Hey everyone. You may have noticed the radio silence the past few days. There’s a perfectly good reason for it.
Yesterday at 6:10 PM Kate and I welcomed our first child into the world. His name is Augustus George McKay. We’re calling him Gus.
Gus weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz and measured 22 inches in length. He’s also devilishly handsome. Mom and baby are doing great. Mom and dad are tired, but we can’t stop grinning from ear to ear.
We’re taking some time off to get to know this little guy, but we’ll be back really soon! In the mean time, check out our archives. We have nearly 1,000 articles on the site and you can spend hours browsing and reading the manly info we have there. That should keep you busy while we’re gone.
Kate and I feel blessed and excited to have Gus in our family. Please give a warm AoM welcome to Gus McKay!
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Congrats!
Excellent! Congratulations! My wife and I are expecting our first child (a boy) in late December, and we too are looking forward to it. Your downtime will definitely be worth it for your boy.
Congratulations, spend as much time with your boy as you can you have so much to enjoy. Best wishes to you all
Congratulations! And welcome, Gus!
Contratulations!
Congratulations!
I’m wondering if your son’s august name was influenced at all by the character Augustus McCrae (aka Gus) in the novel Lonesome Dove? McCrae, McKay – very close. Just sayin’.
Very manly, btw.
Congratulations on the new little man.
He’ll be the manliest of all of us in the end with parents like that.
Nothing more manly than being a Dad … Well done, sir.
Congrats, sir!
Such a blessing!! Congrats to you all!!
Congratulations, Brett. There’s nothing like fatherhood to make a man out of you. And a warm welcome to our newest man-in-training. Raising a son is a wonderful thing. God bless you and your family.
Welcome to the world, Gus. I think you’ll like it here.
Congrats!
Congrats!!!
Congratulations!
Hey you, with the pretty face – welcome to the human race!
Have been following this site for awhile and I think this is a good time to break the silence!
Congratulations on your first born :)
Greetings from Sweden!
Congrats you guys!
Congrats!
Congrats! I’m glad he will grow up learning the art of manliness!
Congrats to you and the Mrs. I’m sure you’ll make an excellent father and role model. For goodness sakes, look at how you inspire so many of us to be better men!
Thanks for all the hard work you do for us, and congrats again!
Congratulations to both you and the wife. Glad to hear everything went okay.
On a seperate note, I’m glad to hear that radio silence may no longer be in effect.
Congratulations on the new addition to the family!
Congratulations Kate and Brett!
Gus may well become the best-raised young man in history. Don’t forget to take good care of yourselves too!
A hearty congratulations to you both! A wonderfully manly name, but the way.
Congratulations!
Congratulations.
Congrats! Now the real fun starts!
Congrats. What a great name, shared with some great men from history!
Outstanding. Congratulations.
I know that you did not chooose his name lightly. How about a post explaining your choice?
Congrats and welcome to the world Gus! My wife and I welcomed our baby girl, Lillian, into the world on 10-10-10.
Congratulations! …and a nice Manly Name for him, too! :)
Congratulations! Awesome name too, sounds manly.
Congrats!
I just did the same thing 3 weeks ago! My first, but a little girl. Don’t worry, the smile won’t wear off in 3 weeks.
Congrats to you both! Enjoy every minute with little Gus. The time goes by so quickly. I have a sign in my kitchen to remind me: With kids, the days are long and the years are short.
Welcome, Gus!
Awwwwww…. :) Congrats!
Congrats!!!!
Congrats Brett and Kate! And welcome to the world Gus! I have no doubt your parents will raise you to be the best and manliest of us all.
Congrats!
Congratulations new parents! Raising your son with lessons learned from this marvelous website will put Gus in good stead for the future.
Congrats and Gus is a great name. I had an Uncle Gus. He was a great man.
Congratulations. The ultimate manly act is to raise a fine child to be an asset to society. Your journey is beginning. Enjoy it.
Congratulations and best wishes! Also, if I may say so, excellent name choice – strong, manly, interesting, good history, and somewhat on the unique side these days, but without the absurdity of most of today’s “unique” names. In my humble opinion, you’ve started him off right.
Congratulations!!
I’m going to bed $5 that you named him after Augustus from Lonesome Dove.
bet! not bed. argh. time to go to bed.
Congratulations!!!
How wonderful. God bless you all!
CONGRATULATIONS
Congrats, McKays!
I agree with Shauna. :D
Congratulations and enjoy the deserved break!
Gus must have got his good looks from you. Momma still has hers! Congrats Brett! Don’t blink because they grow up fast!
Dude that is so exciting. I became a dad to my son Evan six months ago and although it has had some very hard moments it is very exiting and worthwile. I love your site but I understand and encourage you taking the time off to be a husband and father.
If you don’t mind i’d like to give a plug for my wife’s website heartbeatportraits.com as a great resource for those that want to give a unique gift to a new or expecting mother. Thanks. -Jonathan
Congratulations, Brett. You deserve some time off doing this blog to attend to your fatherly duties.
Congrats! I bet little brett is manlier than most of the guys I know already. Hope to hear from you again soon.
Congratulations!
Child birth is an amazing event and I want to congratulate you and your wife. I have a 2 year old and a 1 month old that are both beautiful gifts. I wish you luck and happiness with your new son, your life is about to get very interesting. Nr
Congrats Brett and Kate!! With the support of the AoM community, you are well prepared for this wonderful journey on which you have just embarked.
Congrats to you both! May the Lord bless and keep you all!
Congratulations to both of you! Your son is extremely lucky to have such fine parents such as yourselves.
Fantastic! Congratulations to you both.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to you both!
Congrats to you and Kate! It’s been almost 9 months since my wife and I welcomed our little guy, and it gets better every day (even the tough ones)!
Congrats!!! Gus is an awesome manly name. God Bless you and your growing family.
Congratulations! Enjoy the time with your family!
Congrats! Augustus George is an awesome manly name! Enjoy the time with your family!
Congrats! Now you’re in the world of fatherhood.
Welcome, Gus. Congratulations, mom and dad.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to your newly expanded family.
Congrats and best wishes
Your life will never be the same – it will be enhanced beyond measure. Blessings on you, your new son, and your wife.
=Paul – SilkRegimental
Here’s to you, sir!
Congratulations!
Congrats!!
Wonderful! Congratulations.
There is nothing more manly than raising a child– Take all the time you need. We’ll be waiting for you. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
The world is a better place
now that Brett and Kate
have given it Augustus.
Augustus is a blessing to be sure.
He too is blessed to have you as parents.
And being a son to have you as a father, Brett.
With you Brett as his father, Augustus,
a name that means great, is sure
to become a super man …..
You will travel far, my little Augustus.
But we will never leave you, even in the face of our deaths.
The richness of our lives shall be yours. All that I have, all that
I’ve learned, everything I feel — all this and more I bequeath you, my son.
You will carry me inside you all the days of your life. You will make
my strength your own, and see my life through your eyes,
as your life will be seen through mine.
The son becomes the father, the father becomes the son.
This is all I can send you, Augustus.
That boy is going to be one of the manliest men that the world has ever seen.
Congratulations, and good luck!
Your son and I happen to share the exact same name – my full name is Augustus but I go by Gus. Great choice!
Welcome Gus! Congratulations to Mom and Dad! And so it begins…. ;)
Congratulations! Fantastic name.
Congrats! We are so happy for you!
Brett & Kate!! Congrats from Texas. We are both so happy for you! Can’t wait to meet this little Gus in person. As long as someone in the family is having kids Matt and I don’t have too! I mean it’s hard enough raising a 31 year old husband! Congrats again! Can’t wait to see you three!
Congratulations!
May the years ahead bring your family nothing but joy as your new arrival grows and learns.
Please tell the Mrs. that our family sends our best wishes and prayers for great health and calm nights ahead.
Awesome. Bet he came out with a 5 o’clock shadow.
Congratulations!
Welcome aboard Gus! Thanks Brett and Kate for sharing.
Congratulations to you both!
Congratulations to you, Brett and Kate, and a warm welcome to Augustus!
Congrats guys
Congratulations Brett & Kate!
Brett and Kate, best of luck…and here’s hoping for a little sleep now and then for all of you…and not just when you least expect it ;-D
Congrats!
Awesome! And great name, very manly!
Enjoy your downtime from the site. Many congratulations to you both.
Congratulations McKays. Welcome to the world, Gus. May you grow to be a man as good as your dad.
Congratulations!!!
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