The Sheer Joy Of Becoming A Father
In this article I write about my joy of becoming a parent and about how my life has changed since the birth of my son. It came as quite a shock to me a few years ago when my girlfriend told me that she was pregnant. We had in truth been trying for a baby, but I never thought it would happen. I am not really sure why this was, I am stupid I know. At the outset I am quite happy to admit that I was a little bit worried about the prospects of becoming a dad; I was unsure as to whether I would be up for the job, as it were, and was also unsure as to whether I was mature enough. The end result though was truly amazing and my son has certainly made my life complete.
I have always been far more interested in business than becoming a dad; I am involved with various projects to do with composite doors, helping people to obtain cheaper mobile calls and also offering clients a stuttering treatment course.
The feeling of emotion and happiness when I first set eyes on and held my son is very hard to describe . He was so cute, so tiny seemingly as light as a feather. I was handed some milk to feed him and he soon started to knock it back, a bit like me with the beer I thought to myself. My girlfriend left the room to have a bath and I was left in the room on my own, holding the baby as they say. I just could not take my eyes off him; he was just so handsome. Looking back I now realise how crazy I was to be nervous about the whole thing – it is something that without a doubt has changed my life for the better.
My whole attitude to life has now changed, in the past socialising with my friends was a massive part of my life. Even though I still do go out with them, I have to say it is probably only around half as much as I used to. You might think I am sad but when I am out I do miss all of my family including my son.
He is just so cute, he always walks into our bedroom in the morning with a big beaming smile asking us to make him some breakfast! I open my eyes to see a very happy child looking down at me. Can you get me some breakfast dad please? He loves his food! This has to go down as the best form of alarm that I have ever had.
I have always been the type of person who is often anxious and stressed. This it has to be said can be known to lead to a stage of continued depression. Nowadays whenever I feel any of these symptoms I spend as much time as possible with my son as he soon puts a smile back onto my face.
