Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Feb 11th 2005, 11:58 pm
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Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Just to let you all know, Mrs B is with child. Why I am losing interest in posting so much on this site..or at least not in the numbers I used to..
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
Feb 12th 2005, 12:01 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Badge
Just to let you all know, Mrs B is with child.
Feb 12th 2005, 12:04 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Congrats to you & Mrs B Badge.
How did aunty Hevs & uncle Hup take the news?
How did aunty Hevs & uncle Hup take the news?
Feb 12th 2005, 12:09 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
as happy presumably as you will be when you see that my Karma tok you to 2 blocks... thanks wmoore for the Karma too...
Feb 12th 2005, 12:10 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Bordy
Congrats to you & Mrs B Badge.
How did aunty Hevs & uncle Hup take the news?
How did aunty Hevs & uncle Hup take the news?
Feb 12th 2005, 12:11 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Congrats dude/dudette!
We will be coming back to Aus in June(ish), as we have had a baby girl last May in the UK, and now my wife is expecting another in September, and as our families are in Perth we feel it`s the right time to go back for all the family support etc.
PLUS we were told by a sister-in-law in Perth that the govt. pay you $3000 for having a baby in Aus.
Another interesting thing I`ve heard (this one from this site) is that you can apply for a British passport for your Aussie born baby as long as it`s within 12 months of the birth, so we`ll be doing that for the new baby too. Both our kids will have dual citizenship.
We will be coming back to Aus in June(ish), as we have had a baby girl last May in the UK, and now my wife is expecting another in September, and as our families are in Perth we feel it`s the right time to go back for all the family support etc.
PLUS we were told by a sister-in-law in Perth that the govt. pay you $3000 for having a baby in Aus.
Another interesting thing I`ve heard (this one from this site) is that you can apply for a British passport for your Aussie born baby as long as it`s within 12 months of the birth, so we`ll be doing that for the new baby too. Both our kids will have dual citizenship.
Feb 12th 2005, 12:18 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Badge
as happy presumably as you will be when you see that my Karma tok you to 2 blocks... thanks wmoore for the Karma too...
We got our interview yesterday for Aus citizenship so hopefully within a few months we too will be Aussies.
Feb 12th 2005, 12:24 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Bordy
Thanks for that Badge, been waiting on that Karma to take me to 2 blocks for 3 months now.
We got our interview yesterday for Aus citizenship so hopefully within a few months we too will be Aussies.
We got our interview yesterday for Aus citizenship so hopefully within a few months we too will be Aussies.
see, its who you know, not what you know..
Badge
Feb 12th 2005, 12:37 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Congratulations Badge and Mrs Badge!!!!!!
Don't suppose you've thought of activities to do with a possible daughter, by any chance?!! *tongue firmly in cheek*
Wishing you both a trouble free pregnancy and birth.
Guess it's your shout then?!!!
Don't suppose you've thought of activities to do with a possible daughter, by any chance?!! *tongue firmly in cheek*
Wishing you both a trouble free pregnancy and birth.
Guess it's your shout then?!!!
Feb 12th 2005, 2:06 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Hi Badge
Congratulations to you and Mrs B.
We are so glad that we came back to Oz to bring our daughter up. She has become a much more confident, outgoing little girl, which was really obvious to our friends who are out from the UK at the moment.
They just couldn't believe how much she has changed in 18 months.
Good luck and I hope eveything goes well for you (it normally does )
Regards
Jaykay
Congratulations to you and Mrs B.
We are so glad that we came back to Oz to bring our daughter up. She has become a much more confident, outgoing little girl, which was really obvious to our friends who are out from the UK at the moment.
They just couldn't believe how much she has changed in 18 months.
Good luck and I hope eveything goes well for you (it normally does
)Regards
Jaykay
Feb 12th 2005, 3:25 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Congrats to the Badge family!!!
Will the baby be dressed in black and white instead of the more traditional blue or pink?
Will the baby be dressed in black and white instead of the more traditional blue or pink?
Feb 12th 2005, 3:26 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Well done badge! Congrats to you and the misses.... but does this mean you'll be looking for a bigger ute?
all the best (karma on it's way!)
all the best (karma on it's way!)
Feb 12th 2005, 3:44 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Badge
Just to let you all know, Mrs B is with child. Why I am losing interest in posting so much on this site..or at least not in the numbers I used to..
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
Hope it all goes well.
Feb 12th 2005, 4:00 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Badge, big congratulations from the Dagboy household, your life will never be the same mate .
I did wonder at a couple of your recent posts, I think one of them mentioned a cot, that was a bit of a giveaway
.I did wonder at a couple of your recent posts, I think one of them mentioned a cot, that was a bit of a giveaway
Feb 12th 2005, 4:29 am
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Re: Gonna be a Dad of an Australian!!
Originally Posted by Badge
Just to let you all know, Mrs B is with child. Why I am losing interest in posting so much on this site..or at least not in the numbers I used to..
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
And, I'm looking forward to it!! Does anyone else find the prospect of having children for the first time in Australia exciting/refreshing/wish they had? The thought of having kids in the UK would have made me feel very nervous. I would have had nagging doubts in the back of my head.
I find it interesting because we will not have to worry about dragging them away from the UK - as they learn about Australia we can learn more about it ourselves. You always get those UK vs Australia medical/education arguments - well as we never had any kids in the UK, we can just get on with it here...
I speak for us both when I say we feel blessed, I feel we have the perfect village environment in which to bring up confident, well educated, balanced, healthy kids, so all those coming out here planning to do the same - stick with it..it's not all bad here. I am looking forward to teaching my kids about the flora and nature in the back yard/paddock, if I have any sons, teaching them footy skills, punting, spiral kicking, passes. Any son of mine will be groomed to be the next Wallaby/Kangaroo scrum-half if he wants it. I think he will have the genes for sporting excellence if his parents have anything to do with it lol.
My wife loves the midwifes and the attitudes of the hospitals, she so far has great things to say. Most of the midwives she has met are Scottish. We are going public, with a bit of private care thrown in too.
Badge
Congrats
Kala xx