On raising mixed up kids.
My very pregnant daughter isnt very pregnant anymore….
Grace Annette….:) Congrats to Gracies mum and dad and bifg sister. (Gracies mum is kinda amazing…)
Heres the thing. They had a home birth again. Birthing pool and everything.Totally natural…By the time I arrived, half hour after the birth, baby was lying naked on mums breast, feeding happily, not a harsh operating light or forcep in sight. I’m pretty sure that the loungroom sofa she was born on wasnt even sterile!. And the mid wife was walking around with BARE FEET! for goodness sake! The only thing missing were hemp pants, orange tie dyed t shirts and a Kombi parked outside. Oh well, thats what you get for raising hippy kids i guess.
So 8-30am ticks around and everyone (read ”me”) was getting peckish. Breakfast! And what does this natural child birthing, barefoot midwife, nothing-sterile-here crew want for breakfast???
Home made meusli with wheatbran? A selection of fruits and nuts? What about just good old fashioned healthy and hearty oat porridge?
Nope….Macca’s. They sent me down to McDonalds to bye 4 lots of pancakes, 2 bacon and egg mcmuffins, 2 hashbrowns and some coffees. (although,,,the midwife did make her coffee “soy”)
Man! Is THAT kid gonna grow up confused or WHAT!
No way Man! That kid is gonna grow up with so much love in her life. She has the most amazing , nurturing, wonderful mother I have ever met ( I guess that is a result of having such loving and influential parents and family)
There’ll be no room for confusion cos she is set up to become such a well rounded and intelligent individual who will be confident and beautiful…..
And also she will have an influential and adoring aunty T constantly visiting her….
you better be! Thanks for the beautiful words and constant love and support, and apple pie :)
Congrats on becoming a Granddaddy again Neil! Not so confusing really..I am more confused about how to work Iphones, Apps and all that jazz yet I see little kids utilising all this technology with ease….I am on the way to being a Grandma for the third time..no doubt my grandkids will be showing me how to become technologically savvy. :)
Congrats to all!! Welcome little Gracie :)
very well written Neil…..relax!! Breathe!! Gracie will be fine just like the rest of your tribe have been.
beautiful name for a beautiful girl born into a beautiful family! Congrats to mum and dad and sister and grandparents and all the family :)
Congratulations! Will we get to see a picture soon?
yes! If you’re interested… I have a whole album going right back to when i was little..:)
ohhh….you mean gracie? :)
The Earth and heavens are rejoicing! At least, they should be. Babies change the world!
Wonderful, wonderful news!
Lovely change from you Gay crusading Neil, sharing your thoughts on your latest blessing warms my heart.
Thanx. I imagine that one of my grandkids or great grandkids may well be gay or lesbian. One of yours may well be too. My “Gay crusade” is just what any grandparent acting out of love and protection for their own would do. Wouldn’t you?
umm nope..
Are your children Homosexual or what is the drive? I figure that any emergence of it in my family I would love the child and let the circumstances I found myself in pass through to our mighty God, who is capable of all things.. Change of life (includes mine) and change of heart, in his perfect time.. With yesterdays Labour backflip we will have enough gay crusaders ready to villify anyone who dares point out that this is a minority fringe group and should be left alone as such..
Thank you everyone for your kind words and well wishes. We are have been blessed with two beautiful girls. Thanks to all my family and friends for the amazing physical and emotional support over the last few days and weeks, we couldnt have done it without you. Special mention to Adam, and our two 24 hr nurse/midwives Mum and Nina, we worked you pretty hard. And we thank God that he has given our girls the most amazing grandad, who will do anything for them, from empting the birth pool (thanks!), to endless beach trips, to walks to sleep, to fighing for their right to love and express that love to whichever gender they have been born to love. x