Jason Stringer

Quite fitting, I reckon; that after posting about the birth of my son the very evening he was delivered, over a month has gone by without a single post from me on my own blog site. I dunno where the hell the time went. Is it really October already? Wow, he is seven weeks old today. I guess I haven’t felt the need to post much here because Kerry has been keeping you all up to date on her blog with new pictures of Anthony every other day. Click here if you haven’t seen them already.

I felt my universe change entirely the moment he was born. I watched his pink little body being placed on Kerry’s chest while I looked on over her shoulder. Kerry was in awe. We both had to wipe tears away so we could see him properly. He meant everything to us. Our entire lives had complete changed route and lifestyle just to ensure that magical moment could be as magical as it was. All of our energy and reason for being had lapsed into this one moment. And then he just, was. Our son. I felt a wave of strength I never knew possible. I felt important like I had never felt before. I felt love like I had never felt before. I felt purpose. And it all felt wonderful.

I’ve cherished every second with him since, and I will cherish ever second to come. I love that I’m here to help with the nappies, the burping, the feeding and the bathing. I love his little cuddles and his biiiig yawns. I just love everything about the little man. I hope I can be a good Dad for him as he gets older.

Kerry and I celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary in a couple of days, our first as parents. Having a newborn has brought a whole new depth to our marriage. I find we are talking more and have found more patience with each other. We talked a lot about how we were going to manage everything after he was born and those talks are paying off now. We’ve had a few lifestyle changes which have both helped our situation and brought unforseen stress. But we are managing well. I will talk more about that in an entry later this week… This entry is more about letting you all know I’m still alive and well – which I am.

Thank you to everyone who sent us your love and support during Anthony’s birth. It meant a tremendous amount to Kerry and I and we are extremely appreciative.

Until later this week, that is all from me for now. Oh, one more thing…

I should mention my short film Living With Benjamin is FINALLY finished… Watch it here on the weekend.