So I'm now writing this post following Hunter's birth, and in this sleep-deprived state that I am permanently in at the moment, it is very weird thinking back to pre-Hunter days!
The few weeks prior to the birth of the baby really seemed to fly by. It was great having the time off work to prepare, as I made countless visits to various stores, in particular Buy Buy Baby, the huge baby department store on 7th Avenue in Chelsea, which has everything you could ever imagine baby-related. It was also nice being able to rest up in between. My hip was still quite painful during the night, so it was good to be able to relax when I wanted to for as long as I needed to. The weather was scorching and hotter than anything I had experienced in years. I made sure I drank loads of water each day, and some days were spent inside in front of the air con and fan. A few days before the baby was born, I didn't leave the apartment until 7pm that evening because of the sweltering heat outside, and even at that time the humidity made it still feel like it was more than 40'c.
The date of the delivery was initially scheduled in for Friday 19th July. We found this out early in the week prior. I had always wanted the birth to be as close to my due date (25th July) as possible, so asked Dr Holden if we could move it closer to the 25th. The dates that Dr Holden was working around the 25th were already booked up, but if someone went in to labour earlier, then I would be able to take their slot. Closer in on July 17th, a slot on the 24th came up, but Dr Holden had said that the 23rd was better for him, so if a slot was to come up for that day, it would be ours.
On July 22nd, the news of Princess Kate going in to labour was on every channel and people were eagerly awaiting the news of the future King's birth. I was in the Chelsea Markets with my girlfriend, Lucy, who was over from Australia when I received a call from Dr Holden's secretary to tell me that a slot had come up for the 23rd, the next day, and could we be at the hospital around an hour and a half before our 8am delivery. It suddenly felt so surreal that our baby was to be delivered the next day, in a matter of hours. I called Mark and told him, 'We are having a baby tomorrow!'. He was really excited. It was so weird to think that we had just one more night of 'the two of us' before we became a family.
Later that afternoon, there was news that Princess Kate had given birth to a baby boy named George. It would have been cute to have our baby born on the same day as the future King, but our little guy gets his own day the day after!
The few weeks prior to the birth of the baby really seemed to fly by. It was great having the time off work to prepare, as I made countless visits to various stores, in particular Buy Buy Baby, the huge baby department store on 7th Avenue in Chelsea, which has everything you could ever imagine baby-related. It was also nice being able to rest up in between. My hip was still quite painful during the night, so it was good to be able to relax when I wanted to for as long as I needed to. The weather was scorching and hotter than anything I had experienced in years. I made sure I drank loads of water each day, and some days were spent inside in front of the air con and fan. A few days before the baby was born, I didn't leave the apartment until 7pm that evening because of the sweltering heat outside, and even at that time the humidity made it still feel like it was more than 40'c.
The date of the delivery was initially scheduled in for Friday 19th July. We found this out early in the week prior. I had always wanted the birth to be as close to my due date (25th July) as possible, so asked Dr Holden if we could move it closer to the 25th. The dates that Dr Holden was working around the 25th were already booked up, but if someone went in to labour earlier, then I would be able to take their slot. Closer in on July 17th, a slot on the 24th came up, but Dr Holden had said that the 23rd was better for him, so if a slot was to come up for that day, it would be ours.
On July 22nd, the news of Princess Kate going in to labour was on every channel and people were eagerly awaiting the news of the future King's birth. I was in the Chelsea Markets with my girlfriend, Lucy, who was over from Australia when I received a call from Dr Holden's secretary to tell me that a slot had come up for the 23rd, the next day, and could we be at the hospital around an hour and a half before our 8am delivery. It suddenly felt so surreal that our baby was to be delivered the next day, in a matter of hours. I called Mark and told him, 'We are having a baby tomorrow!'. He was really excited. It was so weird to think that we had just one more night of 'the two of us' before we became a family.
Later that afternoon, there was news that Princess Kate had given birth to a baby boy named George. It would have been cute to have our baby born on the same day as the future King, but our little guy gets his own day the day after!
