Monthly Archives: January 2006
Lines on Marriage
A friend of mine: let us call her Helena, which is not her name. I first met Helena two years ago, when she was single. She’s about six months older than me; has job, house, and car; and is quite … Continue reading
Internal Developments
For those who aren’t quite up to speed with the fascinating subject of foetal development, the baby is about the size of a pear now [10-14cm-ish], and here’s what’s been happening lately: It may have hair, possibly all over its … Continue reading
Sex, Drugs and Shopping
On the first of February, we should be able to find out the gender of our child. We are both information-hungry people, so obviously we will seize this opportunity: for better planning, shopping, name-choosing, and to get used to the … Continue reading
No hand-eye co-ordination required
Thanks to Lyle, I went swimming last night, for the first time in years. And not just any old nasty municipal pool, oh no: Lyle scored us guest passes for the rather swanky local gym, that we can’t afford to … Continue reading
Threesome
You are the second most important influence on your baby, spouts the how-to-be-pregnant book, in one of the few chapters where it condescends to cast a crumb to the dad. Without him, there would be no baby, because there would … Continue reading