3 October 2009 Well, you are about to enter Phase #4 of pregnancy … 32-the birth. This is a time for self reflection. Now ‘The Birth’ is right around the corner. If your baby was to be born right now there is a good chance it would survive and be fine … certainly under cooked [...]
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1 Oct 2009 ‘We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children, that makes the heart too big for the body’. Ralph Waldo Emerson ‘Loss is nothing else but change and change is Nature’s delight’. Marcus Aurelius ‘The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, [...]
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29 September 2009 I’m going to talk about both humor and delight in this entry. It’s easy to believe these are sort of alike but when you are becoming a father it’s important to understand the difference. Humor can range from telling a joke, watching a funny movie, giggling, laughing for no reason or chuckling [...]
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27 September 2009 I have no idea when you are reading this entry. There are approximately 3,680,000 births each year in the US, another 700,000 or so in the UK, maybe 250,000 in Australia and over 2 1/2 million in S. Africa … obviously mostly English speaking countries. Perhaps you discovered this blog early in [...]
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25 September 2009 As I came to this entry and it’s title I had to laugh. Because we are focusing on the one path that you must now begin to develop … preparing for birth … I had a cartoon in my head. I saw you working through the DVD in the Pink Kit Package, [...]
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23 September 2009 We’re still going to talk about the split that occurs from 24-32 weeks of pregnancy. On one hand you need to continue to grow your fatherhood qualities of which ‘being able to see what needs to be done and doing it’ is one you’ve been working on. Now you can go back [...]
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21 September 2009 The importance of preparing the pregnant body to give birth cannot be understated. This is where a man’s attention to detail comes into play. Imagine this: How big will your baby be when it’s born? The average weight is 7.8 pounds. If you don’t know what that weight is go and weigh [...]
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19 September 2009 From 24 weeks onward you have to split your awareness. You need to keep growing your fatherhood (and partnership) qualities Start helping your pregnant partner to prepare her body to let out your baby when the birth process happens. If you are not aware of these two needs during pregnancy then you’re [...]
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17 September 2009 It’s seems that the last few blogs have been discussing some very intense topics but growing great fatherhood qualities include all aspects of life. Our modern societies give us a false sense of security and often leaving us feeling outraged when something unpleasant happens. Truly mature and balanced men learn to maintain [...]
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15 Sept 2009 One thing that happens during this phase (24-32 weeks) is that you become afraid for your baby … and sometimes your baby’s mother. There may be nothing bad happening at all yet in your mind you can imagine terrible things. This is where the quality of kindness excels at helping you face [...]
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