If we had to heave our first child into existence, our second floated toward us on a gentle stream. We had only been trying for four months when we found out we were pregnant with number two. When Jennifer took a pregnancy test this time around, there was hardly any waiting before it blinked positive. … Continue reading Becoming a Father (Round 2)
Being a Father: 14 Vignettes
It's 10:43am on the 18th of September and you are being born. Dark hair is covering your head and clay-coloured vernix is coating your body. You're screaming. You're being warmed and weighed. I'm apprehending your pain. I am unsure when I get to hold you; asking the nurses if I should take my shirt off. … Continue reading Being a Father: 14 Vignettes
Writing Is Prayer 