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Everyone finally knows! Such a relief! I was finally able to tell everyone at work the news this week, and it’s such a weight of my shoulders. Everyone was really excited, and they all want it to be a boy, because with all the babies happening at work at the moment, they are all popping out as girls. I want to be the different one, just to be different.
It now means that I will be able to check out the links Lara has sent me at work, and I can look for cool baby toys when I have a few minutes spare. Because they all know! Woohoo! I’m going to be a Dad!
That was the biggest thing this week, and it was something that I’ve always been a bit nervous of. Not telling people at work specifically, but just telling people. I’ve always been a bit nervous about people’s reactions, just in case they aren’t as excited as me. Which they all have been, and it’s been great.
In other news, I had my first round of morning sickness this week, and I can confirm it is as horrible as you imagine. Ok so it wasn’t actual morning sickness, but it fits in well with the theme of my life right now, so I have been calling it that. I did unfortunately pass it on to Lara though, which as you can imagine, is something she could really have done without. What with the bad back and carrying a human being around 24/7, throwing up and feeling even worse, was not high on her to-do-list. But she dealt with it well.
This upcoming week see’s probably one of the most exciting and scary moments of this journey, the 20 weeks scan. It’s the scan that everyone knows as the scan when you find out if you are having a boy or a girl, or in my case whether my child will be captain of the Chelsea mens team or Women’s team, you know the important things.
But, me being me, and having that annoying worry gene passed down to me from my Dad, I have noticed that this is also the scan that will tell us about any potential problems our baby might have, things like:
- Spina bifida (open spinal cord)
- Anencephaly (absence of the top of the head)
- Hydrocephalus (excess fluid within the brain)
- Major heart problems
- Diaphragmatic hernia (hole in the muscle separating chest and abdomen)
- Exomphalos/gastroschisis (defects of the abdominal wall)
- Major kidney problems
- Major limb abnormalities
- Down’s syndrome
As you’ll agree I’m sure, it’s not a nice list. And I don’t want to sound negative, but however slim the chances are, this is reality, and the possibility is there, and it scares the absolute crap out of me! Unfortunately, I came across that list in my book, one night, just before going to sleep. I didn’t sleep much that night.
I know the chances of these problems existing is very unlikely, but I’m glad I am now aware of them, as these are the things that friends and relatives don’t mention to you, for obvious reasons.
Back to the exciting part, boy or girl? boy or girl? boy or girl?! I’ve been so excited about finding out this news, since we found out we were having a baby, and now it is almost upon us, I m really nervous. I don’t really no why either. I guess it’s because once I know this, I can actually plan stuff properly, which means buying more stuff, which means more money being spent. The little guy/gal will be worth it though.
So, if you haven’t already voted, please vote on the left hand side, do you think it will be a boy or a girl? Everyone I ask is convinced it will be a girl, apart from my brother who is doing everything in his power to will it to be a boy.
Oh and in case you were wondering, we do have names in mind for a boy and a girl, but we will not be sharing them with anyone at all, not even the babies grandparents.
In just under a month we should (hopefully) know whether we will be having a boy or a girl, and I cannot wait! I just want to know! I want to get myself ready to be the overprotective Dad to my little girl, or to be the football coach to my little boy. Either way I’ll be more than happy, but I just want to know. I think my mother-in-law put it best when she said ‘If it’s a boy or a girl, it’s what you always wanted’. And I think that’s about right, whether I’m told it’s a boy or a girl, it’ll be perfect.
Lara’s back is still giving her problems, some days it seems to get better, but then the next it’ll be worse than normal. It’s really frustrating for her, but I think it’s just going to be one of those things she’ll have for the whole pregnancy.
She’s also been getting pains in the muscles on her stomach, which she has been describing as growing pains, which kind of makes sense when you think that the baby is half way through doubling in size over a 3 week period – crazy! Grow baby grow!!
Something I’ve noticed about being the man in this whole thing, is that people don’t seem to ask how your feeling. Not everyone, but most people. Now I know Lara is going through a hell of a lot more than me, and it is obviously way more important that she’s ok. But what I mean is people seem to think it’s a 1 person thing, but us guys go through it too, after all we are the ones who have to deal with the mood swings, and they are intense! I just mean that, people seem to forget about the mental side of it, and how we’re dealing with that. They all ask Lara how she is feeling, as in how is the bump, but nobody seems to want to know about how I’m feeling about coming a Dad.
It doesn’t really bother me that much, as i’m pretty sure I’ve never thought too much about how the man is feeling when his partner is expecting. I guess I just don’t want to get left out, and I want people to know that I am involved.
P.S. Baby is now the size of a Turnip… cute
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