Daddy's read

I briefly blogged before about The Expectant Dad's Handbook. My wife bought it to me as a birthday present. There were many other books about helping new fathers and fathers to be on their journey, but she chose that one. The book is written by the founder of DaddyNatal. Which website I have not visited until tonight, before I started typing this, ironically. The book is now my bedside table book and my daddy-to-be catechism. We have other books of course, but this is the one that gives a father's perspective, so it helps me tremendously. And Dean Beaumont knows how to sell it. Here is how he describes the beginning of DaddyNatal: "We started off with the first few classes being held in fantastic pubs, who loaned me rooms for free, and we would get a few guys turning up." He sure knows how to get my attention. Anyway, I feel much calmer since I have read it and far less stressed about the weeks and months to come, and about my new role as a father.

Saving £1 coins, one by one

In preparation for my new role as a father and to accompany me on the journey, I am reading The Expectant Dad's Handbook, which my wife bought me for my birthday. I will write more about the book and its useful advises, tonight I want to mention one: apparently, it is good to have plenty of small change for the time in hospital when labour begins, for vending machines and other things. So I have been saving one pound coins since I read this. It may not be the most important part of my preparation to fatherhood, but it has become a nice little ritual and it helps me keep patient while I wait for little Wolfie to be here. And that's right, this will be our son's nickname (or one of his nicknames) on this blog.