Almost 7 months ago, my gf and I had our first son, Walt. Just two months before that, I had bought my first pin, TMNT, and played it endlessly.
Upon Walt's birth, my pin sat practically un-played for the first few months (not to mention my daily Pinside visits slowed) due to my utter lack of sleep from raising him, and my fear that the mechanical sounds of the game would scare the crap out of him. Then, one day, I decided, what the hell, I'm gonna try this...
I sat the little guy on the glass leaned against me, started up the game, and after the first small jolt of surprise from the ball being kicked out for play, he was in awe. It's now been about three months since that first game, and he's at the point where when we walk in the room with the pin, he'll literally turn to look at it and smile without it even being turned on. He loves it when I or his mom plays pinball with him
(And I'm not an idiot, I get it... Put flashing lights and sounds in front of any baby and they'll love it... But give me a break here. A guy can dream that his kid loves pinball and always will, right? :p )
P.S. - I've attached a photo of one of the first times we showed him the pin back in the summer. He's completely mystified
P.P.S. - Now that things have calmed down with the baby, it's nice to be back on Pinside regularly. I've missed it oh so much