Introducing my new little fishing buddy...

[scifisher]

I'd like to take this time to announce to this community the birth of my son! "Baby Charlie" as my daughter has so dubbed him came last night at 10:22 pm. He was 19 inches long and 6 lbs 11 oz. Charlie is five weeks early and is spending a day or two in the NICU with other premies. Yet, he is keeping his temperature up, breathing like a trooper, and breast feeding like an old pro. I'm so proud of him...he should be coming home on monday or tuesday this week. Wow, what a wild up and down ride this week has been!

So, if you don't see me much out on the ice this year, you'll know where I am.

Thanks for listening...

scifisher

PS - looking for fishing rod for the little guy...yeah, I know, Olivia (my three year old daughter) didn't use hers until this year, but I know that he has it...

[wormburner]

scifisher, Congradulations!! Our last daughter Abby, was born six weeks early and went through the same deal in the NICU, she just turned 6 years old last month and is healthy as a horse, they do a great job down there!

[Surface Tension]

Sci, Congrats on the new son.

Get him a rod that you can use till hes old enough.

[Fishing Junky]

Congrats on your new little guy. May you have as many fishin' memories with your children as I have had. Junky...

[M.T. Bucket]

Woo hoo!! My fishing buddy's just getting to the age he can really start having fun doing this.

Your week has been a little like that Live song...

[upnorth]

Congrats on the addition to the scifisher household

I am waiting for the grandkids to get to be fishing age now.

[Northlander]

Congrats Scifisher. Well I guess your fishing time was just cut in half. Seriously I hope he keeps ya in stitches.

[Captain B.R.K]

Congrats! Make sure to get that ice rood and reel in hand at an early age....even if it is a snoopy pole

[MT Net]

Congrats Sci, to you and your family! Virtual cigars all around! I trust mother and son are doing well. Take care!

[chunkytrout]

Congrats Sci!!!!

[Seabass77]

Congratulations on your new boy Best wishes.

Seabass

[Jackpine Rob]

Congratulations to the Sci family! I agree that you should think about getting a REAL nice rod for the little nipper, and get it broken in for him while he's growing into it.

[scifisher]

Heh, thanks for the advice

Looks like I'll be spending my allotment of Christmas dollars!

[outdoor ran]

Congrads, he sounds like a keeper:)

[lotalota]

Congrats Scifisher!!! He's about the size of a nice steelhead. Excellent!!! We had a little trouble with ours at delivery too and isn't it a relief to be home safely? My little dude turned two in September and it has been a great ride so far. Don't let folks convince you that your are out time on the water. My boy rides in my backpack carrier while I fish steelhead and loopers on the streams of the NS and even on the Brule (watch out for low hanging branches). We've also found that there is no naptime inducing activity like a good boat ride with trolling speed thrown in here and there!!! Regarding his first rod, mine got a Sage flyrod...much to his mother's consternation. Whadya do though? Why "waste" $15 on a rod he'll only use until he's 4? Do it right the first time!!!

As the kid says at hookup, "Feeesh On Papa!"...

Lota Lota...

[Tom Linderholm]

Congrats Sci on the new addititon to your household. Any rod will do just as long as you get him one. I myself and my 2 year old daughter were cruising through Gander today when low and behold she comes cruising up behind me saying "diddy, loook, Shoopy!" So for another $10.00 I added to her christmas presents. Ohh can't wait.

[tie flyer]

Congrats and best wishes to you and your family.

[Xplorer]

Scifisher,

Wanted to also include my congrats to you on the birth of your son Glad to hear that both he and mom are home and recovering.

Sounds like quite a few of us have youngsters, looks like we may have to try and have a father/mother/son/daughter get together next year sometime. My little guy turned 2 in June and caught his first fish last summer (LM Bass on a bobber/minnow at grandpa's cabin) and if all goes as planned he will be on the river next summer with me to reel in his first walleye, on chub lake for his first bluegill and crappie, and on a little stocked rainbow lake near home for his first trout. He's got a pretty pretty full schedule next summer and he doesnt even know it yet

[Leaky]

Sci - Congrats on the new addition to your family!! At the same time, I was sorry to hear about you having to put your other family member down. Been there, and it a really tough thing.

[scifisher]

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Sounds like quite a few of us have youngsters, looks like we may have to try and have a father/mother/son/daughter get together next year sometime.

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This is a great idea! It would be really fun to have a FishingMN Family Barbecue at a local lake known for its proliferation of panfish. We could eat some hotdogs, drink some soda or milk, and dunk some worms...and when the kids get tired out comes the swimsuits!

I am right with you on the tight schedule next summer. I'll be done with grad school and my older child will be a ripe 3.5 years, a perfect time to get on the water.

[evntam]

Congrats to you Scifisher!

Kids are a blast, aren't they?

On November 19, my wife delivered to me my son, Lukas, at 8.5 pounds. The doctor said that he was "solid" as soon as he came out. The way he grips my finger makes me think that he can hold a rod right now....

That makes four kids for me, ages 3 weeks, 2 (as of today), 4, and 5.5. That's why you don't see me on this report often, or making it to a lot of the events - although the spirit is willing. I went smelting with some of the guys from the FM world, but obviously, it was after the bedtime of the rest of my household.

However, my wife and I soundly agree that we are done having kids and will take sound intervention to prevent, well, you know.

So it will be soon that I will be out there making three boys and one girl casting, trolling, and jigging maniacs.

Ev