Fantastic News!

We've been home for quite a while now, so I thought it was about time I posted about our amazing news.

Naomi & I are going to be parents!

We actually found out the day before we left for honeymoon, but as we didn't have time to see the midwife before we left, we decided to keep things quiet until we got back. So we've spent the last few months going around telling everyone! :)

I've got to admit to being a little nervous about it all, but only a little. I'm hugely looking forward to being a father, and can't wait for October to arrive! We're due right at the end of October (which means no Halloween celebrations this year!), and are both really excited. The summer is just going to whizz past! (Summer? In Aberdeen?! Its pouring down outside at the moment!)

I'm actually more nervous about having to drive - I'm still taking lessons (well, I'm trying to get my lessons going again. My instructor has been rather busy the last couple of months!), and I'll need to be able to drive to get around with the baby (and Naomi has no plans to take her test again until I've already passed!). I don't know why I'm nervous about this - whenever I'm in the car for a lesson I'm fine, but I always feel nervous thinking about driving. I'm sure I'll be fine with it though.
(One of my colleagues is going on a week-long intensive driving course next week, so I'll be interested to hear how she got on when she comes back to work the week after).

In other news, we met up with my whole family last week for my Grandad's 100th birthday. 100 years old, and still going strong! I'm not sure what the secret of his longevity is (although we suspect that his taking one little dram of whisky every night may have helped - he loves his whisky, although everything in moderation). He's quite an amazing man. He's still very quick of mind, with only his body slowing him down as it ages, something noone can really avoid!
It was fantastic to have the whole family together for a meal to celebrate - I think its the first (and possibly only) time that we have all been together, considering how spread across the UK we are becoming.
He had many other celebrations over the course of the week, with various groups holding events for him, from the bowling club to the church, and even the Liberal Democrats (for whom he has actively campaigned in the past) are throwing him a party later in the month.
It just shows how well thought of he is, both in his local community and throughout the Highlands. It makes me quite proud to be his grandson.
We were also able to let him meet his first great-grandchild (my cousin Sasha pipped us to the post on that one, having given birth to Jamie back in January this year). I've got a lovely photo of Grandad with Jamie on his knee! :)

So its been a busy few months for us. I'm going to try not to leave it so long between posts in the future, but who knows how successful that resolution will be!

Until next time :)