Its now 37 weeks...
Yup it is now 37 weeks since Sarah and I had one too many wines on a warm summers night. 37 weeks on Saturday past to be precise. Time goes by extremely quickly when you are waiting around and counting down the days. I have no idea how to sum up what the past month or two have been like as quite simply they have been a blur..
We have been to classes to learn what to do when Sarah is in labour, how I can support her, pain relief, had a tour of the ward, been told about health visitors, mid wives, the role of grand parents, how to change a nappy, how to bath a baby, what to buy, what not to buy, I've built cribs, cots, drawers, toy boxes, painted rooms, put up curtains, ordered carpets (one for the nursery, one for the bedroom while we are at it...sigh), bought bedding (sounds like a hamster), night lights and learned how to put up and take down the pram/buggy etc etc. I am out of breath writing it.
When Lee asked me to write on this site I had a vision of devoting a Saturday morning to it with a nice cup of tea and relaxing. Not a chance. When I dont have anything to do I get this unerring feeling that I SHOULD be doing something to prepare. Put simply I am on edge, hyper and the adrenalin is pumping.
Its like Christmas Eve without knowing when Christmas is actually going to be - oh, and added to that you have NO IDEA what you are going to be doing on Boxing Day. It certainly wont be sleeping as per usual.
Lee occasionally meets me for lunch and we have an hour in the canteen. It goes like this: Lee "So hows things with Sarah?". Me: "blah blah blah". Then we walk back via my desk after an hour and I say "Oh, and how are you by the way?". I know I am doing it but if someone mentions baby its like releasing a valve.
I have no idea whether I will post again before Junior arrives but I will certainly put a final post on here (before handing it back over fully to Lee - ta mate!) letting you know whether its a boy or girl, name etc. Cheers!
Comments
Like hell you're "handing it all back", I'm not putting up with me doing all the eating at lunchtime while you rabbit on for an hour just to get left on my own again! I feel like I've come to know and love you as a dad (2 be) as well as a friend, and that's NOT getting taken away!!
By the way, release away, that's what friends are for, and you'll soon realise it. Something else you'll soon realise, is just how cute student midwives look at 3am, WITHOUT the beer goggles on!
And just a quick point to make here, week 37 - that's officially NOT EARLY any more, so if Sarah decides the time is now, she's offically full term and Raspy is not put down as a premature birth. That scared the hell out of us (see this post)
And if you remember a certain little conversation at lunch today about it being "THIS MONTH", that's covered in that same post.
Posted by: Lee | February 28, 2007 7:31 PM
Very weird how your post echos everything I am feeling at the moment! And its now 38 weeks + by the way!
Well if you dont mind the odd update then I will of course be happy to oblige - and all advice always welcome. We'll no doubt bring Iain and Raspy up in different ways, but it's all about sharing eh.
As for the cute midwives - watch this space! I think I know whats coming but you can hope.
Posted by: ChrisGent | March 5, 2007 5:00 PM