also, my parents took me to my first game at 6mos old, and I really want to uphold that tradition.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Congrats!
But this is a little freaky. You named your kids Nathaniel and Alexander James. My kids are Nathan and Alexander James. You tryin’ to be like me or something?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Better start building a bigger grotto
You know, as a preemptive measure.
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
by IcersGuy on Mar 16, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh no
I’m turning out to be the world’s biggest biter. Will you believe me that I haven’t actually stalked you? I guess I wouldn’t really admit it if I had, except for the Odyssey. I’d bite that ride off anyone.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Oooh ma gawd...
PSU, blogs, what else? Jtot, what’s yer wardrobe position on jorts? You guys are like twins seperated at birth.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Alexander is good and so is Nathan (if you're from the South).
Nathaniel Banks was terrible.
"Based on my estimates, it appears that Stanzi shall transcend the ages." - Cairo
by ReadingRambler on Mar 16, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Many congrats, dude!
And may their growth be Zug-nificent!
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Thanks, dude
While we both agree football is too unsafe to allow them to play, wifey and I are split on wrestling and hockey. There’s an ice rink in the rec center just up the road and they allow you to get kids in ice skates at age 3 and to play hockey at age 4. Wrestling took a big setback last night watching the national championships and wifey got a look at some of those cauliflower ears, but I just can’t see how ice hockey could be less dangerous. I’m game to let them play that of course, but am keeping it in my pocket to barter against a possible wrestling ban.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Try this
Tell the wifey that they could be on the first Penn State Ice Hockey team to win an NCAA Championship. Your kids would be legends forever! And you’d be the great parents that got them there!
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Congrats, jtot.
Should be a fun next few years!
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Gradulations!
Looks like they could wrestle at the 6# weight class.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
Gradulations!!
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09
twitter: @princessblueezy
Congrats!!
Super cute outfits. Listen I need to email ya about the possibility of my photographing the twins when I’m in Alexandria in a couple weeks. We don’t need to discuss that here, but if the timing worked out I would do it for free for you just to get the chance to meet y’all and to add TWINS to my portfolio. Um, if you’re interested you can email me at sbhubbell at comcast dot net.
...with rattles from...
Baby’s R Us …no doubt!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Mar 17, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Congrats!
They are so cute. Enjoy them.
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
congrats!
keep ’em away from kiffin.
"They stalk their prey to within two or three great leaps and then launch a lightning-fast charge, striking their prey. Victims are most often killed by suffocation with a prolonged bite..."--Hinterland Who's Who
Congrats
Maybe a future 125 and 133 lber for the wrestling team haha. They’ve already got the intimidating stare down going on. : )
Congratulations Daddy-yo!
I had my son’s first picture @ the hospital taken in a PSU “onsie” and cap as well. Ten years later…he’s up to the bottom of my chin and about the size of me – when I was in 8th grade.
Future LB or TE on the way fellas!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
Congrats on the jtots, Jtot.
Though today (a day late, I know), perhaps I should say “congrats on the jtots, J.T.O’Thep”
A little optimistic putting them in white?
How long did they keep those things clean?
Congrats Jtot!!
congrats welcome to parenthoood!!
Never insult seven men when all you have is a six shooter --COL Sherman T Potter
Congrats Jtot!
I know nothing about parenting or babies, so I can’t really offer any profound baby advice, but I like the outfits. Start the brainwashing gentle coaxing towards PSU at a young age. My parents took me and my sister to Arts Fest every year since we were born, and it was those early visits that instilled a great love for State College, Happy Valley and Penn State, so just a word of advice if you’d like to have legacies (my parents are 2/2 btw on PSU legacies).
I don’t know anything about your genetics, but if either or preferably both develops into a sports monster, the universities of Southern Cal, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan (lol, nevermind, ignore this one!), Florida, etc DO NOT EXIST, in fact, burn those letters before they see them.
“A word of advice on babies, cause I used to be one,…”
Milk-a-what?
by Jeff Junstrom on Mar 17, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks Dawson
Yeah, the legacy thing is one of my favorite aspects of Penn State. Don’t you worry they’ll be raised Penn State Right. (as in ‘correct’, not political). You seem to have turned out alright with that regimen.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Congratulations!!!
Love the hats! If I ever have a child (scary thought), it’s going home decked out in Penn State, too. I hope to see the babies in Tuscaloosa!
For the glory
by Paige2PSU on Mar 17, 2010 10:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm thinking they'll stay home for that trip
Daddy’s been waiting for that one for too long. They’ll definitely be up at Happy Valley this fall tho.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Not a Daddy Blog?
Says who?
Congrats Jtot.
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
Just don't make it a requirement.
I can’t even take care of myself right now.
Milk-a-what?
by Jeff Junstrom on Mar 18, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't Rambler
Your Daddy?
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Thanks Fooge!
I’ll try to keep it under control.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
CONGRATS!
That looks intimidating.
I know about your diabolical plan.
by KevinHD on Mar 18, 2010 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Best post in this thread.
"Based on my estimates, it appears that Stanzi shall transcend the ages." - Cairo
by ReadingRambler on Mar 18, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what she said
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Mar 19, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look!
They have you’re nose. And you’re wifes chin.
I’m guessing . . . .
"the secret to loving your job is having a hobby that you really despise"
that's "your" nose and "your" wifes chin
"the secret to loving your job is having a hobby that you really despise"
Hopefully they didn't get your grammar skills
Although I don’t know why any part of jtot’s babies would be you.
by dawsonPSU10 on Mar 18, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Which is a blessing to them
trust me.
"the secret to loving your job is having a hobby that you really despise"
This will remain my out
For any atrocious traits they may exhibit. Since they were concocted with our ingredients but mostly in a lab (/bows down to modern science), there exists a possibility of an embryonic mixup. Well, at least as possible as one that might occur in a post-partum nursery. So, if they start speaking with some ass-backward 717 country grammar, I can blame the lab for gettin some nitwit genes scrambled in accidentally ;)
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
I wouldn't worry about a mixup
usually those types of places only take in and give out the top of the line “product” for the ladies, so even if there was a mixup, you might have those two star athletes or geniuses (not that I’m insinuating you aren’t).
And your bow down to science made me think of this:
SCIENCE BE PRAISED
Congrats jtot!
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
Thanks
They haven’t really bled yet (only a single self-scratch by one), but I suspect they were born with a (respectful) hatred of black and gold in their veins ;)
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
So happy for you brother!
been out of town so I am just catching up on this. Way to go and all the best of luck to you!
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
Ha!
Wondered where you had gotten off to. And here I just busted your balls above, before reading all the way through. Thanks, brother! Any chance we’ll see you in Happy Valley any time this fall?
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
gonna do my best, bro... I am already working on this as we speak
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
by TheMightyErik on Mar 23, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Congratulations!!!!
"They say in Happy Valley that if God wasn’t a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?" Fortt said. "Who am I to argue with God?"
Gradulations!!
As the father of almost 7 year old identical twin girls, I can tell you that the fun has only just begun! That is, if your idea of fun is no sleep, piles of dirty laundry, constant feeding and changing, never having enough hands to keep them corralled up, never remembering which twin is which, etc etc etc. But trust me, it gets better. It gets WAY better. They get big enough to swim, bike, ski, etc etc etc. And then they start playing tricks on you, telling you they’re the other one, and you really think you’re losing your mind. But I wouldn’t trade it for aything. Best o’ luck to you!
"God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy"
Thanks NJ Lion!
These lads are fraternal and pretty difficult to confuse for the other. Did you see that 60 minutes piece on those identical tennis brothers last night? They’re 31 and still live together and share everything, including money! They each have (separate) girlfriends, tho.
How did you do it? How old were your older ones when the twins were born? Did you get a (hot) nanny? We’re surviving so far, but not sure what will happen when my mom leaves and I’m back at work.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Lessons from the wise elder:
I won’t sugarcoat it: the first 2 years of my twins’ lives were the Pitts. My son was 6 and in kindergarten and my older daughter was 3. My inlaws were ~80 when they were born and my parents are a few hours away in PA, so we pretty much did it alone. No nanny, hot or otherwise; just some great neighbors to take the older kids off our hands for a while.
My house was chaos. Example: we used to tie the kitchen chairs to the legs of the table, because the twins would push them across the kitchen to the cabinets, where they would climb up on to the countertops to play with whatever they found there. And it would all happen in a flash! You’re trying to lasso one kid and the other is on the go in the other direction.
We learned to appreciate the really small things: eating a hot meal, drinking a beer while it was still cold, a quick trip around the block on the bike. Those are huge victories. But it really does get better with time. And you realize that if you can survive this chaos, there’s really not much you can’t handle.
Some advice: you don’t need all the “gear”. All those “you can’t live with out this!” crap they try to sell you in all the baby magazines and stores. Diaper genies, video monitors, whatever. More clutter. But do get backpacks. You can throw a kid on your back and your hands are free to go about your business – cooking, eating, whatever. And as they get older, it’s great to go on a hike with them.
And when you do go back to work, expect to have those days when your wife is at her wit’s end. Just put yourself in her shoes and imagine spending all day doing maintenance on 2 babies, while you’re at work able to eat a whole sandwich in one sitting. Pour her a drink and tell her every day gets easier.
I missed the 60 minutes thing. But I know 40 year old twins that still live together. It’s one wacky bond.
"God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy"
we have two sets of family friends with twins and/or triplets, and I work with a woman who is a triplet who confirmed this: multiples have their own language and can somehow communicate without words. They climb, move furniture (so they can climb), unscrew lightbulbs and generally do what they can to daze and confuse you while they laugh their tiny baby laughs at you. The efforts seem to be well coordinated and executed flawlessly. Later, they will tell teachers they are someone else and perhaps take a test for the other in a subject they are better in.
But, they are so cute.
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
oh my
Whew, I’m tired just reading about that. Thanks, tho, brother. I’m with you on gear and backpacks. Our diaper genie is a trash can, with a foot pedal. Seems to work fine. Love the idea of backpacking them while around the house.
Thanks for the words!
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Congratulations!!!!
Although mine are only 7 weeks old and not identical, we do have two older ones, 5 and 3. The house is chaos, not even controlled. No reason to attempt to present it as anything other.
As with the first two there seems to be some magic that happens at 6 weeks old. They start to be somewhat predictable (as if they ever are) and their sleeping tends to increase. Getting to that stage is an exercise in horror, you and your wife will be exhausted most of the time, smell like stale baby formula and excrement and do nothing more than grunt at family/coworkers/friends. If I remember correctly three months is another milestone so just keep working toward those small things, thinking you have to survive two years isn’t mentally healthy.
As NJ lion said, forget about hot food and cold beer for a while. Start to buy beer that is better warm and food that is better cold. Also, whatever you wife wants get if for her. As much as we like to kid ourselves the women are doing the heavy lifting. From experience from my first two children – never, ever come home to a house that is in total shambles and comment on the lack of progress of the dishes, clothes or the layer of crap on the counter and say something like, “You were home, what have you been doing all day?” Don’t get upset at your wife, this isn’t the woman you married, this is the woman who just gave birth and is now caring for infants. Just when you want to throw the kids out the window they do something disgustingly cute so you forget all the other stuff.
Finally, the Honda Odyssey completely kicks ass. I have lost so many man points for saying that but sometimes the truth hurts. Only way to move children greater than 30 miles.
"Well of course, there's nothing better than being American!!!" - Ricky Americanzi, Jan. 5th, 2010
by The Bacon Explosion on Mar 24, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Awesome!
Thanks for chiming in, TBE! All good stuff there. You dudes with toddlers and twins are my absolute heroes. Can’t. Even. Imagine. But you seem to be echoing my favorite piece of received advice so far: ’you’ll figure it out.’ We just do, which is a little bit reassuring.
And with you on the Odyssey. That back well has been sending my coolers seductive invitations from day one. I can’t wait to take it to tailgates this fall, park it beside the SUVs, lay my man card down and take on all comers.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Don’t get upset at your wife, this isn’t the woman you married, this is the woman who just gave birth and is now caring for infants
Rec’d just for this.
I honestly hope I’m sensitive enough to remember this if/when it happens, but I know I’ll probably be a dick at least a few times and say something quite similar to “what have you been doing all day?” and then fully deserve to sleep on the couch.
by The JuggerNitt on Mar 24, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent wife advice from Bacon Explosion
Another poor couple that thought they’d have kid #3 and they get 3a and 3b instead.
You’ve heard the phrase “never a dull moment” – I pray for dull moments at my house.
Jtothep, you’ve got the perfect blend of level-headedness and crazy that taking care of twins should be a piece o’ cake. And you’ll probably end up wearing half of the cake!
"God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy"
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