Savvy Stories chapter 3 Post Wednesday October 30, 2013 Morning post: 23 1/2 inches. Kids growing like a weed! Late night post: Again, this is what I think of at 3am when Im changing a diaper or making a bottle for this tiny little baby: Everyone says it goes by so fast, they grow up so quickly... it sure doesn’t feel that way when you are in the middle of a series of 3am feedings – it seems like it will last forever! But there will be a day soon when she doesnt need me to hold the bottle for her. I think Ill miss that, so I try to enjoy each one I DO get to do, even at 3am. It’s hard to explain. This may be the only baby we ever have. That means, once these 3am feedings are over, they are over forever, never to return for as long as I live. They are difficult; I never knew how much the interrupted sleep wears on you; how, night after night it can wear you down. That’s the hard part. But the good part is, something magical may be happening. Those 3am feedings may only last a few months and then they will never happen again, and in that special time in the middle of the night when it’s just my daughter and me, as she patiently watches me make her bottle while she sits on the kitchen counter in her bouncy chair, smiling at me and enjoying her late night snack as I watch bad sitcom reruns on TV and then we both sit and rock in the chair as she falls asleep, a special daddy-daughter bond may be forming. I hope so. I hope it’s an investment that pays back later, somehow. There is a certain comfort about falling asleep in the arms of your parents as they hold you. Complete and utter security and comfort. Undeniable protection. In the dark quiet of the late night, holding my daughter, rocking in the chair… the glow of the TV being the only light, she slumbers peacefully. With each cry that you respond to in the middle of the night, the bond grows. With each 3am bottle, it strengthens. I am here for you. In every imaginable way, I am here for you. I always will be. I simply had no idea of what being a father meant, and I am learning it now. Each of these insignificant moments build up to mean something later, but even if they don’t, they meant a lot to me. Come back tomorrow for the next installment of Savvy Stories chapter 3 If you are enjoying this Savvy Stories eBook, you can own it now through Amazon dot com for your Kindle, Barnes & Noble dot com for your Nook, and Smashwords dot com for your Apple iPad, Sony, or any other eReader!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0000
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