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re: What Is It Like Being a Parent?
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:08 am to bawbarn
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:08 am to bawbarn
I have a 5 month old. I haven't slept in 5 months.
Its awesome and the feeling when he was born was indescribable, but hot damn I'm ready for him to be just a little self-sufficient.
3 things that have been incredible for us:
-My wife is an incredible mother
-My son is a healthy baby and sleeps well
-We have committed ourselves to not being held hostage by our kid, meaning that we still go out to dinner a lot and get babysitters so we can go to concerts, etc. Even when you're dead tired, its important to continue enjoying life.
ETA:
The most joy we get right now is watching him change. It seems every day he has new "trick" like reaching for us to pick him up, giggling in a new way, holding his own bottle, etc. You start to notice the slightest of changes and maturation. Very cool stuff.
Its awesome and the feeling when he was born was indescribable, but hot damn I'm ready for him to be just a little self-sufficient.
3 things that have been incredible for us:
-My wife is an incredible mother
-My son is a healthy baby and sleeps well
-We have committed ourselves to not being held hostage by our kid, meaning that we still go out to dinner a lot and get babysitters so we can go to concerts, etc. Even when you're dead tired, its important to continue enjoying life.
ETA:
The most joy we get right now is watching him change. It seems every day he has new "trick" like reaching for us to pick him up, giggling in a new way, holding his own bottle, etc. You start to notice the slightest of changes and maturation. Very cool stuff.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 10:11 am
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Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:11 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:Don't be afraid to let him fail and learn from his mistakes trying again as soon as possible with as little help as possible. The sooner he learns to pick himself back up or figure things out for himself, the better and less likely to still be living at home at 28.
hot damn I'm ready for him to be more just a little self-sufficient.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:13 am to TheCaterpillar
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but hot damn I'm ready for him to be just a little self-sufficient.
Ours is almost a year old, one of the best moments was when he learned how to hold a bottle on his own. Now I can pick up toys or get his clothes for the day out while he drinks away.
Of course now it's time to transition to solid foods entirely, so it's back to basics.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 10:18 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:
I have a 5 month old. I haven't slept in 5 months.
Its awesome and the feeling when he was born was indescribable, but hot damn I'm ready for him to be just a little self-sufficient.
3 things that have been incredible for us:
-My wife is an incredible mother
-My son is a healthy baby and sleeps well
-We have committed ourselves to not being held hostage by our kid, meaning that we still go out to dinner a lot and get babysitters so we can go to concerts, etc. Even when you're dead tired, its important to continue enjoying life.
ETA:
The most joy we get right now is watching him change. It seems every day he has new "trick" like reaching for us to pick him up, giggling in a new way, holding his own bottle, etc. You start to notice the slightest of changes and maturation. Very cool stuff
All of this, we also have a 5 month old.
No single aspect of having a baby is tough. It's not tough to change a diaper, give him a bottle or get up at 2AM. But holy frick do that over and over and over the totality of a bunch of little things adds up sooner than you can imagine and you're absolutely exhausted.
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