mini-Aitch

[Aitch]

Guess its time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag....... in about six weeks my wife and I are expecting a new addition to the family! This means that at the moment I am in hardcore wife-happiness-protection mode. We don't know if we're having a boy or a girl, but either way - "I shall call them mini-Aitch" (which is appropriate given that Aitch = "H" for my last name, Hayward).

This is also another reason why I got a hatch this time, for the extra storage space and room for the pup to ride in the hatch with baby in the backseat lol.

[Impressive]

Congratulations!!

Great news :)

[chan7]

Congrats Aitch!

[cwp_sedan]

Congrats bud! :thumbsup

[RedRaptor]

Congrats! My son was born in January and its been quite the ride so far. Lots of precious moments awaiting, enjoy every moment of it.

In regards to the hatch, the interior cabin of the 3 is quite small so you'll find that fitting a rear facing car seat in the back is a challenge. I have mine mounted behind the passenger seat and good thing the wifey is small.

Modding now is going to take a backseat to your new baby. :)

[FoXy]

Congrattttts!!!! :)

[rzapata]

Congrats to you sir! :thumbsup

[MarkWB]

Congrats man! I'd be shitting myself if I were you, but then again you're the type to keep your cat in a bag so your frugality may prove useful when raising a child.

[Funk Stylez]

congrats!

[aZuMi]

Congrats Aitch!

[FLIPDADY]

Congrats to you and the wifie Stephen!

[Default User]

congrats!
Definitely keep the wifey happy

Time for baby recaros, DVD navi head unit?

[awagawa]

Congrats

[adubya]

Congrats!

[DualSoul]

Congratulations!

[Sivart444]

Congratulations !!! :D

[Impressive]

...pics or it didn't happen? :chuckle

[Fayvir]

Grats Aitch!


...pics or it didn't happen? :chuckle
lolol true say

[omalak]

Congrats man! I'll be over tonight with the Champagne lol!

Better get all the mods done on the car now as opposed to later :p

[zmz3]

congratulations Aitch!

[Shinglez]

Congrats Steve! All the best to you and your family :)

[Jackal]

Congrats!! Amazing news!

[Thrizzl3]

Congrats Steve!

[The Wolf]

cool! congratulations man. Your baby won't be a happy camper riding in your car slammed on coils...

[mazdaspeedemon3]

Congrats Aitch! Happy wife means happy life :thumbsup

[DumpInfo]

Congrats Steve! Now let TM3 be in charge of choosing your son/daughter's name :D

[The Wolf]

Congrats Steve! Now let TM3 be in charge of choosing your son/daughter's name :D

One vote for Hacksaw

[Dave_The_BMXER]

cool! congratulations man. Your baby won't be a happy camper riding in your car slammed on coils...

Not if that is what (s)he's used to from day one!

Congrats again.

[SilentJay]

http://ct.fra.bz/ol/fz/sw/i49/5/4/23/frabz-And-I-shall-name-him-MiniAitch-40281b.jpg

[Kiyomi]

congrats. :D

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/3-carbon-fiber-babyseat.jpg

[boyracer]

Congrats!

[n00bMeiSter]

Congrats Aitch!!!!

[SonicBoy]

Cogratulations. You're well on the road of life.

This can be considered a large turn in the road for a little while.

P.S.

Catch as much sleep as you can now just in case.

Have the wife get as much Folic Acid as possible.

[greaves82]

Congratulations Aitch

[m3rk]

Congratulations Aitch!

[Mazdy]

Congrats!! Welcome to the Club!

[krimsalt]

Congratulations!!!

[Proudfoot]

Congratulations!!!

Wonderful. Enjoy!

[Aitch]

Thanks everyone!


In regards to the hatch, the interior cabin of the 3 is quite small so you'll find that fitting a rear facing car seat in the back is a challenge. I have mine mounted behind the passenger seat and good thing the wifey is small.

Modding now is going to take a backseat to your new baby. :)

I figure its going on the passenger side. My wife is also small and rides with the seat pulled up a bit. I'm trying to get the mods done now as I know I won't have time or energy the rest of the summer!


Congrats man! I'll be over tonight with the Champagne lol!

Better get all the mods done on the car now as opposed to later :p

Thanks! Mods are in the mail....


Congrats man! I'd be shitting myself if I were you, but then again you're the type to keep your cat in a bag so your frugality may prove useful when raising a child.

I'm definitely terrified in some ways. I actually would have posted this much earlier but my wife wanted to keep things under wraps until close to the end.


congrats!
Definitely keep the wifey happy

Time for baby recaros, DVD navi head unit?

I SOOO want a baby Recaro. Maybe when he/she is a bit bigger. At that point we'll just use the iPad though!


...pics or it didn't happen? :chuckle

How did I know? Here's my wife (on the right of course) at a recent wedding.

http://i41.tinypic.com/8xpjid.jpg


cool! congratulations man. Your baby won't be a happy camper riding in your car slammed on coils...

I know, neither is my wife. Even the stock suspension is tough on her belly when we go over staggered bumps. Working on a compromise with her


Not if that is what (s)he's used to from day one!


Congrats again.

Lol. Dave knows what's up.


Congrats Steve! Now let TM3 be in charge of choosing your son/daughter's name :D


One vote for Hacksaw

Ha! Certain things shouldn't be crowd-sourced to gearheads. Someone asked me what I thought the first word would be, and I said "either Mom or car".


Cogratulations. You're well on the road of life.

This can be considered a large turn in the road for a little while.

P.S.

Catch as much sleep as you can now just in case.

Have the wife get as much Folic Acid as possible.

Thanks! She's topped up on folic acid and omega-3, and we both love our sleep right now!

[Default User]

I'm definitely terrified in some ways. I actually would have posted this much earlier but my wife wanted to keep things under wraps until close to the end.

Yeah - we have a 3-month probationary superstition too LOL




I SOOO want a baby Recaro. Maybe when he/she is a bit bigger. At that point we'll just use the iPad though!


IIRC You can only get them / pick them up in the US. They wouldn't ship it to me :(





I know, neither is my wife. Even the stock suspension is tough on her belly when we go over staggered bumps. Working on a compromise with her


!!!!!!AIR RIDE!!!!!!

[Queue]

Congrats! Fun times to come!


Not if that is what (s)he's used to from day one!...

This is so true! My kids were in my back seat when I had my Talon. Fart can, Tein coilovers..... they never complained. In fact, the rumble always soothed them and they would fall asleep in minutes! (Or was that due to the fumes?....lol) And one of my youngest son's first words was "car," no joke. Hot Wheels was his best friend.

Good luck!

[mazdageorge]

Congratulations Steve!!

[midnightfxgt]

Congrats Steve!!!

[MistaChin]

Congratulations! Recaro would be a good name for a boy.

[Peter]

Congrats buddy

[midnightfxgt]

IIRC You can only get them / pick them up in the US. They wouldn't ship it to me :(


I thought that was because they won't pass our safety standards?

[Default User]

I thought that was because they won't pass our safety standards?

i was told they dont like shipping outside of their own transporters.
car seats are usually written off if ever in an accident, or even dropped, etc., as it "compromises the safety integrity of the unit"

so that being said, they dont trust what "might" happen to the unit once it crosses the border
However, they have no problem if we were to drive over to Buffalo, and buy one there in person

(at least - this is what I've been told)

[midnightfxgt]

Yea, I'd be careful... When I was looking a few years ago for a friend it was due to Recaro not wanting to pay for Canadian Certification. Rumour was that they would need at least $1M in market share before coming to Canada was feasible, and never took the leap. As such, I don;t think they are certified by Transport Canada... which means if you run one, I think, if caught, you could be fined. :(

Anyways.... back on topic. I agree we should set up a poll for the baby's name :)

[sharkbait]

that is awesome news! Congrats.

Is it just me or does everyone lately seem to be getting married and having children?

[Default User]

I vote "Axela" for a girl's name....oh wait - "Alexa" is a girls name

there we go - Alexa - then get an Axela badge, and move the letters around before affixing it to the car

[Impressive]

I vote "Axela" for a girl's name....oh wait - "Alexa" is a girls name

there we go - Alexa - then get an Axela badge, and move the letters around before affixing it to the car

LOL! I was going to suggest Axela, but you took it a step further Eric :chuckle

[Aitch]

So on Tuesday my wife pulled through 27 hours of labor to deliver Ethan James Hayward, 6lbs 14oz. She's a total champ and now we have an adorable poop machine to cuddle with.

http://img.tapatalk.com/cfdb45bc-286e-9575.jpg

Better photos to follow. He's nearly 4 weeks early but essentially built like a full term baby. However we have to stay longer at the hospital - protocol etc. Have better photos on my real camera.

[Thrizzl3]

congrats on your new bundle of joy!!! lol

[S.F.W.]

Congratulations! Good to hear all is ok...

[aZuMi]

Congrats Steve!

[old-guy]

Congrats! Welcome to a wonderful new chapter of life.

[cwp_sedan]

Congrats Steve!! :)

[greaves82]

Congratulations

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Congrats!!


He's nearly 4 weeks early but essentially built like a full term baby.
Good thing you didn't plan any out of town trips, I came 6 weeks early and my dad missed me lol.

[Jackal]

Congratulations!!

[rzapata]

Congrats to you sir! :thumbsup Ethan sounds like a nice name.

[mazidane]

Congratulations!

[k13]

Congrats!

[Default User]

Congrats!!!!

[aris]

Congrats

[Turok]

Congrats :-D

[tweak_s]

Congratulations Aitch! Glad to hear all is well with the family, old and new. (well not saying you're old.. you know what's I mean :P)

[turtle]

Congrats! I lol'd @ adorable poop machine :)

[Iceman_F1]

Congrats!

[hit26k]

Congrats Steve!

[n00bMeiSter]

Congrats Steve! Lol poop machine indeed!

All the best during your wife's period of recovery and little Ethan's observation period.

[boyracer]

Congratulations.

[mEtH]

27 HOURS!!! Holy S#@%

Congratulations and wish your wife a good recovery. Hope you enjoyed your sleep before hand :)

[2zoom]

Congrats and welcome to fatherhood....:D

[ach]

Congrats again Aitch! Thanks for making me an uncle! Damn, that makes me sound old! :whoa lol

[Kappa]

Congrats! New mazda 2 for him? make it purple and slam it?

[omalak]

He's very cute! congrats again Steve,

hope you guys get out soon.

He looks like he is ready to go "zoom-zoom" look at his eyes!!! lol

[Impressive]

Congrats again - Ethan is adorable :)

Pics or it didn't happen has officially been fulfilled in this thread

[Aitch]

Forgot to post this - some more photos of Ethan!

Link (http://squarepegimages.com/blog/2012/introducing-ethan-james-hayward/)

[turtle]

Great photos Aitch!

[Lactose]

Congrats man! I'd be shitting myself if I were you, but then again you're the type to keep your cat in a bag so your frugality may prove useful when raising a child.

If he kept his cat in the bag he wouldnt be having a baby ;)

[MarkWB]

Congratulations dude!

Well, once you have kids I guess you're not a "dude" anymore. Does man still work? :P

[beyond]

Congrats!

[turtle]

Congratulations dude!

Well, once you have kids I guess you're not a "dude" anymore. Does man still work? :P

Once a dude, always a dude.

[Aitch]

I'm the dude who carts around another, smaller, dude. In a non homo way. Makes sense?

[Dave_The_BMXER]

In this photo

http://squarepegimages.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/massupload/533415IMG_1647.jpg

What do you mean "low enough" (air quotes)

[Aitch]

Um I don't know? Can't see where I used that caption.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I was making a joke lol as in the Ethan is telling you that.

[Aitch]

Oh lol. I no get humor on 2hrs sleep. Guess he likes his fitment too.

[Default User]

Oh lol. I no get humor on 2hrs sleep. Guess he likes his fitment too.

LOL
Y U NO GET JOKE?!?

[Aitch]

Thought y'all might like an update. 3 months.

http://img.tapatalk.com/63e243a6-a762-ca8b.jpg

[aris]

So cute... My neice just turned 6 months old... It's amazing how fast they grow

[Default User]

Very cute....when they're sleeping LOL

wait till the 18month-2year stage. They're a lot of fun then.


Just kidding. (or am I? mwahahahhahaaa)