In this article I write about my joy of becoming a parent and about how my life has changed since the birth of my son. It came as quite a shock to me a few years ago when my girlfriend told me that she was pregnant. We had in truth been trying for a baby, but I never thought it would happen. I have no idea why this was; I am fully aware of just how crazy I am at times. At the outset I am quite happy to admit that I was a little bit worried about the prospects of becoming a dad; I was unsure as to whether I would be up for the job, as it were, and was also unsure as to whether I was mature enough. The end result though was truly amazing and my son has certainly made my life complete.

I have always been far more interested in business than becoming a dad; I am involved with various projects to do with [1] composite doors, helping people to obtain cheap hotel deals and also offering clients a [2] stuttering treatment course.

The feeling of emotion and happiness when I first set eyes on and held my son is very hard to describe . He was so cute, so tiny seemingly as light as a feather. I was handed some milk to feed him and he soon started to knock it back, a bit like me with the beer I thought to myself. To my astonishment and fear I was left all alone in the room with my new born son; totally unaware of how to look after such a tiny child - my son’s mum had gone off for a relaxing bath - which it has to be said she fully deserved. I was left feeling very pleased and contented as I had just become a dad for the first time but I also had a strange feeling of needing someone else there just in case something went wrong. I could not stop staring at him, he was so perfect. Looking back I now realise how crazy I was to be nervous about the whole thing - it is something that without a doubt has changed my life for the better.

My whole attitude to life has now changed, in the past socialising with my friends was a massive part of my life. Even though I still do go out with them, I have to say it is probably only around half as much as I used to. You might think I am sad but when I am out I do miss all of my family including my son.

Every morning he is the first one to wake up and walks into our room and says, morning! I wake up and there in front of me is my son with a beaming smile on his face. Can you get me some breakfast dad please? He loves his food! This is the best type of alarm I have ever had.

I have always been the type of person who is often anxious and stressed. This it has to be said can be known to lead to a stage of continued depression. Nowadays whenever I feel any of these symptoms I spend as much time as possible with my son as he soon puts a smile back onto my face.