It’s a Boy!
We’ve spent the past 5 months wondering what the newest addition to our family would be. As many of you know, I have a 2-year old daughter named Zoe, who has through her own special way changed my life for the better. Prior to becoming a parent I never understood the life-binding bond that a parent shares with their child, other than what my father would share about my brother and I.
It’s not until you actually experience the joys of childbirth (as Chris Davis just recently reported) that you realize how wonderfully special it is to become a father and a mother. In fact, it’s unlike any experience in this world, even if you might be convinced otherwise.
Yesterday my wife, daughter and I were pleased with the news that our next child would be a boy. To me, it was a surprise since I convinced myself that this child would be a girl, but alas, we now have balance in our family. My only hope is that Zoe will become comfortable with her new brother instead of considering him an “Invader from Planet X”.
Life is perfect, as far as my family is concerned.
37 Comments, Comment or Ping
Matt (brother)
Yeeees.. Im sooooo happy for you guys.. Just think, we’re gonna have the chance to train the worlds best video game trainer.. Woot woot.. I’ll buy the games, erik, you cover the mountain dew for our all nighters.. We gotta start em at an early age.. Im think 2-3. Get those skills up early. Haha.. Congrats guys, Love you alot! Woooooooo!!!!
Oct 5th, 2005
Scrivs
Congratulations.
Oct 5th, 2005
Thomas M.
Congratulations … my wife and I just had our first child - a boy, and we were expecting a girl (good thing we had the ultra-sound to tell us otherwise) … Anyway, hope things go well and look foward to hearing more!
Oct 5th, 2005
Greg
Congratulations Erik! My advice? Don’t name him Kal-El.
Oct 5th, 2005
kartooner
Thanks guys.
Now that you mention it Greg, I might consider Kal-El. Think of how popular my son will be.
Oct 5th, 2005
Chris Tingom
Congrats! I also really like your new site design. Very slick!
Oct 5th, 2005
Yannick
Congrats to you and your family Erik!
If you do name him Kal-El, though he might be popular, I think people might start asking him to save the world, run faster than a speeding bullet, stop locomotives and the like. Just a thought. :)
Oct 6th, 2005
Pauly D
Congratulations, man! I didn’t even know WE were having a baby!?
I’m always the last one to find out.
Oct 6th, 2005
Shawn Grimes
Congratulations Erik! That is awesome news for you! Now you will have one of each to complete the set. The wife and I are hoping for a girl this time around so we too can complete the set :)
Oct 6th, 2005
Jason (cousin)
Congratulations Erik! I’ve been checking out the site for a while now and decided I’d better chime in on this one. Best of luck to both of you trying to handle two of the little monkeys!
Oct 6th, 2005
gpshewan
Nice! Hope the wee fella turns up nice and healthy. Great news.
Oct 6th, 2005
Max
Congratulations!
Oct 6th, 2005
j.
i also have a girl (4) and boy (turned 2 yesterday). i was worried about issues with jealousy with my daughter, but quite to the contrary… she LOVES her little brother. maybe it was just my experience, but i think it helps having the girl first, what with girls being so attached to their daddies. you can give her all of your attention while mom takes care of the baby.
congrats, i hope all goes smoothly for you.
(btw, boys are insane.)
Oct 6th, 2005
Simon Jessey
One of each does seem perfect, doesn’t it? My warmest congratulations, and I hope everything goes well when the little sprog starts to want out. And give the poor bugger a regular name - those “celebrity” names are quite ridiculous, as I’ve noted previously: http://jessey.net/archive/2004/02/02/stupid-baby-names/
Oct 6th, 2005
chrisjdavisorg
That my friend is great news! I can’t wait to see the pictures start popping up on the net of our little bundles of joy.
Oct 6th, 2005
Mike
I think you should totally name him Sega.
Sega Sagen has a certain “my parents hate me” ring to it, dontcha think?
Oct 6th, 2005
beto
Congratulations Eric!
OMG, now you’ve got the perfect pair for yourself. Lucky you.
Just pick him a name that doesn’t scream “hit me” at school and you’ll be fine :D …
All of our blessings to the Sagen family.
Oct 6th, 2005
kartooner
Again, thanks to everyone for the comments.
For those of you who don’t know, the baby is due at the end of February ‘05, which means we have a few months to prepare. This will be my second time through, as far as the role of “supporting parent” is concerned.
If you ask my wife, she’d disagree and inform you that I slept most of the time during the last pregnancy. It’s true, but the labor two years ago lasted for 24+ hours. After a day of little sleep, both my wife and I were ready to leave the white fortress.
Oct 6th, 2005
Wife
Just like a guy, my husband got the due date a little mixed up. I’m due Feb 24, 2006, NOT Feb ‘o5 (as stated by my husband). We are all excited to have the new addition to the family, I had a feeling it was a boy. His name will be Quinn Harrison Sagen, and I can’t wait for the day that he shows he cute little face, hopefully looking similar to me.
Oct 7th, 2005
kartooner
I could fix it, but I won’t.
In regards to the whole date thing, yeah, I suppose there’s a difference between how women deal with dates (7 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 3 hours, 70 seconds, .56 milliseconds) as opposed to what a man would say;
Also, just as a milestone notice, this is the first time my wife has posted on here in 3 years since I started this site. *golf clap*
Oct 7th, 2005
Matt (brother)
If you call him Sega, I will give you an indian arm burn as painful as a thousand suns.. I was called that all through 6th-12th grade, but it was more like “SAA-GAAN”. ::shivers:: I will forever hate Sega for making my name a joke of all ages.
Kal-El sounds pretty freakin sweet if it wasnt for Sagen.. Kal-El Sagen though has a ring. Which brings me to another subject, who says the boy needs to be the gamer. Zoe will be three soon enough, we must start her training. I suggest Earthbound moving to Secret of Mana followed by Mario RPG. The training must begin. :0D
Oct 7th, 2005
Rob Cottingham
So how long before young Sega starts blogging here himself?
(Congratulations on your upcoming arrival!)
Oct 7th, 2005
kartooner
Matt: I like your thinking bro. After that we can move them onto Gamecube (Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Sunshine and of course, Zelda: Wind Waker).
Rob: Who knows, there was that 10-year-old girl who videoblogged, even if her father played a part in her 15-seconds.
Thanks for your well wishes, I’m more ecstatic than I outwardly show it, but if I could put it into words, mere words couldn’t describe the feeling.
Oct 7th, 2005
Phu
Well, I know you’re set on naming him Quinn Harrison but the word on the streets is that Phu is currently the hottest name in town
…seriously speaking though, congratulations! Wish you all the best.
Oct 7th, 2005
Dad
Erik, good job on this story about ‘my grandson’…and your brother is from Planet X, you know that…just don’t tell him. As for ‘your son’ (sounds strange, but good) you’re in for a wonderful ride of adventures and fun. Just do me one favor, teach your son how to BBQ and fish, I know how muchyou loved those things right? Less Gaming, more outdoor stuff!
We are proud of you Erik….your doing a great job!
Love,
Grandpa Bud
Oct 7th, 2005
anon
Congrats! It’s so cool that you know this early that you’re having a son. Of course, some things never change - e.g. the amount of time he has spend at the “Babyland Hotel.” Isn’t it amazing how life unfolds? Whether we plan for it or not. Looking forward to the pics.
Oct 8th, 2005
Martin Smith
Congratumalations!
Oct 8th, 2005
Molly E. Holzschlag
Erik, I couldn’t be happier for ya, this is great news. Congrats to you, to your wife, and to Zoe, whom I’m sure will deal with her brother as older sisters do - being an older sister to two brothers, I shan’t go into the details, rather let you find them out for yourself ;-)
Oct 8th, 2005
kartooner
Martin: Thanks pal!
Molly: Very sweet of you. When I make this into book form someday, all of these comments will, I’m sure, make Quinn and Zoe smile.
Oct 8th, 2005
Fernando Dunn II
Erik, congratulations. They say having a son is different feeling for a man, but not that it is a better joy. I have nothing to compare it to, but I can say it is great to have a son. I wish you and the wife all the best.
I messed up the due date on my old site, too. At the end of last year, I wrote that my son would be due the 3-04-04, instead of 3-04-05. My wife didn’t catch it because she ALSO rarely visits my site(s), but one of my female coworkers hounded me about it. Geez. It was just one year. :-P
Oct 9th, 2005
Bryan
Congrats man! That is awesome. How far along is your wife? My wife just hit the 6 month mark last week, so the timeline is getting smaller and smaller. We first were told our baby was a boy at 20 weeks, but to be honest, at that size it was difficult for a non professional to visibly see that it was a boy. However, 3 weeks later we DEFINITLY could tell it was a boy.
Anyways, congrats again, I am very happy for you.
Oct 11th, 2005
Spence
Ok start now! SELL all your nice stuff, couches, chairs, tables, anything 3 feet and shorter. Whatever can be pooped, upchucked or drooled on will be! Go to the Salvation Army thrift store and buy old furniture! Trust me on this. Once they are out of the house in 18 years (hopefully) then you can start over with new!
LOL
Congrats.
Spence
Oct 11th, 2005
Derek Featherstone
See, now when I read your headline, I naturally assumed, and was preparing to congratulate you on the birth of your son… good thing I took the time to read! Congrats anyway… hope things are going well!
Derek.
Oct 12th, 2005
kartooner
Thanks Derek. So far, so good. :)
Are you going to be at SXSW this year?
Oct 12th, 2005
Derek Featherstone
Oh, I’ll be at SXSW for sure… are you going?
Oct 12th, 2005
Dan Bailey
Great news - congratulations!
Nov 7th, 2005
chad
Congratulations Erik. I thought I had seen some amazing things in my day, until I witnessed the birth of my son, then I realized I hadn’t seen anything all that amazing, until then. Childbirth is a remarkable experience, and I will never forget seeing that baby being born and knowing for the first time that we had a son.
Nov 21st, 2005
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