Went and picked up a change trolley for our baby today. We bought it online, was brand new, still in the box and less than half what it retails for – bargain.
Was pretty special putting it together, knowing I was doing the true fatherly thing of building things for my baby.
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Every day brings new excitement. Lately I’ve been having a lot of flashbacks to my childhood, remembering things that my father and I did together.
I have learned a lot from my dad, both what I should do and things I should avoid. I’ve been thinking a lot about what I pass on, what pieces of advice and what skills I should share with my child, whether they’re a boy or girl. Strangely I feel like I can pass things on to a girl, I was raised by a single mother who was fairly open about everything. But I do know that the bulk of a girl’s lessons will be taught by her mother and I am lucky to have a fantastic wifey who will be a great mother.
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All week I’ve been thinking about what will be the first present I will get for my baby. As we don’t know the gender yet, it needs to be neutral. After work I went to a baby shop at the local shopping centre and looked around.
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My wife and I met three years ago today. I was a smoker then and have been almost the whole time, until today.
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This morning our parents came over for breakfast. As we were all sitting down over a coffee, the wifey said we had some news. She decided to play a trick on them, so she told them I’d been offered a really well-paying job in Dubai for 5 years and that we were moving over there. It was pretty silent, no reaction at all, and she quickly owned up and said, “We’re having a baby!”.
Her father just about jumped out of his seat and leapt over the table to kiss her (we were right). Her mother started crying (we both got that right too) and my mother just grinned. It was a nice shot of joy in our lives, as my Grandmother, Mum’s mother, died a few months ago, aged a fairly young 69. Mum later told me that she was so happy her immediate thought was “Wait until I tell my mother about this”, but then remembered she’s gone. The circle of life…
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The blood test came back and we are five weeks pregnant! Further than we thought and it also means there won’t be a shameful tinge on the conception!
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