Last day at work before baby no 2 arrives. Nervous and excited. Employer recently increased paternity leave to a month which is fantastic.
I thought i was being smart by saving annual leave for a week off each month to the end of the year since my son was born in August. My pal has done a day off every week instead. i think his was probably better idea. I think my partner probably would have preferred shorter weeks for me while we adjust to baby life. I work a corporate desk job and my workaholic days arent as sustainable these days. Definetely making me consider how much im willing to commit to the "rat race".
I would kill to be a stay at home Dad, I'm on my last day of paternity leave right now, probably ever, and it's so much better than work
I often never think about how I will likely never have two months straight off work again until I retire
1/4 through parental leave right now and i love it i wish i could have parental leave without having more kids
I’m so glad my boss and I both have kids so if I dip out early or start late because he’s cool if my son’s got something going on. It sucks that’s the exception and not the norm.
Our baby was born on the 20th, but has had to stay in the special care unit because of complications with my wife’s gestational diabetes. We’re about to take her home now though. Very glad.
Been through that with our first. While it’s pretty scary sounding for the parents it’s generally pretty minor overall. Wife had gestational diabetes with all 4 of our kids and he was the only one that had those issues. Congrats to y’all and glad everyone is better!
My boss was similar and super supportive and i really appreciated it. Hes just been promoted and i now feel a bit out at sea, which is a shame. I could have done with a year of stability with a newborn. Im suffering a dilemma in the rat race of do i just floor it in work and try and gun for promotions for $ or do i look for a sideways job with better work/life balance.
My youngest is currently obsessed with using a plastic kid's Ikea knife because the play knife for the play kitchen isn't good enough. He also insists on having a full set of cutlery with every meal now despite pretty much exclusively eating food out of pouches and mac and cheese.
Home with Baby 2 after 5 days in the hospital (2 pre/3 post) but all fine and healthy. Grandparents have been a godsend the last week.