Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on January 31, 2009 at 7:00 am
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I should begin this entry by stating that my wife didn’t have much time off work after our boy was born, not in the true sense of the phrase anyway. She had a month or so where she didn’t work, but after that she began checking work emails, making follow-up calls and then pretty soon she was doing a day a week. She never planned to do the whole ‘year off’ thing afterward anyway, so it wasn’t a great surprise.
She’s just returned to full-time work recently. Leo is 4 months old now, and is booked in to daycare from 6 months. In the interim, he gets to spend some time with his Nan! She’s taken 7 weeks long service leave and will mind Leo 3-4 days a week while his Mum goes to work.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on December 3, 2008 at 7:00 am
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Today I pause and remember a man no longer with us – my father.
Today is Dad’s 46th birthday, but sadly, he isn’t here for it. Eleven years ago, he succumbed to the black dog and took his own life.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on November 16, 2008 at 7:00 am
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Uncles come in all shapes and sizes. They can be more like friends, or just older people you know. They can even be like an extra dad sometimes.
In centuries previous, a man would offer to marry the widow of his dead brother, to provide them with a stable man in the house and a male influence for the children.
You don’t hear of that much these days, which is a bit of a nod to the whole ‘women are independent and clever thinkers, likely smart enough to find someone else is that’s what they want’ movement.
These days, uncles are more likely to be simply the fathers of your cousins, and friends to you and your parents.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on November 8, 2008 at 7:00 am
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Another milestone today (I suspect there will be a whole heap of them from here on in), in that we had our first family portrait taken.
I’ve always thought of family portraits as a necessary evil, and one whose long-lasting effects can be limited by not showing the result off too prominently – or not at all, as the case may be.
In years gone by in my own family growing up, we had the lovely shots of us boys and Mum gathered together around a stuffed footrest/cushion and a hideous electro-marble wallpaper in the background.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on November 4, 2008 at 7:00 am
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We had a bit of a milestone this weekend – our boy’s first trip out of town! We took him up to northeast Victoria to my home town, to spend the weekend with his grandma, my mother.
We headed up the Friday after work and came back on the Monday. Saturday afternoon saw a few of Grandma’s friends come over and meet the boy. My mother was in her element, glowing as she showed off her first grandchild. It was pretty nice seeing her so happy and so proud, with the next generation of her family starting to grow.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on October 19, 2008 at 9:52 am
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I’ve been back at work a week now, after my three weeks at home with my wife and new son. It’s been a tough week, not because of work, but because my head has been all over the place.
That first morning was so hard to leave the house and I didn’t sleep much at all the night before. I felt guilty and selfish that I would be leaving my new family alone during the day.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on October 12, 2008 at 6:00 am
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I am a little sad today, as tomorrow I return to work. The past three weeks I’ve been at home, as my wife and I welcomed our son into the world and set about starting our life together as a family unit.
It’s been an amazing time, a lot of ups and some small downs, but – and here’s the thing – we have a baby boy now! He is here, he is ours to raise and love, and we are excited. Tired, but excited.
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Filed under Uncategorized by Daddy on September 12, 2008 at 11:19 am
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Boy oh boy this past week has been TOUGH! In the lead-up to the due date I have been at the top of Mt. Adrenaline, 24-7. I never knew it was possible to sustain such excitement and anticipation for so long, it’s making me batty!
Every time I have a spare second I check my mobile to see if the wife has called (even though its ringtone is set to LOUD). Every night I get home I wonder if she’s just gone into labour and not told me until i got back. Every morning I wake up and my shoulders sink a little at knowing I have to go to work another day and not be holding our boy.
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