The bloke and I were unprepared for pregnancy and I don't think the reality of having a baby hit us until there was a tiny little newborn in our arms. I like to think we both adapted well and Dylan's birth will always be the best and most life-changing day of my life. It was the day I became a mother, found a new purpose and realised just how big my capacity to love someone was. I think being a mother, you find that love and protection is usually instinctual. We have nine months to bond with this foetus growing inside of us and I loved feeling him kick knowing that nobody else knew what was going on - our own secret communication. When Dylan was born I felt like I already knew him and that he had always been a part of my life.
The bloke took to being a father straight away too and right from the beginning would enjoy an hour of time alone with his son every night whilst I got some uninterrupted sleep. He would pop Dylan on a cushion on his lap and enjoy him being there as he watched TV or played on his computer. As the little dude grew he would change nappies, bathe him and feed him dinners and he loved pushing him proudly round in the pram. It wasn't until Dylan
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