Thursday, April 09, 2009 Comments (0)

Where I'm At

by AG

With just over two weeks till the official due date, there are still moments of not quite understanding what parenthood is truly going to be like.  We've done all the classes, talked about a lot with other parents, but I still don't think you quite understand what it means to be parent until you are one.  

Mentally, we turned a big corner last weekend in our physical readiness for his arrival by finishing the nursery.   It's amazing.   Since then it feels like a waiting game.   I'm ready for it to happen anytime, while Chelsey is okay with waiting till May.

Anyway, I came across the following article on one of the BabyCenter we receive weekly on fears that fathers have about having a baby that I thought was a great way to explain my mental/emotional preparedness for having a kid.   There were seven listed.   I'm shooting 4 of 7.   Here's the list:

  • Security fears
  • Performance fears
  • Paternity fears
  • Mortality fears
  • Fear for your spouse's or child's health
  • Relationship fears
  • Fears of "women's medicine"

 

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