C.A.R. Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) ...well not quite. But he may as well be, as his life is now over more-or-less. Yesterday, around midday, Gavin and Maria welcomed Achilles Van Doolan into the world weighting in at 3.73kg / 8.22lbs and 50cm long (Nort Bhad. Good Size). I'm sure you will all join me in congratulating Gav and Maria, and hopefully we'll see him again in around 16-18 years... Edited August 20, 2020 by C.A.F. theremm, HS30-H, CBR Jeff and 12 others 15 Quote
Millerman Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Congrats guys! Give it a couple of years and Gav jnr will be helping out passing tools to you under the car Edited August 6, 2020 by Millerman If instead of gav240z 1 Quote
Moderators PB260Z Posted August 5, 2020 Moderators Posted August 5, 2020 Congrats Gav & Maria Life will never be the same again, it will be so much better. Parenthood is an amazing experience. Cheers PB gav240z 1 Quote
KatoKid Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Congrats Gav, life changing for all the right reasons! I can confirm that fatherhood and Z's can coexist. Edited August 5, 2020 by KatoKid gav240z 1 Quote
locklock Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Congrats Gavin! Wish you and family healthy always! gav240z 1 Quote
peter t Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Congrats to all. Must keep a eye on the for sale section now for the fire sale of all those Zeds. LOL. gav240z and AndBir 2 Quote
CBR Jeff Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Woohoo. That’s great news. Little fella will need a car to drive before you know it so you may need to get another Z. Jeff gav240z 1 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted August 6, 2020 Administrators Posted August 6, 2020 4 hours ago, KatoKid said: Congrats Gav, life changing for all the right reasons! I can confirm that fatherhood and Z's can coexist. I'm glad, I was a bit worried. Ha. But someone has to inherit all my JDMs in future. 3 hours ago, peter t said: Congrats to all. Must keep a eye on the for sale section now for the fire sale of all those Zeds. LOL. May swap you a 2 seater for that 2+2! But my Rx7 had rear seats but I out the storage bins and Recaros on it. So I'll need to swap back to the recliner seats and rear buckets. That should work for a small boy until age 10 maybe. Also got the Stagea we can enjoy as a family. I will probably keep the white 240z automatic so the wife can drive it with the little 1 riding shot gun and I can take another Z out and go to club meetings or drive days together. Hopefully the little guy likes cars as much as me. GTI-Z and peter t 2 Quote
mossy Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Congrats mate, the little guy is going to be driving some sweet cars when he gets older! gav240z 1 Quote
Enzo Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Congratulations Gavin and Maria from WA. Hope that you are all safe and well in these trying times. Life changes for the better now for you. (I just had a flashback to Brian in Fast and Furious taking the kid to school in the people mover). Regards David. gav240z 1 Quote
Cozza Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) Hey congrats Gav, while shed time gets few and far between, it makes the time you do get more precious and, I’ve found the kids enjoy being there with me. enjoy your time with the young fella, it’s magical Mate. high five to the Mrs, she deserves it! Edited August 6, 2020 by Cozza gav240z 1 Quote
JDM-TOY Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Congratulations Gavin & Maria, what a Blessing. Life is going to get a lot more interesting, hope you enjoyed your sleep these last few months hehe We should have a dedicated Thread on Fathering Tips for Gavin Enjoy champ gav240z 1 Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 6, 2020 Author Posted August 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, JDM-TOY said: We should have a dedicated Thread on Fathering Tips for Gavin No reason you can't share them here JDM-TOY and gav240z 2 Quote
gilltech Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) Ditto what everyone above says! Well done. Quote Woohoo. That’s great news. Little fella will need a car to drive before you know it so you may need to get another Z. Oh gawd, don't start him off, he's already got enough of them, surely... Edited August 6, 2020 by gilltech gav240z 1 Quote
FuzzyDropbear Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Congratulations Gav, hope mum and the young lad are doing well. My 1.5 year old loves car parts. A spare carby is a hit cause you can open the throttle and make brap brap noises, which is apparently hilarious. gilltech and gav240z 2 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted August 6, 2020 Administrators Posted August 6, 2020 11 hours ago, gilltech said: Ditto what everyone above says! Well done. Oh gawd, don't start him off, he's already got enough of them, surely... Believe me I'm done with collecting. Gotta build a proper garage to store them all in! gilltech 1 Quote
OdinZ Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, gav240z said: Believe me I'm done with collecting. Gotta build a proper garage to store them all in! Fatherhood has changed you! and congrats again! gav240z 1 Quote
CBR Jeff Posted August 6, 2020 Posted August 6, 2020 Build a proper garage with a hoist and a change table..................... Jeff gilltech, FuzzyDropbear, GTI-Z and 2 others 5 Quote
Huw Posted August 7, 2020 Posted August 7, 2020 Congrats Gav, My 2 y.o loves the how to modify your L series engine book with the flying trucks. Mum says I am brainwashing him! I call it preparation. she thinks I won’t try it with our 5 m.o. daughter! Garage time harder but a fair trade off! Enjoy it. gav240z 1 Quote
gilltech Posted August 8, 2020 Posted August 8, 2020 Kids seem to enjoy classic cars simply because they are different looking to the common rather bland homogeneous styles of modern cars. gav240z 1 Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 8, 2020 Author Posted August 8, 2020 'Achilles Van Doolan' - bold, but very cool Gav CBR Jeff, gav240z and OdinZ 2 1 Quote
Hokin Posted August 8, 2020 Posted August 8, 2020 Congratulations Gav, we wish you and your family the best. Great to hear everyone is happy and healthy. gav240z 1 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted August 8, 2020 Administrators Posted August 8, 2020 10 hours ago, C.A.F. said: 'Achilles Van Doolan' - bold, but very cool Gav Haha, that was actually a joke to go with Achilles. The godfather said it to stir me, but I actually liked the name Achilles. We've gone with the name Ryan, middle name still not settled yet. OdinZ 1 Quote
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