parenthood

Parenthood should be the name of a Steve Martin movie, but it's not.
I have to admit, I have quite the penchant for all those cheesy films in which he is a befuddled dad.

this was CNN's favourite
at sculptures by the sea
you should go - if you live in sydney

I have been ruminating a lot on this subject.  It's not always easy being a parent and it's not always easy for children to accept that parenting is hard.  I have to admit that I've been guilty of the latter this week.  It's caused a lot of heartache to more than one person but through prayer and patience and compassion (I ran out of 'p' words, sadly) things much brighter now.  I am grateful.

I was also thinking about the challenges (and joys!) of being a parent when we took a very special five year old out on Saturday.  Two bus rides, a long coastal walk (taking in many a fine sculpture en route) a picnic lunch, a dip in the sea and chocolate gelato.  I'm not sure if it was the excursion or the extended baby-sitting but it made me realise how much life is going to change come January and also how closely frustration and delight sit with little people are around.

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In other small person news, this week's preparation consists of ordering nappies online and the beginning of the doula finding process.  Have any of you had a doula or midwife present for your births?  How did you know you'd picked the right person?  Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Corrections and clarifications - CNN would like to point out that he's not a wimp and that he did swim he other week (like, for half a length).

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Oh, and thank you to all of you who asked about how the blood glucose testing went.  Everything came back good although my doctor did say that Egg was a little small (well, my bell is a little small - Egg could be massive in there and squishing my guts, who knows?).