I'm still in awe, rushing to get home to see her, driving past my old hangouts, enjoying being lame & staying home on the weekends watching TV... this will end when she starts having attitude I'm told, heh. In the mean time, I'm absolutely enjoying her precious moments - here are a few things I've learned since:
- Baby farts are still hilarious. I don't understand how something the length of my arm can generate sounds that rival my own ass. Impressive, and she makes a great scapegoat:
Me: (fart) "Naomi, that was nasty!"
Mommy: "That was you."
Me: "Busted."
Also, somehow, she STILL doesn't spit up, nor do her diapers stink - yay breast milk! I think this is God's plan to ease parents into baby care, because I know this luxury won't last forever.
- Thank goodness for the Nexus 7. Also thank goodness for glider rocking chairs. I can rock her to sleep in one arm, and still keep up with technology with the other. And thanks to Android 4.2 multi user support, I can pick up right where I left off on my phone or Mac when she suddenly started fussing because life as a newborn is so hard.
- Thank goodness for the Xbox 360 Kinect Voice controls on Netflix. When you have child in one hand, grabbing a controller with the other can be cumbersome, to say the least. The ability to just say "Xbox, rewind, pause, play" when the little one is demanding attention is wonderful. Google & Apple need to step up. Oh wait.
- She settles down almost instantly when I play music from The Legend of Zelda, specifically the Faron Woods and Zelda's Lullaby - how appropriate. She also seems to like Metal Gear (she heard a lot of that in the womb, heh) and surprised me with... Josh Groban, whose Christmas music came on when she was tired of being in her car seat and she silenced immediately... I bought CDs the next day, heh.
- Newborns are blobs. Sitting her up? Plop (hilarious). No appendage control. Can't really see well either. But she knows how to eat, squeeze, cough, blink, sneeze, hiccup, fart (snicker), breathe, and beat her little heart. How? God amazes me, that's how.
- It *IS* possible to take a newborn to a movie theater - it's all about the timing. We waited until she was about to start her evening nap #1 (she has so many), dropped her into her carrier, and flew to the movie shack seconds from our house. We sat next to the exit in case of emergency (there are few things that annoy me more than phones & talking at a movie - crying babies are one of those), and watch Wreck-It Ralph with her strapped to mommy's chest.. with nary a peep, no issues, mommy not tired, nothing! We even stayed until the end of the credits, lol. Gonna try this again with 007 Skyfall, but the real challenge will be the Hobbit come December 14th, when she may not be sleeping at all hours of the day... fingers crossed.
- Zzzzzzzzz. She's gotten pretty good at sleeping for 3 or 4 hours in the night, just waking up enough to eat, and then going right back to sleep. Which mommy and daddy do as well. With the occasional afternoon nap thrown in. I've heard numerous times my wife looks amazing, and can't believe she just had a kid. I have to agree, she looks stunning for what her body just went through, and is already within single digits of her college weight - super woman indeed. No doubt the ability to get some rest contributes to this, heh. And speaking of, the only thing more peaceful than taking a nap with your newborn snuggled up close is taking a nap with both mommy and daddy snuggled up close... okay, my teeth are hurting with so much sweetness, heh.
She challenges and changes how I think, what I do, how I love, and how I want to be. The ride has already made the bond with my spouse even stronger as we wrestle to figure out how to raise this kid (we have no idea what we are doing) but with prayer, friends, family, and the conveniently located eateries in our vicinity, I think we are off to a strong start. And I can't wait, yet, I am savoring each of these moments.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to order a Ms. Pac-Man... um changing table, yeah, that's it.
- Baby farts are still hilarious. I don't understand how something the length of my arm can generate sounds that rival my own ass. Impressive, and she makes a great scapegoat:
Me: (fart) "Naomi, that was nasty!"
Mommy: "That was you."
Me: "Busted."
Also, somehow, she STILL doesn't spit up, nor do her diapers stink - yay breast milk! I think this is God's plan to ease parents into baby care, because I know this luxury won't last forever.
- Thank goodness for the Nexus 7. Also thank goodness for glider rocking chairs. I can rock her to sleep in one arm, and still keep up with technology with the other. And thanks to Android 4.2 multi user support, I can pick up right where I left off on my phone or Mac when she suddenly started fussing because life as a newborn is so hard.
- Thank goodness for the Xbox 360 Kinect Voice controls on Netflix. When you have child in one hand, grabbing a controller with the other can be cumbersome, to say the least. The ability to just say "Xbox, rewind, pause, play" when the little one is demanding attention is wonderful. Google & Apple need to step up. Oh wait.
- She settles down almost instantly when I play music from The Legend of Zelda, specifically the Faron Woods and Zelda's Lullaby - how appropriate. She also seems to like Metal Gear (she heard a lot of that in the womb, heh) and surprised me with... Josh Groban, whose Christmas music came on when she was tired of being in her car seat and she silenced immediately... I bought CDs the next day, heh.
- Newborns are blobs. Sitting her up? Plop (hilarious). No appendage control. Can't really see well either. But she knows how to eat, squeeze, cough, blink, sneeze, hiccup, fart (snicker), breathe, and beat her little heart. How? God amazes me, that's how.
- It *IS* possible to take a newborn to a movie theater - it's all about the timing. We waited until she was about to start her evening nap #1 (she has so many), dropped her into her carrier, and flew to the movie shack seconds from our house. We sat next to the exit in case of emergency (there are few things that annoy me more than phones & talking at a movie - crying babies are one of those), and watch Wreck-It Ralph with her strapped to mommy's chest.. with nary a peep, no issues, mommy not tired, nothing! We even stayed until the end of the credits, lol. Gonna try this again with 007 Skyfall, but the real challenge will be the Hobbit come December 14th, when she may not be sleeping at all hours of the day... fingers crossed.
- Zzzzzzzzz. She's gotten pretty good at sleeping for 3 or 4 hours in the night, just waking up enough to eat, and then going right back to sleep. Which mommy and daddy do as well. With the occasional afternoon nap thrown in. I've heard numerous times my wife looks amazing, and can't believe she just had a kid. I have to agree, she looks stunning for what her body just went through, and is already within single digits of her college weight - super woman indeed. No doubt the ability to get some rest contributes to this, heh. And speaking of, the only thing more peaceful than taking a nap with your newborn snuggled up close is taking a nap with both mommy and daddy snuggled up close... okay, my teeth are hurting with so much sweetness, heh.
She challenges and changes how I think, what I do, how I love, and how I want to be. The ride has already made the bond with my spouse even stronger as we wrestle to figure out how to raise this kid (we have no idea what we are doing) but with prayer, friends, family, and the conveniently located eateries in our vicinity, I think we are off to a strong start. And I can't wait, yet, I am savoring each of these moments.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to order a Ms. Pac-Man... um changing table, yeah, that's it.
