Where does the time go?

I want to post here about all the things we've been up to since Ainsworth has been born. Rachael wants to record how we're feeling and coping and what it's all doing to our emotions.

In practice, we never seem to have time to get here. Perhaps that says something about both things.

My first ever blog entry

This time six weeks ago I had completely lost track of time and was wondering whether or not to ask if Sunday had turned into Monday yet. I was coming towards the end of a labour which had started at 12.30 that morning and which felt as though it was never going to end. When it finally did, the result was our gorgeous baby boy whom we named Ainsworth James Thomas Coultart and it is he who has inspired me to write my first ever blog entry.

The intention was to write a daily entry tracking the highs and lows of being new parents. The reality has been odd thoughts scribbled on a block of scrap paper that I have kept by my side to combat the frustration of what people have called 'baby brain'. We have been given two beautiful books in which to record events and milestones - quite when we will get round to filling them in, I do not know. However, the last six weeks have seen many highs and lows and many milestones which I hope to record briefly in retrospect before returning to my original intention of writing as things happen.

Today's entry would be called 'Our First Music Session' as we had the most delightful half hour this morning with Trevor playing the piano and me singing Nursery Rhymes to Ainsworth as he bounced and cooed along merrily in his chair. It was really rewarding and heartwarming, especially as it came after quite a prolonged grizzly spell.

Easter Video

For Easter we put together a little video and sent it to both Grandmas as a DVD. And now as a special treat everyone can watch a very-small-screen version here! (It's about eight minutes long.)



And there are now more photos on Ainsworth's web site, too.