'He was really nervous, bless him. It's our first child and he wanted to be there and help out. He was all fingers and thumbs and couldn't do enough. I asked him to pass me a pad but he couldn't even get that right. 'What? A breast pad?' he said. 'No, silly' I said. 'Oh a sanitary pad?' he said. 'No!' I said. 'A writing pad!''