The Sleeper Has Awakened
Date posted: January 30, 2008
Here I sit in California, away from my week old baby, thinking how awesome life is. I never realized I would experience such a gambit of emotions over such a short period of time. Fear, helplessness, joy, excitement, happiness, you name it I experienced it. I think ahead and know without a doubt I would do absolutely anything for my little guy. Although it has only been just a few days, he has touched me, emotionally, more deeply than I ever thought possible.
It’s hard for me to imagine what will happen in the future, but I hope one thing will be certain, my ability to be a good dad.
I know it is going to be fun!
I look back at all the things people would say about their kids; How difficult it was or how tired they are. I always thought “yeah right, i don’t see how you can be tired” or “it can’t be that hard”. Well…how wrong I was! I was SO TIRED the first 3 nights, I thought I was going to fall over sleeping. As far as the difficulty, it’s difficult to adjust and learn but it’s the good kind of difficult. The kind that builds a person into something better. I look forward to the challenges I am about to face with fear, but also with excitement. Because I know when I look back I will see how far I have come and how much of a better person I have become.
To all the parents who ever told me it was difficult or tiring: I completely believe you and I am starting to understand your pain! 
You made me cry!!! It is true what you say about it being a good kindof difficult. It is hard to describe. So why are you in Cali?
mommy gongey said this on January 30th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
That was the most serious but most awesomest post ever!!! He is soo adorable, you deserve to be happy.
Gongeylittle said this on January 30th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
that was awesome I think every first time parent gets that rude awakening that first week..no worries all the sudden you will have a routine and a hang of it. you will always have fears and worries but being a parent starts to come to you…not that it is easy or perfect ever…but all the sudden it will flow and it will feel like you were never with out you little ones! It is so cool to love something so much! you are gunna be a pro!
DebbieGongey said this on January 31st, 2008 at 12:06 am
He is so adorable! That was touching Bri.
Gongey Kong said this on January 31st, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Thanks! I was in Cali for a packaging tradeshow for our business. It was just me and my mom. We had a pretty good time!
Gongey said this on February 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
That’s cool. Sounds exciting!
mommy gongey said this on February 1st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
(gives Standing ovation *yay yay yay*)
haha Brian i’m so thrilled for you two. I really love this post
Undead Gongey said this on February 1st, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Very nice post. You and Mary will do great, but yeah, I still have those fears with all the kids. Sometimes I sit and watch Kris and am totally amazed at how far he has come since we got that crying little boy that first night. I sit in total awe as I think of how much he has changed my life.
These are just a couple of the emotions You Guys get to look forward to.
I like that first picture, he looks so….”What kind of mischief can I get into first?”
Redneck Gongey said this on February 2nd, 2008 at 4:36 am
AWWW! definately a cutee! I have to say as tiny as he is, he can sure shoot a stream of pee. I have to say I am honored to have been puked, peed, and pooped on all in one day by the same small human. He is a sweet baby. I am a lucky Aunt.
gonginatorsue said this on February 2nd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
HAHA! You have been initiated by ELIAS 5000. He is really an alien and that’s his way of marking you for safekeeping. Every one that isn’t marked is targeted for mind control. You know…the usual stuff associated with alien takeovers.
Gongey said this on February 2nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Good thing i’ve got that rocket of mine prepared for any of the following reasons:
Zombie apocolypse
A Black Death Pandemic… and anything that wipes out a whole human race type thing
so dont think i forgot the aliens. I knew it was coming
you just didnt believe me!! but you WILL believe me! you think i’m crazy but i’m the only one here whos NOT crazy!!!
*runs away laughing hysterically*
Undead Gongey said this on February 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
Congratulations man!
The pictures look awesome. That was an excellent post, it nearly made my tear duct think it had the ability to make tears again, then it subsided with a heavy dose of testosterone powered “men don’t cry” logic.
I get chills when I look at the pics of Eli, and then at Hugh. It’s like “Kirk and Brian, Part II!! Smaller, Cuter, and ready to wreak havoc!”
I fear the day you and I get woke up by a phone call to come downtown and pickup the boys from the Police Dept. Karma is about to take us for a ride while our parents look on smiling with a sense of satisfaction that I for one, do not care for…. not even a little.
Congratulations again man. Many happy days to come.
Gongimus Prime said this on February 4th, 2008 at 12:04 am
HAHA! I fear the same thing! If they are anything like us they will get away with most of the shenanigans they pull. Hopefully they don’t write in any wet cement. Although thinking back on that we did get out of school to clean up our mess AND your mom made us a good lunch!
I can’t wait to look out the back window and see the two of them tooling around in the backyard.
Gongey said this on February 4th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
thats a scary thought…. hahah
thats actually pretty awesome
Undead Gongey said this on February 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I can still clearly remember ditching Jr. High, huddled under the road in that cement ditch. There were sirens and I was so sure they were for us for cutting class.
The we booked it to your house and layed low playing punchout and Bionic Commando. I hope these two get a chance to experience friendship like that. You may not always make the right choice, but you stick together in the bad ones, and felt like outlaws on the lamb.
Gongimus Prime said this on February 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Cutting Class! that is no example for Elias. Shame on you both. But anyway Syd be watching because you never know when I might brain wash you! MUAHAHAHA!
Gongey Kong said this on February 4th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
You arent smart enough to brainwash me
Its just not possible. I’m not scared of brain washing anyways
HAH!
Undead Gongey said this on February 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Oh man that is so funny about ditching and the sirens! Oh man those were some damn fun times. I agree with your comment about friends and sticking with them during the bad times. Punchout and Bionic Command are still fun games. Not as involved as when we were kids but fun and nostalgic none the less.
Syd, Ciara: brainwashing? don’t you know the pictures i put on this site have hidden messages in them? You are already under my control, i just need to say the activating word and you will do what i say!
Gongey said this on February 6th, 2008 at 1:07 am
no wonder….
well now that everything makes sense now…..
Undead Gongey said this on February 6th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
that doesnt mean people stop talking!!!
Undead Gongey said this on February 8th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
ya….it’s the 10th now….fun day…not. i need a vacation.
Gongeylittle said this on February 10th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I mean to say “allegedly cutting class”, as I recall it we had a get out of school free pass.
I am super excited to watch these two poop factories grow up. Since Eli was early, they are both he and Hugh are born in the year of the golden pig, this occurs only once every 600 years. Not sure how much stock to put in astrology, however a quick internet query returned the following results.
Chinese Zodiac says that the Year of the Golden Fire Pig comes only once every 600 years and rumor has it, 2007 is this special year. It is Golden because the combination of elemental Fire, the sign Pig, and Yin/Yang components bring this year once every six centuries!
In addition to this, here are the other Astrology stats:
Eli = Aquarius
Good Traits:
Friendly and Humanitarian
Honest and Loyal
Original and Inventive
Independent and Intellectual
Negative Traits:
Intractable and Contrary
Perverse and Unpredictable
Unemotional and Detached.
Hugh = Scorpio
Good Traits:
Determined and Forceful
Emotional and Intuitive
Powerful and Passionate
Exiting and Magnetic
Negative Traits:
Jealous and Resentful
Compulsive and Obsessive
Secretive and Obstinate
This should be a fun ride, lookout world!
GongimusPrime said this on February 10th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Dude thats really cool, where did you get that information about the year of the pig?
Undead Gongey said this on February 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
The cutting class remark reminds me of the year that gongey’s mom checked me and the twinner out of school for a special birthday lunch and she kept us out all day and we went bowling too. My parental unit was not very happy but we sure were. Good times, good times:))))))
mommy gongey said this on February 11th, 2008 at 12:41 am
LOL susan is a fun one! every one needs a cool auntie like that right. I was lucky my aunties are all cool!
Debbie said this on February 11th, 2008 at 1:01 am
oops I forgot gongey in my name!
Debbiegongey said this on February 11th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I don’t have one specific source, but if you google the Chinese zodiac, Year of the Pig, and Golden, you’ll find tons of results. We first heard about it on the news one night while eating dinner.
The actual element is fire for 2008, however something with the year also alters it to gold. I know that births in China in 2008 were way, way up due to the lucky sign.
I don’t put tons of stock into stuff like this, but it’s interesting to see the similarities in signs and people, and a pretty fun thing to read up on.
GongimusPrime said this on February 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Yeah it’s interesting but I don’t put much into either. Especially considering how the regular zodiac(not the chinese one) is messed up. We are one full sign ahead. Here is a Bill Nye describing it:
http://www.xenvideo.com/2006/10/24/bill-nye-on-astrology/
Gongey said this on February 11th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Hey gongey I need some more pics of the lil one:))
mommy gongey said this on February 13th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Thats really interesting the Atrology thing
Makes me think about it a whole lot more
Undead Gongey said this on February 13th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Knowledge is POWER!
I will get some more pics up soon. You checked out Iviefamily.com/gallery right?
Gongey said this on February 14th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Yeah like every day
))
mommy gongey said this on February 14th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I’m a little late to this post. Sue your comment about how he can shoot a stream of pee made me laugh!
Gongey said this on February 19th, 2008 at 4:47 am