wow, I'm a DADDY!

[troypiggo]

G'day all. Just got back from the hospital yesterday with a new addition to our family. A healthy BABY BOY!

:cool:

He was born on 5/5/10 at 10:15pm, 3.67kg (8lb 2oz). Full head of hair! Dad is jealous, he has more hair than me!

He's been absolutely awesome so far, too. Only lets out a little cry to let us know he's hungry. Couldn't ask for more, really.

As for names, well, he came a bit early for us to have chosen a winner from our short list. Now we're home and not constantly interrupted by hospital staff etc, we hope to be able to make the right decision some time this week.

Will post photos soon. I'm proud as punch.

[Jeffkop]

Congratulations Troy ... What a great thrill and it sounds like both mum and bub are doing very well too. All the very best mate .. enjoy your cigar now.

[lacad01]

Congratulations Troy, great news :family2:

[starlooker]

Awesome. :)

[renormalised]

Congrats, mate:)

Now you're going to have to get a bottle of the finest so you can keep it for his 21st:)

[supernova1965]

WOOOOHOOOOO Pictures please :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Congrats to both of you Troy. :thumbsup:

[troypiggo]

Thanks guys! :) Added some pics to first post above.

[kinetic]

Lovely news Troy,
Congratulations and best wishes!:cool::drink::welcome:

[renormalised]

The little fella is actually thinking...."Hey, do you lot mind, I'm trying to get some sleep here....and turn that damn light off!!!!":):P

[Octane]

Troy,

Bugger, I thought you got a new piece of astro equipment. :tonguepoke:

Congratulations to you and the missus on your latest addition.

In celebration, you should get yourself a fullframe CCD and Paramount ME.

H

[erick]

Congratulations Troy :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

:lol: He looks gorgeous! ... and wide awake. I reckon you're in for some serious 'night time'. Sounds like you're going to be very prolific on the astrophoto side of things between feeds at 3:00am ;) Very proud Dad and you should be. Good job! :thumbsup:

[bloodhound31]

WOOHOO!! Fantastic mate! A heart-felt congratulations to you both and a job well done to the new mum!

Bless you all!

Baz.

[h0ughy]

congratulations to you both

[PeterM]

Congratulations Troy and all concerned! Great pics, a shining light, wonderful.

Good news for Leyburn as well, as Pat Pearl recently had a grandson, so with the 2 boys out there we will have someone to keep the grass mowed nice n short!

PeterM.

[mental4astro]

:party::party::jump::love: :family: :family2: :cool::cool::sunny::jump2: :clap: :love2: :cool2: :2thumbs::D:):cheers:

Congratulations!!

Happy nappy changing!

It is the best feeling in the world for us mear males, being a daddy.

Mental.

[Lee]

Congratulations! Good times ahead, after the first 2-3 months though! May as well pack up the scope for a while though! :)

[DiamondDust]

:family::family2::party2::clap: How wonderful! Congratulations to you both. Have you chosen a name for him yet?

[jjjnettie]

Congratulations!!!
Glad all went well for Mum.
Can't wait for more photos.

[Darth Wader]

Congrats to you both and welcome to the little bloke! :)

[cybereye]

Troy,

Congratulations!!

You now have another reason, besides looking through the scope, to be up at 2 in the morning!! :)

Cheers,
Mario

[alan meehan]

Well done Troy all the best to you and your wife.
ALAN

[goober]

Congrats... buckle in and hang on. I'm 16 months ahead of you :)

[mozzie]

congrat,s troy all the best to you and your family:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup ::thumbsup:

[Liz]

Congratulations Troy!!! Wonderful news indeed. :thumbsup:

[adman]

Congratulations!

if you need someone to keep your astro gear company for the next few months while you get the new arrival settled in.......:whistle:

Fatherhood is fantastic - its the best thing you will ever do (and also the hardest thing you will ever do). Enjoy.

Adam

[danielsun]

Congratulations Troy and Mrs Troy, that's great news guys.:thumbsup:


Cheers Daniel.

[Matt Wastell]

Congratulations Troy! Fantastic news!

[troypiggo]

Thanks for the congratulations, everyone. It's been fantastic experience so far. No idea how I'm going to get outdoors for a while, though. Little fella is pretty time-consuming at the moment.

[DavidTrap]

Congrats - a great time is ahead of you.
DT

[spacezebra]

Congrats Troy, excellent news!

Cheers Petra d.

[wavelandscott]

Congratulations to you and your new family addition!

In just a few years you'll have a great time showing the night sky to your offspring!

[DavidU]

Awesome effort by your lovely wife ! (she did all the hard work) And congrats to the new dad:thumbsup:

[big_dav_2001]

Congratulations mate!!!

Best wishes to Dad, mum and bubs!!!

Davin
:cheers:

[michaellxv]

Congratulation to you both. Now don't blink or he'll grow up on you before you know it.

[AstroJunk]

Well done mum and dad.

Welcome to the world young Nagler :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Nice one Troy, they are indeed precious... and grow up before you know it, so enjoy :thumbsup:

Mike

[Jaybee]

Congratulations Troy, to you and your wife. Don't let him lull you into a false sense of security, he probably figures there's plenty of time to keep you up at nights! On the bright side, at least you're used to it!! :birthday:
:thumbsup:

[Ric]

Hi Troy

Congrats to you and your wife, there will be lots of late nights and early mornings now.

Cheers

[acropolite]

Fantastic news, congratulations to you and your Wife Troy.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: wooohooooooooooo congrats Troy

[troypiggo]

Thanks again, guys and gals :) Some more news...

We have named him HAYDEN MOORE PIGGINS

[andreabennet]

congratulations! does he now have a ceiling filled with stars and planets?

[venus]

Congratulations!

[M54]

Congratulations to you both and a big :welcome: to Earth Hayden
Moore.

May he do plenty of this :zzz:and not too much of this:sad:.

Best wishes,
Molly.:)

[troypiggo]

Thanks again.

Molly - it was the other way around last couple of nights :(

[RB]

Excellent, congrats to you and your wife Troy !!

:thumbsup:

[bobson]

Congratulations!

I know the feeling you have and could never explain it until I watched Will Smith giving interview when he had first child. He said something like:

"Whatever I knew till now and whatever the world was till now, everything and the whole world doubled for me."

cheers

bob

[BerrieK]

Troy,

I've been away from the forum for a few months - what fantastic news to come back to.

Congratulations to you all - it's a truly great thing being a parent - you are in for the ride of your lives.

Kerrie :)