Countdowns & concerns

162 Days.

That’s how long I’ve got until my life changes and I become a Dad. And that’s scary, but, you know, in a good, exciting kind of way.

I’ve always wanted to be a Dad, kids are awesome, but now the time is slowly approaching to Baby Day (B-Day) I’ve started to think about things that’ll need to change, things I need to do, things that need to be done to the house, and I have no idea what needs to be added to the list, let alone where to start on it!

Whenever I thought about having children, I always picture them (and me) playing with toys or going out on bike rides, that kind of thing, and they’d usually be toddler/child age being able to talk and walk. My Fiancée on the other hand, thinks of babies. She bloody loves them, and being a Health Visitor she’s always surrounded by babies (not literally, that’d be weird), but I’d never really thought of a child at that stage, and I have absolutely no idea what to do with them.

That’s where the bulk of my concern comes from, as where do you learn all this? How do you hold them? How do you stop them crying? How do you keep them entertained? How do you know they’re happy? It’s scary, but it doesn’t seem to bother my Fiancée, as she has ridiculous motherly instincts, and seems to know exactly what is needed, which is good, as I have no clue.

I’m sure every to-be Dad has these same thoughts, but men being men we don’t tend to talk about it, so I’m using this blog as a bit of sounding board for myself, to get things off my chest if nothing else.

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