Before Daniel was born they all kept saying, get your sleep while you still can. I can’t say I fully understood why they kept saying that till it happened to us. I think its just the every 2 -3 hours of waking up, that just messes with your sleep patterns. Its crazy, as soon as you really start falling asleep, its time to get up and feed the little guy. I think that is why God made babies so cute… you have to take care of them, and can’t really get angry at them, they are just so cute..
So it is official, I am a dad. This picture below kind of sums up the past week. It included a lot of firsts, nights of minimal sleep, a whole lot of diapers, staying home for a whole week, only wearing shorts all day even though it is like 20 degrees outside…
This week has been a lot easier with Corrine’s parents here. They have helped with the transition, by helping with the day shift, so Corrine and I can nap from taking the night shift. We are starting to learn the different cries and what some of them mean. So we are getting a little better with that. The first few nights, we didn’t know the difference between a “I have gas”, “I have a dirty diaper” , & “I am hungry”. So we are learning, and I guess that is the first lesson of fatherhood, “Learn from your kids, they are trying to teach you something.”
Corrine has another Dr appt today, we should see if she is pretty close to having Daniel, or if we still have more time. I really think that Corrine is getting pretty close, she is starting to waddle, and just get tired from taking short walks, so I think she is about ready for Daniel to join us.
After the Dr. appt, Corrine and I are going to drive up to Columbus to meet he sister, as we exchange parents. They have been up north, visiting the younger 2 sisters and will be now coming down to stay with us as we wait for Daniel to arrive. Its not a bad trip, just hope that Corrine is ok, with sitting in the car for a two hour trip.
