I bet you all are doing fine and great this Sunday. Yes, it's Sunday family day. How would you spend your rest day today? If you say you'll do the laundry, same bros and sisters. I'll be doing the laundry when my baby is asleep. Making her sleep is easy but when I am about to put her on her bed, she will automatically open her eyes and know she's not in my arms anymore. I guess that's one of the babies' superpowers, huh. And for that, my work will be put on hold for longer time. But it's fine. I will just enjoy our bonding because I know soon, I will miss this when she's able to do things her own. So now, let this be the start of my forever busy journey as a dad. From being just a brother to dad realquick lol. I can still remember what I wrote in my previous articles that I want to get rid of my little brother and I just hope I won't think of that way to my baby haha!
So yeah, forever busy.
The start of the journey begins when my baby came out. The picture above was taken during her very first day. She is so cute and little and I want to squeeze and kiss her only if I am allowed. Though my baby doesn't weigh just like the normal babies, for me she's the healthiest and bravest among all. She battled the infection and low sugar with courage even if she was just 2-day old that time. She was even swabbed by the nurse and seeing her cry because of the pain cause by it pained me too but I don't have a choice since it's the hospital's protocol. If only I can take all the pain and illness she felth during those times, I will not hesitate to take them all.
I am glad that she's now fine. The one who's not fine now is her mom who's always anxious and scared about things. She would observe our baby's movement and panic whenever she thinks that is unusual. She even panicked when she saw some milk coming out of our baby's mouth. She almost cried when our baby starts to cough because of too much milk. Are you like that too? I am a first time parent as well but I don't panic the same as my girlfriend. Can't judge her tho because she's a mom and I know moms can feel what baby feels for they have that mother's instinct.
Having a baby and a little family surely limit my freedom. I can't go anywhere anytime I want because I need to help my girlfriend nurse our little warrior. I also have to work so I can provide my baby's needs knowing that Pampers (diaper) ain't cheap as I thought.
My girlfriend also can't do tiring things as she just gave birth. I can't let her cook and do the laundry for she needs to rest while our baby is asleep. Taking care of a baby is not an easy task and it's energy consuming. Even though I am not the one who breastfeed her, I can feel that the job to feed the baby and putting them to sleep are hard. Sometimes, it's testing my girlfriend's patience. There was a time when she's frustrated because our baby doesn't want to be put on bed. It was already 3 AM and she doesn't want to sleep. I don't know what my girlfriend did but after few hours, yes hours, she was able to put the baby on bed.
I, being a father helped in nursing our baby but sometimes, she refused my care and she will look for her mom. How do they know? How can babies recognize?
Wait, the little one is now awake and any time soon, she will cry and want to be swaddled and swing back and forth. She also loves to listen to music too. Whenever the music stops, she will wake up and look for that noise. Okay, she's now starting to cry so I guess this is the end of my article today. I am glad I am able to write this morning. I hope I will be able to write everyday in just a short time.
Happy Sunday y'all!
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I think karamihan sa mga new mommies talaga ay ganun. Same with my sister-in-law. Kahit nga nung lumaki na na madapa lang or maipit lang grabeng panic na. Na kahit ngayon na 7yrs na yung anak niya eh ganun pa rin siya.
The first few months will really be tiring but everything is worth it. 🥰