Finding the Right Equation: A Beginner's Guide

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The thread primarily revolves around congratulatory messages and light-hearted banter following the announcement of a new baby, with participants sharing advice and personal anecdotes related to parenting. The discussion is informal and focuses on the experiences of new parents rather than a specific scientific or mathematical problem.

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  • Several participants express congratulations to the new parent, Pythagorean, and share their excitement about the arrival of the baby.
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Does anybody have a good idea on what equation I should start with? I'm not really sure how to start this problem.
 
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Congratulations, Pythogrean.
 
Congrats! Welcome to the club. Bye bye, sleep.
 
Congrats!
 
Congratulations! Boy or girl? Name?
 
Congratulations! Pictures!
 
George Jones said:
Bye bye, sleep.

Yeah, you're not kidding... lol...

Congrats!
 
Pythagorean said:
Does anybody have a good idea on what equation I should start with? I'm not really sure how to start this problem.

First diaper change formula:

Eating = Messy Cleanup{^2}

Congratulations!
 
George Jones said:
... Bye bye, sleep.
Hello, grey hair.
 
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Chi Meson said:
Hello, grey hair.

Maybe he'll be lucky enough to lose it first. :biggrin:
 
  • #11
Congrats :smile:
 
  • #12
thank you all!

Yeah, I think I may go crazy between school, work, and baby. I had one last fling with sleep last night.


Ivan Seeking said:
Congratulations! Boy or girl? Name?

her name is Vera Lynn
 
  • #13
That's a very pretty name.

You're going to have to learn to type one-handed so you can hold Vera while typing up assignments for school. :biggrin:
 
  • #14
It's a commonly known tip, but try to sleep when the baby does. But I'm not sure if a student has time for that. :/
 
  • #15
theCandyman said:
It's a commonly known tip, but try to sleep when the baby does. But I'm not sure if a student has time for that. :/

That's more commonly advice for the moms who have to be awake every time the baby is awake and hungry. Dad can sleep at work or during classes. :biggrin:

The best distributions of labor I've seen among new parents pretty much involves mom taking care of all the baby's needs (food, diaper changes) and dad taking care of all of mom's needs (food, grocery shopping, running other errands) so she can keep up the energy she needs to care for the baby.

This can be adjusted if dad gets paternity leave. Otherwise, I think it's not too unreasonable for the one who doesn't have to get up for work every day to be sleep-deprived in the morning, because then you can sleep during the day with the baby. When it's time for mom to return to work, then it's time for dad to take turns waking up at night to take care of the baby...but by then, mom is also producing enough milk to store some for dad to do that.
 
  • #16
Small kids - small problems. Wait till she grows up
 
  • #17
I'm told girls are little angels until they turn thirteen
 
  • #18
Congratulations Pythagorean and Pythagorean's partner! Well done! I don't know about after 13 yet, but believe the angels bit.
 
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Pythagorean said:
Does anybody have a good idea on what equation I should start with? I'm not really sure how to start this problem.
Congratulations to you and your family. We have 2 kids of our own. I haven't had a crisis with them in over an hour so I may have forgotten some of the details, but here is the equation you require.

L + U + \infty = \int^{\sqrt{\frac{7.5\nabla(x^6 + y^5 -z^{-4})}{\sin(\theta)}}}_{y - z^3\epsilon}e^{{tan^{-1}(100\omega^{99\omega^{98\omega}})}}d\omega + \partial_{\mu}{\Gamma(2 - \frac{2}{d}\Pi(\pi\alpha(\mu)))

Solution is 42.
 
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Pythagorean said:
I'm told girls are little angels until they turn thirteen

Don't worry...girls always love their daddies. It's the mommies who they decide they hate at 13. :biggrin:
 
  • #21
Pythagorean said:
I'm told girls are little angels until they turn thirteen

Then they are bigger angels who try stuff as an experiment. Unfortunately some of that experimental stuff is addicting.

My parents walked through the bad stuff with us.
I would not call them cool at all, but I did not feel the need to rebel by using.
Plus they were falling down drunks so I didn't have much attraction to drinking either.
13 is around the corner, but there is a lot of traffic before you get there enjoy your new baby.
She will be proud of her cool daddy. :!)
 
  • #22
Thread is already more than two hours old and there are still no pictures!

Hearty congratulations from sylas the patient.
 
  • #23
Well, since everybody always posts pictures of their baby looking its sweetest, I'll try something new here:
 

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Pythagorean said:
Well, since everybody always posts pictures of their baby looking its sweetest, I'll try something new here:

You need to attach a sound file with that one. :smile:
 
  • #25
Congrats, Pythagorean! Love the picture, too! Those little critters are noise-makers, and when they are that little and that kick-*** in the noise department, that's a good sign that they are healthy and energetic. Best wishes for you and yours.
 
  • #26
Wow, seems like we've had quite a PF baby boom in the last few months!

The next few weeks (months, maybe) will be tough. But even so, prepare to fall in love like you never have before.

One year from now you'll wonder how you ever lived without her.

Congrats :approve:!
 
  • #27
Pythagorean said:
Well, since everybody always posts pictures of their baby looking its sweetest, I'll try something new here:

Congratulations and that is what they all look like when they are hungry:biggrin:
 
  • #28
Pythagorean said:
Well, since everybody always posts pictures of their baby looking its sweetest, I'll try something new here:

:biggrin: She looks PERFECT! Now that's what I call truth in advertising. :biggrin:
 
  • #29
Congrats!
 
  • #30
Congrats!

Pythagorean said:
her name is Vera Lynn

:approve:

Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that we would meet again.
Some sunny day.
 

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