Just a little over 3 weeks after little Frederic was born, today marks the last day of my paternity leave – a realisation which has made me rather sad this weekend. As I’ve said in past posts during these few weeks, I really appreciate the paternity leave we in the UK get – and especially…
Author: Henry Elliss
Fatherhood²: I’m Andy, he’s Molly… which one of you wants to be Buzz Lightyear?
Yesterday was a big day for me as a father – or at least it was the start of a big process. I finally had an ‘Andy’ moment (As in Andy from Toy Story – or Toy Story 3 in particular) as I handed some of my toys down to Robert. Admittedly I’m a little…
Fatherhood²: Two Weeks In and it Could be Worse…
Two weeks ago today I became a father again for the second time – as you’ll doubtless know if you’ve found this post by any method other than a Google search. It’s been an interesting experience so far – well, by interesting I of course mean tiring – but it’s certainly giving me a lot…
Fatherhood²: The First of Many Worries as a Father of 2… Equality!
Now that we’re 10 days in to little Frederic’s life, the dust is beginning to settle and life is slowly getting back to normal. I say normal – I guess that could just be wishful thinking. We’re averaging about 5 hours sleep per night, spending most of our time in the house and mainly changing…
Fatherhood²: Five Days in, is it Double Trouble?
Before little Frederic was born on Friday, I’d speculated on a few occasions that having a second child couldn’t possibly be as hard as the first one – something which I’m still just about clinging on to now, five days in to little Freddie’s life. Some things have definitely been easier, some things just as…
Fatherhood²: The Bumpy Road to Big Brotherhood
After several months of wondering how Robert would react to having a little brother, I’m pleased to report that things are going well so far. Baby Frederic has been home for over 24 hours now, and we’ve not had any cause for concern yet. In fact, Robert seems to be very keen to be involved…
Fatherhood²: Baby Freddie – the first motion picture!
Okay, so it’s just a few video files – but it could well be the start of something big! Or something very small and cute…
Fatherhood²: Frederic Henry Elliss and his first day on earth
I thought I’d share a few more shots of baby Freddie from today, for those that are keen to see more of him. Interestingly (well, at least to me!), when Robert was born I put all the photos on Facebook, but since then I’ve become a much more active Twitter user, as well as having…
Fatherhood²: Please welcome to the world Frederic Henry Elliss…
At exactly 0651 in the morning on July 1st, we welcomed little Frederic in to the world. Mother and baby are both doing fine – after a spell in the “Special Care Babies” ward to warm him up – and are hoping to return home tomorrow. He weighed a little 6lbs 8oz – 6oz bigger…
Fatherhood²: “Two Little Boys” No Longer Good Enough, Apparently
Ever since we announced our pregnancy to friends, family and the internet, people have been asking both of us “Do you know what it is yet?”. Aside from realising that my stock response of “A human… I hope!” isn’t actually very funny, I’ve noticed a very common response to this question from a lot of…









