Hello out there. I am new to this site. My wife and I are expecting our first child in Oct. I will be staying at home a lot as the primary care giver. I work for the Fire Department in the City of Greensboro. My wife is going to work and her mother will keep our child the days I am on duty. I found this site on the baby center website we have been using. I was hoping to meet and network with some other stay at home dads or dads that are the primary care giver. I have a lot of excitement and anxiety about it and feel this site could be a good resource. This was one of two groups I found in NC, so I just wanted to say hello.
kp
kp
Welcome!
Welcome, from a newbie (in both senses), KP!
My wife and I went to Duke, and my runner-up job offer was a faculty post at Guilford.. but we wound up on the far side of the continent. :P
My parents and my mother-in-law are helping out with baby care on the days I have to work this summer. Generally, it's been working out well for me, but I get the most asinine comments from people about not really being a stay-at-home dad. (Oh, you sometimes work as much as two days per week? I guess you're wife is really taking care of the kid, then. -or- Well, being a mother is a 24/7 job. I guess it's nice that you can take time off from being a father.)
My plan is to largely ignore such comments and blow off any steam they produce by kvetching here. Judging by this post: success! ;)
Cheers,
Steve
(This message courtesy of a temporarily distracted baby girl.)
P.S. Congrats on the baby!
Oops.. I guess maybe the baby is bigger on your mind than the welcome to the site ;)
Cheers,
Steve
(This message courtesy of a temporarily distracted baby girl.)
Thanks
Thanks for the welcome.
Welcome!
Congratulations on the latest addition to your family!
We're in Winston-Salem, with our five-year-old son (our first & only, so far, although we're working on adopting a second child in the - hopefully! - near future);
It's been challening to find other SAHDs in the area, but I know they're out there - we're elusive creatures, but we can be successfully hunted...
If you guys ever need a hand, or want to grab a cup of coffee, just holler!
Ed
FlyingDad
Father of Wodajo, age 5
Thanks Ed
Thanks Ed. Good luck on you trying to adopt. I hope thing go well you.
kp
Other people
You and your wife are the only one that know whats going on in your house.I dont care what people say about me staying home with my little guy.