About a month ago, I saw these were being floated around Facebook, and I was posted in one, so I felt I should have done it. I thought some of you that arent on my facebook page would like to see what a new dad wrote about the subject. Keep in mind my son was about 5 weeks old at this point.
Side Note: These are just thoughts Ive been having, take them or leave them, just been thinking them and thought this was a good way to get them out. Im not trying to offend anyone.
1. Single people have no idea what tired is. I know it sounds abrupt, but when I was single, and I got 4 hours sleep, I thought the world was over I was cranky and tired all day. Right now I would love 4 straight hours...
2. I find that people that dont have kids are alot more sympathetic to pregnant woman/new moms & dads, than (some) recent parents (THIS DOESNT APPLY TO ALL, IVE JUST NOTICED SOME). No matter what you've been through, they've been through worst, and the way they do it, is not only the best way, but the only way.
3. I think that Dads that dont participate in their kids life when they are new born, and dont wake up with their kids for most every feeding, even just to change their bum and help out mom with water/clean wipes...etc, are missing out on their kids life. Even getting a small smile in the middle of the night, makes it all worth it, even though they are just smiling cause they passed gas...
4. I always thought that parents that worried about their kids sleeping where just crazy and insane, until you see your child choke... then you worry.
5. I think that having a child is the longest and shortest time of your life. Each day feels like a battle, if you make it through that one hard night, and you get them to the point of healthy, and happy, you feel like you've done your job but it took forever. Then you turn around and your kid is a month old and you wonder how is he already a month.
6. I wonder when my fiancee will be able to sleep again, and I have all the praise in the world for mothers that breast feed. No matter what you cannot sleep the night, even if you kid sleeps, your breasts get so full you have to pump it out or your supply goes down. I just think that is so nuts.
7. I love my son more than anything else in the world, just to see him brings a wave over me, and when we lay together alone, I think its the best feeling on the planet.
8. I dont know the feeling of being a Dad yet. Im not to sure what its supposed to feel like.
9. I had no idea being a parent was this much work, and you can basically do nothing unless it works for your child. Ive been trying to go to costco for 2 weeks, and I just havent been able to because other stuff comes up.
10. I think its stupid that the Health region doesnt come out to your house anymore when your kid is first born. Due to cuts in the budget they cant come out unless there are bad circumstances. When you are first home, you dont want to leave within 24 hrs, and its plain and simple STUPID to go in.
11. I realize that my fiancee and I are going to fight about alot of things when it comes to our kid's life, but I look forward to the challenge, and wouldnt want to fight with anyone else. She is an amazing woman and we have a beautiful child together.
12. I think that the in the bed crib is the best thing in the world for a newborn. It has hard plastic sides so you cant hurt your child but being in between my fiancee and I, you hear a sound, you open your eye up, he's right there to check on him, and you go back to sleep. The problem is, he doesn’t seem to want to use the bassinette right now.
13. Im missing my sister alot. It sucks having her in another city, I am so worried for her being 23 weeks pregnant. And I wish she was here to see my son grow up. Soon she will move back, just a matter of time. Still sucks alot though.
14. I don’t like to work, when Im at work I sometimes just sit thinking what’s happening at home, hows my son and fiancee doing, what are they doing, does she need help, is he ok, Im sure after time it will be easier, but I hate the feeling Im missing out on stuff. My work is awesome though, I do have to say that, theve been nothing but supportive through the things weve been through, I cant imagine working for companies that aren’t family supportive.
15. I am grateful for grandparents, I couldn’t imagine doing this without help, single moms out there without family/friends to help, I am truly in awe of you, I don’t know how you do it but you are so strong and amazing.
16. I still don’t know how to properly clean toys/stuffed animals to make them safe for my son without putting them in the washing machine, when they say don’t wash in the washing machine. So I have them pilled in the corner.
17. I feel bad when we get a gift from people that we cannot use. I guess its something I have to get over, but its still hard. I remember when I was buying things for my nephew that I thought was really cool, I now realize some stuff was silly for me to get him, and was probably never used.
18. Im so conflicted about my son's life right now, I cannot wait for him to get past all of this hard stuff, where he can sleep the whole night, where we can sleep the night as well, where we are done being new parents, and know what we are doing, and not just living minute by minute, day by day. But once that happens, I feel like it begins the next phase of parenting, and I will miss this first phase.
19. I feel like I am just at the tip of the iceberg with changing him. I know I have changed him over 150 times already, its only been a month, and he will need changing for the next 2years at least… I think, I don’t know when you start potty training…
20. I cannot wait to take my son on his first airplane trip. Unless things change it will be to Montreal, we are waiting for a good deal and a good time to go. I have issues with the pressure, and I wonder if my son will. Yet when I didn’t have a kid, I didn’t understand why parents brought their kids on the plane.
21. I used to not understand why parents would just not even hear their own kids wailing and crying out in public and they wouldn’t be fazed. Last night I was at a clinic with my fiancee, and there was 2 babies crying, and I just felt bad for the kids wondering what was wrong with them. TOTALLY different feeling then I used to have.
22. I wonder about my fiancee going back to work already… so many views on this subject.
23. I have realized how important family is to me. I didn’t think it was this important, but now I want my son to know his grandparents and aunts/uncles, and I want them to know him. It sucks how spread out my family is.
24. I am thankful for the amazing people in my life. My friends and my fiancee’s friends have been so supportive, understanding, and their help, gifts, visits continue to be such a blessing in our lives, we both consider ourselves very lucky. TO which we will be sending out pictures, its just taken a while. Even old friends or people we knew when we were in school that have become “Facebook Friends” that wish us well, are so nice to read when you are so drained from the day of hard work. So to everyone out there that have been there for us, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
25. I don’t know when the only subject I will talk about is babies or my son, but from this list, I don’t think Im there anytime soon :)
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