So we move into our final week of being a young, cool, metrosexual couple - bring on the exhausted, bags under eyes, financially strained parenting years! The bathroom floor has now been grouted and the door re-hung - thank goodness I have managed to convince Tara that the rest of the house doesn't need painting right now!
We have also timed our run to the hospital, and informed the police of our expected due date so that we don't get pulled over in the mad dash (the police offered us an escort for a small fee and donation to their christmas party fund, but we have decided that we will be able to manage the 20mins to the hospital using the hazard lights and the horn alone).
We went to Frimley Park hospital today to do a quick tour, check out the birthing pool, and make sure that I won't die of a heart attack when faced with the parking charges!
School are prepared for me to disappear for two weeks worth of paternity leave, though as I have to set all the work for my classes to do before I leave I effectivly have to do two weeks extra work over the next couple of days to make sure that everything is ready!
4 of the 8 couples that took mummy and daddy lessons with us (we graduated top of the class and were awarded gold stars for our preparation and wonderful senses of humour!) have now had their babies. We see one of the couples quite regularly. Its very interesting to hear their "maternity ward" stories from both male and female perspective - I have a feeling that the male version, whilst slightly exaggerated, is probably closer to the truth than the hormonally charge feminine one!
Watch this space - not long to go now!
Stephen
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Feeling excited here too. Remembering Frimley Park Hospital as I knew it 25 years ago! No birthing pool then.
Lots of love from New Zealand
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