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Baby!

June 12, 2016

We are very blessed to announce that our first child is born =)

He is still working on getting his first Salesforce certification *snickers*

Mommy went through a difficult labor but she is recovering well. Daddy is sleep deprived but lucky to have such a strong and loving wife. Still making time to serenade baby by the piano!

P.S. #1: any newborn/parenting tips you may have are appreciated!
P.S. #2: thank you everyone for the loving comments!! Wife and I (and baby!) feel the love!

…back to the baby!
David

148 Comments
Mazlow Cohen
July 26, 2016 @ 9:05 am

David, which trailheads has the baby completed yet?

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    David Liu
    July 26, 2016 @ 10:05 am

    lol!!

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Rosario
July 25, 2016 @ 11:44 pm

God Bless you!

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Anonymous
July 14, 2016 @ 5:56 am

Awww… cutest baby ever :-) May God bless always :-)

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Mike DeMille
July 7, 2016 @ 1:43 pm

Congrats David! You will be a great dad and I wish you well. It was great meeting you out here in Utah.

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Sunny Kapoor
June 28, 2016 @ 4:16 am

Congrats :)

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Usman
June 23, 2016 @ 10:35 am

Congrats David, I would recommend to start couponing because diapers, wipes and baby formula are expensive, lol. We stock up on every wipes and diaper sale :).

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    David Liu
    June 27, 2016 @ 4:45 pm

    $$$ LOL

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chandrakanth konduru
June 21, 2016 @ 10:58 pm

Congrats David for the new role :) (Daddy!!!!)

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Nitesh Mishra ☁ (@niteshsfdcm)
June 21, 2016 @ 1:30 am

Having a new baby changes a wife and husband into a mommy and daddy. As you venture into parenthood together, you will become wiser and more mature, while finding a new profound love for the amazing baby. Congratulations on the birth of your baby Mr. David Lui…May God bless, guide and watch over you, your baby and your family!

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    David Liu
    June 21, 2016 @ 3:36 pm

    Thank you Nitesh, beautiful words!

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Nitesh Mishra ☁ (@niteshsfdcm)
June 21, 2016 @ 1:25 am

Having a new baby changes a wife and husband into a mommy and daddy. As you venture into parenthood together, you will become wiser and more mature, while finding a new profound love for the amazing baby. Congratulations on the birth of your baby Mr. David Liu… I know you will be the best dad you can possibly be …. May God bless, guide and watch over you, your baby and your family!

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Satya
June 20, 2016 @ 8:57 pm

Im so so… happy for u David. This feeling is so true from the bottom of my heart. congratulations to both of u. Hope ur wife is doing good .He looks like a little stamp of you :). And seems like he is thinking about our next APEX academy release already ;) .He is sooo cute n adorable.

you dont need any parenting tips David.You are an awesome guy with golden heart on ur own. You can be world’s best dad to ur lill bub for sure. Enjoy ur parenting . Hope u had a really nice , first ever father’s day with ur cutie pie. I wish all the happiness for your family.

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    David Liu
    June 20, 2016 @ 9:29 pm

    Thank you for the wonderful wishes Satya. =)

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Kalaiyarasan
June 20, 2016 @ 3:38 pm

Congrats David :-)

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Ashwini
June 20, 2016 @ 2:20 pm

Congratulation !!

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ArchiTech
June 19, 2016 @ 11:43 pm

I was just waiting for a some big file to download tonight (11ish pm PST) and I thought of checking your site again; when I noticed that you had a baby. I went ahead and read some of the comments and noticed that something was missing…nobody has posted a comment wishing you your very FIRST Happy Father’s Day! I hope you enjoyed it with your wife and new addition.

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    David Liu
    June 20, 2016 @ 3:57 pm

    Aww, thank you ArchiTech! I had a great Father’s day!!

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vishal yadav
June 18, 2016 @ 8:16 am

Congratulations sir !!

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Morshed
June 17, 2016 @ 2:36 pm

Congratulations David

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Bagus
June 17, 2016 @ 7:29 am

Congrats, 10 years and one day younger than mine.

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Shalini Mendu
June 16, 2016 @ 9:15 pm

Hi David, You are an inspiration! Your baby is very cute! May God bless your family!
I am a mother of 2, so an advice to you, take care of your wife really well, these initial days/months of motherhood can be exciting & stressful at the same time..give her more time, we all can wait for you on your updates on SFDC :) ,
and thanks for your sfdc lessons..
Tc and enjoy your parent hood!

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    David Liu
    June 16, 2016 @ 10:07 pm

    Thank you Shalini!! I’m officially my wife’s personal assistant now. =)

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Lori w.
June 16, 2016 @ 3:32 pm

Best advice: when the baby naps or sleeps, you and your wife nap or sleep

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    David Liu
    June 16, 2016 @ 3:56 pm

    Thanks Lori!

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Lori w.
June 16, 2016 @ 3:30 pm

Best tip I can give…when the baby sleeps, you and your wife sleep…

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Anonymous
June 16, 2016 @ 2:31 pm

Congratulations David… God bless to your family…

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Anonymous
June 16, 2016 @ 2:35 am

Congratulation David!

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koduri
June 15, 2016 @ 8:55 pm

Congratulations David! Enjoy your precious moments!

Welcome to the club :)

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Tazur Rahman
June 15, 2016 @ 6:20 pm

Congratulations David, only just seen this! Cute little fella. :) You are now officially a daddy cool. Be sure to get some well deserved time-off from work with the baby.

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Selina
June 15, 2016 @ 4:14 pm

Look at this sweet little Awesome Admin… I mean Baby!
best wishes David!!

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    David Liu
    June 15, 2016 @ 5:15 pm

    ha ha ha

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CoolCodingChad
June 15, 2016 @ 6:44 am

Congratulations David!

The most beautiful thing just happened for you! Being a dad is AWESOME!!!

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sudheer
June 14, 2016 @ 11:44 pm

Congratulation!! What i am is because of you, Like me many are there, Atleast once a day I remember you, By thanking you, This all thanks makes u & your family (baby) a happiest life.

This is my first comment in SFDC99 even i open blog everyday from 1 year,… Will meet soon as i said in my last mail to you ;)

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    David Liu
    June 15, 2016 @ 5:15 pm

    Wow! Thank you Sudheer, I’m going to share your comment with my wife!!

    David

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Jenna
June 14, 2016 @ 11:31 pm

Congrats to your new little family!!! :)

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Jimmy
June 14, 2016 @ 5:38 pm

congratulations David we will live your childhood now……

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:50 pm

    LOL!

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barry kumarappan
June 14, 2016 @ 12:44 pm

all the best david, now the real challenge starts…wonderful achievement.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:47 pm

    So true, ADM 201 does not compare to this!! LOL!

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Matt
June 14, 2016 @ 12:44 pm

Awesome David, congrats!!!

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SIVA
June 14, 2016 @ 12:10 pm

congratulations david for your life time promption….. :) :) :)

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Debbie
June 14, 2016 @ 11:49 am

Oh my word! Congrats David…welcome to the wonderful world of parenting.

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Anonymous
June 14, 2016 @ 6:49 am

Congratulations!!!

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Divyendra Naidu
June 14, 2016 @ 4:47 am

Congrats David!

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Nitin Gupta
June 14, 2016 @ 3:21 am

Congratulations David. Have great time with baby, wife and yourself.

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Cooler
June 14, 2016 @ 1:02 am

WOW!! Congratulations)) We are also waiting for a baby next month ;)

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 11:02 pm

Congratulations!!

Wishing you Speedy recovery for your wife! and happy child

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 10:29 pm

Congrats, enjoy the baby…they grow so fast!

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 8:03 pm

Congratulations David Sir… ☺

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NETHAJI BASKAR
June 13, 2016 @ 6:06 pm

Congrats David!

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wawipack
June 13, 2016 @ 4:31 pm

David , congratulations. Cute baby! Hope he grows up to be as awesome as you David! Best wishes to your growing family..

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:49 pm

    Thank you!

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Viji
June 13, 2016 @ 2:33 pm

Many many congratulations, David

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Jonathan
June 13, 2016 @ 1:19 pm

Congratulations David!

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Avinash Vatsya
June 13, 2016 @ 11:28 am

Congratulations to the whole family :D

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 10:52 am

Congrats David !!

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Bill Powell (@powellw99)
June 13, 2016 @ 9:09 am

Congratulations David! I’m very happy for you and your family since you have helped mine so much.

I’m a dad of a 6 year old. My advice to you is enjoy every single day and take no seconds for granted, they grow up really, really really fast.

Some more logical advice for you: Sleep while you can, don’t take parenting advice unless its asked for (people will try to push this on you), your instincts are usually correct, and lastly – introduce him/her to the original Star Wars trilogy first :-)

Enjoy being a Dad!

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:44 pm

    I think about your tip literally every time baby cries at 3AM / super messy diaper / etc =)

    Thank you Bill!

    LOL about the Star Wars comment

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MNDeveloper0402
June 13, 2016 @ 8:54 am

Congratulations David! Welcome to fatherhood. It’s a blast!!

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WGU
June 13, 2016 @ 7:45 am

Congratulations! I only recommend that you and your wife read the book “Happiest Baby on the Block!”

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:44 pm

    Loved this book!!! Three people recommended it plus doctor, so worth it!!

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 7:43 am

Many congratulations to both of you…..

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 6:39 am

Congratulations David

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lavanya
June 13, 2016 @ 6:13 am

Lovely!!!!! Congrats!!!! David.

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 4:47 am

Awesome! What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 4:31 am

Congratulations David!!!

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Pam Barnet
June 13, 2016 @ 4:12 am

Congratulations Liu family!!

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sanju
June 13, 2016 @ 3:46 am

congrats david :) Happy Parenting

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Gaurav Kheterpal
June 13, 2016 @ 3:34 am

Congrats David!

Time to start another blog – ‘Parenting Lessons for the 99%’

Welcome to the club :)

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:45 pm

    hahaha I need to subscribe to this blog!!!

    Hopefully will have a success story on it in 18 years =)

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 3:25 am

Congratulations. A beautiful baby! Here’s my tip : Hold your baby with your shirt off so that she can feel the warmth of your skin. Let the oxytocin flow!

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:42 pm

    Skin to skin – my favorite!!! Thank you!

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Pranav Marathe
June 13, 2016 @ 2:54 am

Congratulations.. !!

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Shoban
June 13, 2016 @ 1:50 am

Congrats David…. Adorable <3

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Jeremiah Kofi
June 13, 2016 @ 1:41 am

Congratulations David!

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Rokha (@RokhaOu)
June 13, 2016 @ 1:20 am

Congratulations !!! I am on my way to join you soon, hopefully ;)

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:45 pm

    Good luck Rokha!!!! What a blessing!!!!

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 1:12 am

Congrats. Take care!

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Asish Patnaik
June 13, 2016 @ 12:27 am

Congratulations…David..!!

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Anonymous
June 13, 2016 @ 12:02 am

Congratulations David. Wish your wife get well soon.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:42 pm

    Thank you!

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Sushil Jossan
June 12, 2016 @ 11:50 pm

Heartiest Congrats to you and your family! May God Bless all of you!! Happy Parenting :)!!

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Pritam Shekhawat
June 12, 2016 @ 11:42 pm

Congratulations, David!! You’re moving into a new life. This is party time. Enjoy have a fun :-)

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minal
June 12, 2016 @ 11:30 pm

Congratulations David……..!!

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ajay
June 12, 2016 @ 11:08 pm

congratulations bro !

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Rachel
June 12, 2016 @ 10:56 pm

Congratulations to you and your family! You are going to make a great dad! Enjoy EVERY moment! Look up attached parenting; it is a great way to raise confident children!

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:42 pm

    Thank you Rachel, noted!

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Rishabh Seth (@rish_seth)
June 12, 2016 @ 10:55 pm

Heartiest Congratulations David :)
Baby is super cute.

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Puneet Virk Sandhu
June 12, 2016 @ 10:52 pm

Congrats ! :)

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Rahul
June 12, 2016 @ 10:43 pm

Congratulations David!!!
Bless! :) :))

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Sandeep
June 12, 2016 @ 10:29 pm

Congratulation David..

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Rajiv
June 12, 2016 @ 10:13 pm

Congratulations David !! Way to go !!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 10:08 pm

Congratulations !!

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Archita Patnaik
June 12, 2016 @ 10:07 pm

ha ha . Lovely post David. Hearty Congratulation.

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aviyalblog
June 12, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Congrats David…

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 10:02 pm

Hearty Congratulations…!!! David

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Deepthi Chundi
June 12, 2016 @ 9:41 pm

Congratulation David, Happy for you.

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Oliver Hansen
June 12, 2016 @ 9:41 pm

Congratulations, David! You’re stepping into a new life – lots of changes in a good way! Looking at how you embraced the Salesforce Community and how it embraced you, I’m sure you’ll be a wonderful father! Your family is and will however remain your highest priority. Time will fly, enjoy as much as you can…and try to get some sleep ;)

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm

    Thank you Oliver!! ZZZZzzzZZZzzZ!!

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shweta Chadha
June 12, 2016 @ 9:40 pm

Many Congrats David:).He has got delivered almost with Summer 16:).

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm

    LOL Summer ’16 release baby!

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Suresh Boddu
June 12, 2016 @ 9:36 pm

Greatest blessings …. to the baby of helping Hands.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm

    Thank you Suresh!

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Bala Damarla
June 12, 2016 @ 9:23 pm

Congratulations

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 9:21 pm

Congratulations.

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 9:18 pm

Congratulations David :-)!!! All the best to you, your wife, and family!!!. May God Bless your family.
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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 9:11 pm

Congratulations David.

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B
June 12, 2016 @ 8:44 pm

Very awesome ! Congratulations

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Bhaskar Thalvayapati
June 12, 2016 @ 8:29 pm

Congratulations Dave.

Parenting tip: first few weeks are kind of transition from all members, so stay hidrayed:)

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:37 pm

    Transition… LOL! Totally know what you’re talking about right now, I sleep in 1 hour increments throughout the day and night!

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Lisa Seyler
June 12, 2016 @ 8:24 pm

Congratulations!!! This will be the most rewarding project ever!! We have a 2 and 4 year old.. and found these to be indispensable:

– The nose frida – http://bit.ly/24KrOXQ (buy extra filters)
– Simply Saline Nasal Mist for Baby http://bit.ly/1UKDQgV
– Temporal Thermometer http://bit.ly/25WiDpE
– Book: The happiest baby on the block http://amzn.to/21h7In4
– Book: Baby 411 http://amzn.to/1sBcNM5
– Book: Caveman’s guide to Baby’s first year (hubby loved it) http://amzn.to/1Xi1WTH

Enjoy!

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:38 pm

    Thank you Lisa, noted!!

    We didn’t even consider the nasal stuff pre-baby but already see how they can be helpful!!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 7:08 pm

Congratulations David! Such a cute baby!

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Manish Verma
June 12, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Congrats David!!

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Javed
June 12, 2016 @ 6:52 pm

Congratulations David. Wishing your wife a speedy recovery and praying to the almighty lord to shower his choicest blessings on the baby and its parents.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:39 pm

    Thank you Javed, wife is getting much better already and walking around the house now!

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Miranda Baghashvili
June 12, 2016 @ 6:50 pm

Congratulations David!
What a cute babe :)

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    David Liu
    June 21, 2016 @ 4:18 pm

    Thank you Miranda, hope you’ve been well!!

    David

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Robert Strunk
June 12, 2016 @ 6:26 pm

CONGRATS!!!!

I just created him a user account in a client org and assigned a few tasks to him. We are having issues with a changeset failing on validate. If he can get it in by yesterday it would appreciated. :-)

congrats again!

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:39 pm

    LOL!!

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Ryan Golembiewski
June 12, 2016 @ 6:23 pm

Congratulations! Just in time for the new Architect Specialization certs!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 6:21 pm

Congratulations great news !

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Noor
June 12, 2016 @ 5:53 pm

Congrats David!!!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 5:48 pm

Congratulations!!

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David Catindoy
June 12, 2016 @ 5:26 pm

Yay! Congrats on your first new baby (the heir) David!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 5:09 pm

Congratulations David!!

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Stephen Birge
June 12, 2016 @ 5:01 pm

Congratulations. Parenthood is by far my greatest achievement and my greatest joy. And these were worth every penny, if not 10 times their normal price.

https://www.amazon.com/Infants-Relief-Simethicone-Generic-Mylicon/dp/B00FVE5S20/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1465775918&sr=1-1&keywords=mylicon+drops

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justagirlygeek
June 12, 2016 @ 4:59 pm

Congrats to the Liu family!!! He’s adorable!

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Lavanya
June 12, 2016 @ 4:53 pm

Congratulations to the proud parents !!!

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Sophie R
June 12, 2016 @ 4:51 pm

Congratulations David! The baby is adorable….I am so happy for both of you.

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Ameya Desai
June 12, 2016 @ 4:45 pm

Congratulations David!

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Jim
June 12, 2016 @ 4:44 pm

That is so Great. Congratulations!!

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Joy Dixon
June 12, 2016 @ 4:28 pm

Congratulations :-)!!! All the best to you, your wife, and family!!!

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Anonymous
June 12, 2016 @ 4:26 pm

Big Congratulations to both of you, David!!! gorgeous baby!

My tip, I don’t do googoogaaga talk with my babies, that way they’re reasonable from start. My twins’ teachers tell me they’re the most reasonable and peace makers in their class.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:35 pm

    Great tip… I’m already guilty LOL!

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Latika
June 12, 2016 @ 4:24 pm

Many congratulations david

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Tim Andrews
June 12, 2016 @ 4:23 pm

Amazing! Congratulations, David!

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Murthy
June 12, 2016 @ 4:18 pm

Congrats David, now I got it why you are taking 3 months off :)

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:35 pm

    =P

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Shafayat Hossain
June 12, 2016 @ 4:16 pm

Congratz David. I have salesforce 401 dummies, i can pass those dummies to your son!!! I am kidding….

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:36 pm

    ha ha ha ^_^

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Ashish Yaduka
June 12, 2016 @ 4:12 pm

Tons of congratulations David! He must have been born with advanced Apex skills :). Wish the best to your and family! Feel free to reach out if you need any advice. We have fresh experiences with 2 kids :) All the very best, life completely changes now.

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    David Liu
    June 14, 2016 @ 5:36 pm

    Thank you Ashish!!

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Mayank
June 12, 2016 @ 4:12 pm

Congrats David. The baby is adorable. So happy for you!

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a7bert
June 12, 2016 @ 4:12 pm

Congrats David! Look at cute big eyes!!

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Casey
June 12, 2016 @ 4:10 pm

Congratulations!

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mohith939
June 12, 2016 @ 4:09 pm

Congratulations !!

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