Cluster-Feeding
I have learned so much since my wife got pregnant about so many things regarding my son. The two words above are just another thing to add to my daddy dictionary.
If you don’t know what it means, here is a loose male definition of those two words. A cluster-feeding is when your baby just wants to eat and eat and eat and eat, etc. Usually this happens during a growth spurt and it can go on for hours or days. No matter how many times you put him up to his mom to be fed it never seems like he gets enough. As first time parents it can be very challenging. Your baby is crying and nothing you do will console him. It can be tough to get use to We have been lucky so far because the times we think he has been cluster feeding it has been at good times of the day – not in the darkness of deep late night.
Car Seats
Anybody else feel like they are hurting their child when they put them into one of these contraptions? As a first time parent this has been very challenging for dear old dad. I have been the one putting him into it and honestly I just expect something horrific to happen every time I do it. I feel like I am putting him into an Iron Maiden. I know car seats are built this way for safety, but it is going to take some time to get used to strapping him in.
Baby Clothes
This is the one area that I know where I am truly a guy. I can’t put baby clothes on my kid no matter how hard I work at it. It takes me forever to get it right. Trying to put stuff over moving arms and legs is just impossible sometimes.
Other Thoughts
I did get my first peed on experience a few days ago. I was sitting on the couch holding him when I felt this warmth that wasn’t there before. It soaked my shorts pretty good. We realized the diaper he was wearing was too big so we switched back to the newborn size. Lesson learned – I’m sure we are not the only ones who’ve made this mistake.
I guess that is about it. We are at a week since we brought him home and I tell you what – it is awesome. The greatest thing about parenting so far has been the little moments – the little things he does. A few days ago I went in to get him up and he was wide awake. He looked right at me with a set of expressive eyes that I had never seen before. Sure, I had seen him with his eyes open, but not like this. You could just see this change. There are a lot of little things like this happening every day, but I won’t bore you with them now.
A Poetry Journey 