We are getting ready to be parents for the first time.
A family journal from England, with Elvin.
Memories
Latest memories
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24 September 2026 Week 29
Let There Be Hope
What went through my mind while carrying the suitcases of a mother with a baby in the passport queue at Bonn Airport: being a Turk in Europe, being a father, and the small kindnesses I want to teach my son.
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18 September 2026 Week 28
It’s Not the Birth I’m Afraid Of
The videos I started making to learn the vocabulary of birth introduced me to a circle of midwives. The more I learned, the more my view of birth changed: now I can’t wait to witness it.
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8 September 2026 Week 27
The Missing Frame
At the weekend I was on what might be my last camping trip without a child. Two dads, two sons, and the thing that was missing from that frame.
Products
What we bought, what we use
Notes
We are writing this route together.
This route is not a journey for one. Everyone has a note they can leave along the way.
No notes published yet. You could be the first to write.
About us
We are Kemal and Elvin; we live in England. We keep a journal that grows with Deniz: first the waiting, then our days with him.
