Change is afoot...

[creative666]

My wife is booked in to have a cesarean (she has a low lying placenta so we can't go natural) on Thursday morning to have our first baby - a little girl

Her bag has been packed for a few weeks now - and it's going to be an early start as the c-section is booked for 7:30am

Just taking in the last few days before the big arrival...

[DrCool]

Congratulations! It definitely is a big change. We had our first back in December and it is crazy how different life is. But I have loved every minute of it so far. Well, maybe not every minute. But 99% of them.

[grnidone]

Congratulations to you and your wife.  Big changes, but for the best. 

[hungrygoose]

Congratulations. Have you picked a name yet?

[dogboy]

Wow, congrats to both of you!

[buckworks]

Here's good wishes that all goes well.

Do something special to mark the last remaining "just the two of you" time.

[Rumbas]

Congrats! Real men has girls you know, right?

[Rupert]

Lovely news....  hope all goes well.   My wife had a C too. (only the one, but we got the best one )

It was lovely to be there for me.... just....  well, you will remember it.

[Rooftop]

Congratulations.  Big Change, :-)

Take reading material and food!  If your hospital is like ours they book everyone in for 7.30. We sat in a small empty room being nervous until afternoon.

[Rumbas]

Oh, if you can read Danish my wife launches a new membership site in a few days called BabyforBeginners ;-)
Also has a huge babyblog, but you'd need to brush of your Danish skills

[Adam C]

good luck Craig.  All the best for the 3 of you

[creative666]

We've chosen to call her Aria

Luckily we've gone private so we should be pretty much set for 7:30am - we need to get there for between 4:30 and 5 so we can fill in paper work and get settled etc...

I am at the beach alot at the moment as my photography has really taken off (www.surfers-corner.co.za) - looking forward to summer down here when I take her out and play in the sand 

[Chunkford]

WOOT! sleepless nights and constant nappy changing ahead. I wouldn't change it for the world!

BTW, do your self a favour and buy one the big newspapers on the day she's born and keep it safe.
My old man gave me a newspaper on my 21st birthday that was dated the same day I was born. It was one of the nicest presents I've had and a very interesting read as well.
Needless to say I've got one for each of my little ones

[grnidone]

From:  http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Aria.html

Gender:  Girl
Origin:  Hebrew
Meaning:  Lion

Girls in this day and age need strong names.  I applaud your name...

[creative666]

I read about the old Hebrew meaning a while ago, I also found out Aria is also an old Italian/Latin operatic term that roughly means beautiful melody.

Join the two for beautiful lion - not too bad