Any other older Dads here with young kids?

I didn't get married until age 39 and never had planned on it to be honest but then I went on eHarmony and now have a 5 year old boy and a 2.5 year old boy seven years into the marriage!

My wife really wanted a girl so I gave in and we recently found out that we will be having our third child in August. I really hope it's a girl to balance out these two very active little boys but I'll be grateful for either sex as long as they are healthy.

The way I look at it is they keep me young and moving and so what if I'll be mistaken for the grandfather at high school graduations, etc right?

With two births now, I do feel a lot less nervous about the third one!

Mazel Tov!

I'm 43 with a 6 yr old boy. I think that makes me an old dad. Many of his friends' parents with whom we've become social however are around the same age.

Congratulations Sir.

Congratulations! our youngest is 3 and I am 51, so I know what it is like to be the grand dad at all the school functions etc. It is a lot of fun, and I actually miss the infant phase.

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I'm 43 with a 6 yr old boy. I think that makes me an old dad. Many of his friends' parents with whom we've become social however are around the same age

44 with a 5yo here. I love that little guy. (He was #4 too....)

38 and my son will be 1 next week.

Congratulations!

Ha! Time for a mini van.

Oh, look... the very next thread!

Well 49 (50 in April) with a Nine Year old boy who will turn 10 in May.

Forget the mini van, get a nice SUV

It's ok. Black can help you find some awesome wheels for it.

I think we're the same age. I'll be 47 this March. I was also a bit late to the party, got married at 36. I have 2 boys that are 14 months apart. They are 9 and 8. I was done at 2 though. It seems the world is made for a family of 4, 5 is a bit tougher. Congrats!

Fifty-four with 12-, 10-, 7-year-old boys and a 16-month-old boy. They will either keep me spry or put me in the ground early -- it's a toss-up right now.

Around home, I don't get granddad much, though more often lately, partly because it's a college town, so by default more older parents. But away from home, I get it much more frequently. Interestingly, no matter where, I get it far more from non-caucasion folks.

And, yes, a minivan (sigh).

Congrats and best wishes.

Congrats!

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It's ok. Black can help you find some awesome wheels for it.

Had my 2nd girl when I was 42, that was a complete surprise! The wife and I thought we had the right time/wrong time figured out. NOT!!

She is now 20 and doing fantastic in college. I must admit we were much less active with her as we were with her 13 years older sister.

That is great news. Congratulations!!! We were only blessed with 1. I really wish we had another one so our son have another sibling. Babies are always a blessing.

Happy for you!!!

Good for you! Hope pregnancy is easy for your wife and birth is even better. Congratulations

Congrats!
And all you 50 year old whelps need to step aside for a 69 year old father of a 5 year old and a 19 month old.
It’s wonderful but I’m already fearing I’ll leave them way too soon.

Congrats! We had our solo child later in life as we were 37 years old.

Holy Crap! Congratulations, but at 57, I can't imagine having another kid. I bet my 30 year old son couldn't either. BUT, I got fixed 25 years ago, so it's not an issue.