Thought it would be time to update the blog, since it has been a while. So what has been happening?
Well as you can guess from the title, the baby is yet to come. We're expecting it to be here on the 3rd November, but I read somewhere that only 8% of babies are actually born on the due date. The likelyhood is that the baby will born within two weeks on either side of that due date. So Chien and I are playing the waiting game.
My manager has been very kind to let me work from home for the last two weeks, just in case the baby does decide to come a little early, so I really appreciate that. Also, I have been given a week away from work once the baby is born and to work from home for a little while after that week. Its in our traditions that the man is to stay around to look after the partner and the baby after the baby is born. So there's no stopping for me!
Fatherhood does scare me. I never really had a good model to work from, but at least if I do the opposite of the model I grew up with, I should be doing something right. Fingers crossed.
Recently I have also been doing some thinking and soul searching, especially about work and my career. I feel little lost lately, just like a cloud floating around. Not sure what to feel or expect. I used to think I was a good, dedicated worker, but sometimes I feel very inferior to other colleagues. Maybe its just experience, I don't know. But I need to find that something to get myself motivated again. Yes, motivation has certainly been lacking lately. Maybe I have been thinking too much about the baby and the future - but surely this is motivating enough? Maybe I should seek help - or win the lottery.
Well as you can guess from the title, the baby is yet to come. We're expecting it to be here on the 3rd November, but I read somewhere that only 8% of babies are actually born on the due date. The likelyhood is that the baby will born within two weeks on either side of that due date. So Chien and I are playing the waiting game.
My manager has been very kind to let me work from home for the last two weeks, just in case the baby does decide to come a little early, so I really appreciate that. Also, I have been given a week away from work once the baby is born and to work from home for a little while after that week. Its in our traditions that the man is to stay around to look after the partner and the baby after the baby is born. So there's no stopping for me!
Fatherhood does scare me. I never really had a good model to work from, but at least if I do the opposite of the model I grew up with, I should be doing something right. Fingers crossed.
Recently I have also been doing some thinking and soul searching, especially about work and my career. I feel little lost lately, just like a cloud floating around. Not sure what to feel or expect. I used to think I was a good, dedicated worker, but sometimes I feel very inferior to other colleagues. Maybe its just experience, I don't know. But I need to find that something to get myself motivated again. Yes, motivation has certainly been lacking lately. Maybe I have been thinking too much about the baby and the future - but surely this is motivating enough? Maybe I should seek help - or win the lottery.
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