It’s a little rough getting back into the groove of going into the office again. I went in last week, for half days and it was a little tough getting used to it, but I went in Monday morning, to get the hang of going in early, and then the rest of the week I was in during the afternoon, for all my meetings, but this week I am pretty much there fulltime, so it’s a change. Definitely something to get used to. One nice thing is that Corrine is letting me sleep through most of the night. I have been staying up later, cause I usually do anyway, and then she does the next few feedings and then I can get the one right when I get up, (if Daniel times if accordingly) . So it hasn’t been too bad, but it is definitely something to start getting used to.. I have noticed that I have been getting into the office earlier, which is nice cause then I can leave earlier, and Daniel seems more awake when I get home versus when I go into work. So that is nice. We will have to see how it all works out, but Corrine and I seem to be adjusting well to the third member of our family.
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.”
