We have just finished making the biggest adjustment to our lives in readiness for parenthood – we have moved into a proper house.
Full Story »The Home Directors Club
We did it – we splashed out and bought a video camera to record moments in our family life. We have been talking about it for a while but put it off until we really needed to make it happen – which is now.
Full Story »And so, we wait
My wife visited the hospital yesterday for a sort of introductory session with them to prepare for the birth. Among the things that were discussed and arranged at yesterday’s meeting was our next ultrasound. We’re booked on for the 20-week one on April 18th. This is the BIG one, where we find out what gender our baby is!
Full Story »The first ultrasound, 12 weeks
Not long home from our first ultrasound!
I’d been looking forward to it for the past week and all day at work I couldn’t concentrate properly – lucky I had a day full of meetings and could kind of zone out and think of our baby.
Full Story »Remembering my father
Every morning and every night, my baby is among my first and last thoughts. I wonder at what they will look like, which attributes they will have of mine and which of their mother.
I guess at what their interests will be and I have imaginary conversations with them, at different stages in their life. It’s really quite sappy, but I can’t wait to have a child and a friend at the same time.
The anticipation has of course made me wonder how my father was when he learned I was on the way.
Full Story »Going public
A lot of couples struggle with deciding when to tell people they are pregnant. Friends and family who’ve been in this boat before us had gone different ways. Some told only a couple of friends when they first found out then waited until 12 weeks (end of the first trimester) before going public. Others have told the world straight away.
Full Story »Can I have a go Daddy, pleeeeease!
Walking through a shopping centre tonight I strolled past one of those kiddy rides. You know the ones, put in $2, kid sits on a poorly-fashioned car/horse, wobbles around a bit and has a ball. I actually had a bit of a hallucination and could feel my kid tugging on my arm and begging to [...]
Full Story »Building things for my baby
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.
Full Story »Beginning to equip ourselves
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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