Great news you shouldn't have sand in your eyes it should be stars anyway in this day and age we can admit to crying a little I haven't had kids but I think I would be bawling my eyes out in your situation
I have a 7 month old girl. Wait till you see your child's head pop out for the first time - that'll take it to a whole new level Enjoy every minute of it Troy!
Enjoy every minute of it.
Before you know it they're all grown up.
I remember experiencing our first baby kicking and following your touch.
Yes it does bring tears to my eyes!!
It all goes past so quickly, before you know it they're 21 years old (my daughter) and my son 13.
congrats troy there priceless little beings!!!!! my boys jumped all over me this morning trying to pry my eyes open after a night in the eyepiece then im oiling the timber posts explaining to them not to touch and well go no further then to say i love my boysthere worth it
That's a good news story Troy. Just wait until the birth - you will fill your water tank. Now, years later I realise why - can I borrow 20 bucks, 50 bucks dad, adds up to about the same as a couple of Meade LX200s and CCD cameras etc (hehe). Won't be long before they are at Leyburn with you probably riding trail bikes all over the property as my son Balir used to to.
PeterM.
How wonderful for you Troy.
LOL just wait, in a couple of months you'll be trying to work out if it's an elbow, a knee, a foot or a set of buttocks distorting your wifes tum.
I loved being pregnant. It's the most awesome experience, growing a little person inside of you. (can't say I enjoyed the birth bit though, ouch)
Feeling that first kick is a truely fantastic thing. I am looking accross at my gorgeous little 12 week old little boy. The first kick, the first look after they are born are the wonderful things, the truely magical thing for me was the first and subsequent smiles, they are the most special thing to me.
Also, don't ever be affraid to cry, I bawled at my son's birth and many times since.
Please though, take heed to what I say, this is a very big change in your lives you are heading into, you and your wife must support each other, be there for each other. I am currently home alone with my son, been looking after him by myself from one week after his birth because his Mum has post natal depression. It is currently threatening to break us appart, break up our little family that up until a few days after his birth I never thought would happen. Please watch out for any signs of post natal depression in your wife and yourself too, and get help as soon as possible.
Get all the help you can from family and friends that is offered. Don't feel that you have to be super parents and be able to compleatly manage on your own.
Anyway I am sorry I didn't mean to put a dampener on things, but I don't want what has happend to us to happen to other people.
Paul - thanks for the advice, and sorry to hear about your situation. I have close family members that suffer depression, so understand what it must be like for you, at least to some extent. Must be extremely difficult especially with a new-born to deal with as well. All the best.
G'day Troy,
I am dad to 6 and the first time they kick is absolutely magic! So envy you. You are about to start on the most awsome indescribable trip possible.... raising a new astronomer...
You are going to get heaps of advice and I will add my 2 cents worth but remember, this is YOUR child and you will be the parents who get up at 2am, so the final decisions are yours to make.
A couple of "Do's"
- Be totally involved, everything from nappies to feeding to bathing. You get one shot at everything with this baby and believe me, the "baby" part lasts only a few months.... a mere blink!
- Totally support your wife, listen to everything she says, but make decsions together.
- The career is important but DAD and HUSBAND leave the job for dead. NEVER forget it!!
- Love that kid like crazy from day one. Listen and spend heaps of time with your child. You can't start parenting when they turn 13.... way to late!!
- First starry night, take that baby outside and show them the universe!!! I've done it with all mine.
Enjoy every minute of it Troy!
and well go no further then to say i love my boys
there worth it
First Kick
