The patter of tiny feet
Hey up, me ducks!
I've managed to find a few minutes to blog today. It's been a really hectic week at work and I've been flat out getting everything done for the upcoming campaigns.
I'm sure that you can guess from the title of this post what my big news is...yup, that's right I am going to be a daddy! Tomono is due to give birth to our first child on 17 February. We know the sex already, but are keeping it under our hat until the baby is born. Many people were quite shocked that we didn't wait to find out if the baby is going to be a boy or girl, but we really wanted to know. How about in other countries, what's the norm? Do people like to keep it a surprise or find out beforehand?
As you can imagine Tomono and I have been very busy getting everything prepared for the baby's arrival. We hit the sales hard after Christmas and picked up lots of bargains. Baby clothes are so small and cute! Last weekend when I was putting the cot together it suddenly hit me that within a few weeks there would be a little baby sleeping (and crying) in it. I felt a real sense of happiness, and looming responsibility as I screwed the pieces together. What kind of father am I going to be? What makes a good dad? Will I be able to give my family the life they deserve? And how on earth do you change a nappy?
I guess, I'd like to ask you all that same question. I know there is an infinite list of possible answers, but if you had to choose 3 characteristics that make a good father, what are they? I'd love to hear from everyone; those who are already dads, dads-to-be, sons and daughters, wives, mothers. All comments welcome!
Anita, you are right. The greeting 'Hey up, me ducks' is indeed used in Nottingham and the East Midlands. We actually live in Derby, which is a short drive west of Nottingham.
Again, time has caught up with me and I have to leave you all for now. Hopefully, I'll have more time to blog next week when I get my laptop back.
Have a lovely weekend!
Lewis
Comments
Hello Lewis. When you become a father the first you feel is that the new born is a lengthening of you. But, by the time goes by he/she become an independent creature totally different of you. I don't think that anyone is able to teach you how to be a father; time and your own child will teach you. I whish you gook luck with your new status. See you soon
First of all i'd like to say congratulations that you are going to be a daddy!!! in my opinion, 3 characteristics that make a good father are constantly loving your wife, heart felt listening and not giving up. Also, for your child you must be know everything when your child asks about something.
Hi Lewis , Congratulation and happy new year 2008 ! What a big news , I wish the best for your new family , i konw that 2008 would be a memorail year for you . In my country , it's common to release the gender of baby and you absoluely can't keep it as a secret . Don't be worry , you will learn every thing when you really have to do it and be sure changing tha baby nappy is very easy in comparison with other things indeed ! What a difficult question ? But i know as you are thinking to be a good father , you wil be an idle father . I was one of your regular reader in your past Blogs ad it 's really nice to hearing from you again . i 'm sorry that my first comment , to your new Blog ,never show up in the site . I hope this one to show up . Send my helo and cogratulation to dear Tomono . best regards and bye
I think,main characteristic of a good dad is being child's best friend.I'm not an adult yet,so I can afford to be naughty sometime. "-No,dad,I don't want a soup right now( repeat 20- something times)!!! -Ok,ok,but promise me you will ! -Of course, I will !" So,here's how not to eat soup.My dad knew that it would be impossible to make me eat soup again....)We always understand each other without words.And that's that.I Know,you'll make a good DAD,Lewis!
Hello, Lewis! It’s pretty obvious that both of you can’t wait to hear the pattering of tiny feet around your house. You worry too much and you shouldn’t but it is so natural human behaviour, I think, ‘cause you want it all to be just perfect. Your child will love you ‘cause you will be a sincere and gentle father not a bad-tempered one. If the work you do is sometimes arduous, you will leave all the frustration caused by it behind, outside the door of your house and when you enter your little kingdom, all you are left with is naked love. As a daughter of my father, I know from the experience that daughters are sometimes treated as real princesses there so I would advise you to be stricter with a daughter than with a son so that the princesses wouldn’t think that everything in life comes too easy for them. Benka from Niš
”The patter of tiny feet” –news sounds great. About your question being a good father, I have added a link under student suggestion section on this site. Lewis you may want to go have a look the site. All the best for a father to be! In the mean time, perhaps one usable advise would be, to use your head, but no more than your heart.
Hi,Lewis. I am a mum of three lovely kids. In my opinion, you do not have to be a good father. For your kid, you are just "Father". I think parent's jobs are "love", "endure" and "enjoy". Love kids and enjoy with kids are very easy task that every one can do. But enduring is a difficult one. You have to endure a lot of things, their screem, messy rooms, bad marks, unrecommendable friends and so on. Anyone else other than parents does not bother to endure them. But we do for our kids. Cheer!! Welcome to a wonderful world of parenthood!!
I think that father job is most amazing job with payment for it in the world. That moment when you stop worrting about yourself and start for other.Congratulation.
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