Hello cyberspace/the blogosphere/whatever we're calling the internet this week.
This is the first dispatch in the life and times of Expectant Dad - just a regular bloke from the North of England whose wife, 8 1\2 months ago, told him she had 'some good news'. The general consensus from those in the know (i.e. friends and family who have taken the plunge into parenthood) is that nothing is ever the same again. Prepare to follow me on my journey from 'half job', through 'slack dad' and on to 'the best dad in the world!' Well, we can all hope for the best, can't we..?
This blog is going to be written from my perspective in order to give a dad's-eye view of pregnancy, labour, birth and parenthood - after all, the ladies seem to be both well versed and well catered for during this period. I don't know about any other expectant dad's out there, but us guys don't seem to have the same support networks as our women folk - I mean, do you ever sit down with your mate, a pint and, you know, discuss the ins and outs of disposable nappies versus washable? I consider myself a 21st century guy, 'metrosexual', 'heteropolitan' and the rest, but that's a stretch for even me.
Basically Expectant Dad is my sounding board for my hopes and fears, triumphs and tears, and I really hope anyone who reads this gets something out of it. Well, here goes...
Firstly may I say congratulations - I have said it in person but it may help to validate the blog if I were to say it in cyberspace too....!
ReplyDeleteSecondly I must comment on the time of the first entry. 03:06? Are you getting into the habit in advance of not sleeping?
Thirdly I wish you good luck. A bumpy ride it will certainly be. There will be times you wish you could just take junior back to the shop for a refund, when you wonder where you left the iPod headphones, when you wish you had a headache that night. But ultimately the next years will be the highlight, the pinnacle. The best thing you ever did - the lows will be far outweighed by the numerable joyous highs of the first smile, the first laugh, the first word. Then the ultimate of the first time you hear the word "Daddy". It doesn't stop there - the joy and fun continues forever - enjoy the moments as they happen.
No doubt in the next few weeks we'll hear the good news. Keep posting! All the best.
Alan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment - and the promise of all the highs to come. The fact that you are preparing for number three reassures me that being a dad must be incredible.
And no, I haven't started practising not sleeping - I presume in my non-technological way I haven't set the time to GMT...