I don’t often plug (promote) other websites but here’s one I have to share:

http://www.babyparcel.com

They have distinguished themselves as arbiters of fashion, taste and good sense by selecting Sophie as their Baby of the Week! Bravo.

And that’s all I have to say [...]

Thought for the day:

You know how every proud parent says their child is the most amazing? One of us has to be [...]

Here are the first few minutes of Sophie Helen’s life.

Sophie was born at 11:23 PM, Monday October 6th at Puri Bunda Hospital in Bali, Indonesia.

…first image, Dad (that’s me) is cutting the chord. Everyone had told me the chord would be surprisingly difficult to cut so, of course, I overcompensated slightly — you could probably hear [...]

Went to the doctor yesterday for our regular check up… Athina had to pee in a cup, get immunised and get jabbed in the ear a few times to make sure she bleeds and congeals properly. I watched a replay from Euro 2008… you know, “DAD” stuff.

And the scan of course.

The montly event to which I [...]

Doh, it’s may 14th and we still don’t know whether the prawn will be a boy or a girl…

…for what it’s worth, we’re hoping for a little girly sprog and, according to the doctor this morning, that may be what we’re going to get… because there are 4 lines between the legs that usually indicate [...]

The big news today, I’m ashamed to admit has nothing to do with me or Athina… one of our colleagues, Sudari, has just given birth to a baby boy (her second).

Weighing in at 3.1 kilos and measuring 50cm, top to toe, mother and child look happy and healthy. The father looks like he could do with [...]

We’re 8 Weeks & 3 Days Pregnant.

Athina & I returned to the doctor last night and it turns out that Little Shrimpy is not 7 weeks and some but 8 weeks and 3 days (as of today, Feb 21st).

Confused &, again, thrilled… we got the whole pregnancy thing with a 2-month discount.

Before I share that little story, however, you may want to take a quick look at Athina’s favourite website at the moment: 3DPregnancy.com — I guess it’s more of a portal than anything else but the real hook for us is the rotating 3D image of the foetus on a week by week basis. Cool although possibly slightly creepy.

Continue reading Our baby is 7, no, 8 weeks old and looks like a prawn

Ok, I’m obviously as goofy as a perfectly goofy expectant father can be:

Don’t know what I’m talking about?

Click here: Hello Baby : [...]

Waiting slightly nervously for a visit with the doctor tonight as the preamble to a battery of tests tomorrow.

Given that Athina’s already 7 and a bit weeks in (7 weeks & 4 days today), we missed all the early tests completely and now have to go back and check blood, virii, and so on… luckily I [...]