Joe Leon Steer was born on 26 February 2009, at 10:37pm! What an amazing thing to behold – the fruition of Bel’s ever-expanding belly, and a turning point in both of our lives.
The past two weeks has been filled with many moments of sheer wonder, and some of sheer helplessness/frustration/terror! As any new parent knows, I guess, this business of looking after a freshly-minted human is quite the extraordinary adventure.
I will say, no amount of reading books, antenatal classes or advice from other parents will really get you prepared for the real deal.
However, it is a quite incredible thing to behold. The bags under our eyes are a fixed feature, we’ve not slept more than four hours at a stretch since Joe arrived – but we’re still smiling, still happy, still smitten with this amazing little wise man who changes every day…
beautiful!