Well, here we are. We are less than than two hours away from my wife’s admittance to the hospital for an induction on her exact due date. 10 minutes ago we put our daughter to bed for the final time as our only child. So many thoughts are racing through my head. I’ll do my […]
When I learned that I would become a father for the first time my brain wandered down multiple different roads instantly and simultaneously. Emotions like happiness (yes!), excitement (I can’t wait to be a Dad!), and manliness (I am a virile man) were rapidly extinguished by thoughts of doubt (can I do this?), concern (are
Pregnancy is a wonderful time. It’s also a horrible time, especially for men. So much is written and said about the changes that women go through during the nine months of pregnancy. Conversely, so little is written about the struggles of the people without whom pregnancy would be rendered impossible-men. Let this article set the
I am a worrier. I’ve always been that way. So it doesn’t take too much brainpower to imagine how nervous I was as we made it to the home stretch. For me, that was the two-month mark. At that point we still, among other things had not decided what we were going to do for
Our experience saving money for pregnancy is that you can never be fully prepared for what will happen, including the creation of a foolproof budget. There are just too many factors to take into account. As shown in the very first article on this site that highlighted my fatherhood journey, my wife and I are, by our very nature,
I must admit that a lot of the articles posted on this site came from intentional trial and error. But sometimes, you get lucky. This was the case with my wife and I when she went on a trip after having a baby, and I was all alone with our new daughter. Sounds like a
Men, let’s be honest here—you’re not going to have it as bad as your significant other during pregnancy. It’s going to be worse. Ok, I’m just kidding, but a father’s roles during pregnancy change frequently and often times, without much notice. In this article, I highlight how pregnancy was for me, a soon-to-be father, and
