Don’t Panic
We all knew this might happen one day. We all knew the risks involved. We all understood the consequences.
There is no point assigning blame or pointing fingers now. It won’t help to bicker about whose fault it is. We’re all in this together now. Panicking won’t solve anything either no matter how easy it feels to give in to it. The important thing now is to remain calm. We can get through this if we just stick together.
Yes. We must remain calm and… and.. deal with this as responsible, mature adults. We just have to accept that it has happened because panicking will not change the fact that I, Invader Stu, am going to become a father.
Yes. You read it right. In just a few months (October in fact) I will be busy changing nappies and drinking enough caffeine to raise the dead.
I could not be more excited… absolutely terrified but excited.
We’re not panicking, we’re not panicking, we’re— OMGABABYAAAARRRGGGHHH!!!?!?
Proficiat aan u en uw vrouw!
While your life may change, it will only be for the better.
Congratulations :-)
Congratulations are official now :) See you sooooon!!!
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! We’ll get stuart Little!! Well, I hope you don’t get a rat.. That would be.. lets say: unique. Really, congrats to the both of ya!! :)
Congratulations!
Following on Barb the French Bean’s thoughts – I think you should make t-shirts with big Stu and little Stu together lol… would be adorable!
congratulations! Another reason to speak more dutch, so your kid to be won’t be confussed when he or she learns to talk. ;)
Oh Wow!!! Super, When I first started reading I thought you were talking about the Dutch match tonight!!!!
Congratulations to you both we can share pregnancy stories now!!!
Gefeliciteerd!
This calls for a dutch circle party!
OMG!!! GEFELICITEERD!!!
October and possibly orange hair? I hope (s)he will not be born on halloween….
Have fun these next months and some tips for the soon to be parents:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_center/newborn_care/guide_parents.html
Thanks for all the amazing congratulations everybody. All joking aside we could not be more happy about become parents. We’re busy getting everything ready. The baby room is done. We’ve been given more toys and clothes then we know what to do with and next week my parents to see the bump. It’s exciting times.
Congratulations. Time to break out the ‘beschuit met muisjes’? Do you have a giant stork in your backyard yet? Of one glued to the window as if it’s crash landed there?
Hi there Stuart,
as a German ‘allochtoon’ living and working in Holland I stumbled over your blog by random surfing a few weeks ago. I read a few posts and liked it so much that I went back to the very first post.
I work as a callcenter agent and when there’s little traffic (on the phone, not in the street) i have a couple of minutes between two calls to spend in whatever way seems right to me.
And so for the last weeks I spend my free minutes with reading your blog all the way from 2006 to now.
Today I finish with this wonderful news. I want to congratulate you so much! I became father just about a year ago and I’m looking forward to your comentary on those experiences.
A funny thing btw. I’m an amateur actor and in the play I’m currently in i just happen to have a colleage that knows you in person. In fact your blogpost about you being judged as mentaly disabled happened at her house. The world is such a small small place.
For now enjoy the pregnancy and all it’s side effect on the supporting male.
I will stay loyal to your posts and wish you all the best.
Johannes
Likeahike – I don’t but I might have to get one at some point :)
Johannes – Thank you for your amazing comment. I’m honoured that (despite only finding my blog recently) you read the whole thing from beginning to… well I can’t say end because it’s still growing but you know what I mean :p
And it’s amazing to discover you know someone I know as well. In fact I know which play you are talking about as well and my wife will be there to see it tomorrow night. Just look out for the pregnant lady with ginger hair :p