Jan 17th, 2008
reality check on baby arrival
Let me tell you something. When your wife tells you she’s pregnant you know your life is going to change. When Melissa told me she was pregnant I was pretty excited, time goes on, a Dr confirms it, and everything is as usual. Then she starts to show. She gets bigger, wow there’s a baby in there (reality check). Then you start visiting your ‘Obs’ and you get another reality check (or should I say the Dr gets a fat cheque from your wallet?)
More time passes, you start thinking of baby names, and organising a space in your home for this new addition to the family. After a while you look at your “list” of things to do and realize that you’d better start on it. More time passes, the list is still there and you realise theres about 8 weeks until your new friends arrives. REALITY CHECK.
You and your wife (and the rest of your extremely excited family) start shopping for baby stuff. (I’m at a stage now that when we walk into a baby shop I throw my whole wallet over the counter, it saves time)
The weekend just passed, we bought a Cott and a Change Table (and a pile of other stuff), it was expensive. Babies are like weddings, when you want to buy, it costs more. (Why are babies socks more expensive than my socks? FEH!)
I assembled the Cott and Change Table and arranged it in the babies room. Whats next? new chest of drawers, some bookshelves, it’s endless.
When you’ve got a Cott and Change Table assembled in your babies room, you get…. a REALITY CHECK. She’s due eight weeks from today, 8 WEEKS! cool 
hrmm. I just realised I don’t have a category on my blog to post baby stuff in. Do I add a category or start a new blog? Might liaise with the wife on that one
I remember those days, has it actually hit you yet?
I was out on a road ride when it actually hit me that I was going to be a father. I just had to stop and sit on the side of the road for about 30 minutes. This older guy stooped and asked me “you alright mate?” I just looked at him and said “it just hit me I’m going to be a dad”. He looked at me and laughed and said you will always remember this moment.
Congratulations!
Wow, thats a cool story! Yeah it’s hit me!
I’ve started a site up just for our girl..
http://www.invertedreality.com/ourgirl/
I’ll change the URL when we’ve named her (probably to her name) maybe one day when she’s old enough she can take the site over from me!
We’re planning to write about our experiences, see how we go! hehe
Hi James & family
Wow these are some massive changes in your life. Congratulations on both counts, the babe & the 2 wheeled baby. Beautiful. I wonder if helmets come baby sized? Or indeed if you can get a baby carrier for the scooter, perhaps where the topbox should be?
It was good meeting you both at Ace today. Especially since I witnessed first-hand your acceptance of the new scooter. What a thrill! I love that seat too, even without a Vespa below it’s a gorgeous thing to behold. I think I’m experiencing a little scooter envy here
I hope we’ll see you at one of our group runs. They’re a lot of fun, scootering with a group is a vastly different experience to scootering on your own.
Take care
Wanda