Comments on: Parental Leave Day 1

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:57:39 +0000

Ha! I’m sure I’ll have an interesting time when we get the Adiri.

“take control!” – priceless.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:56:43 +0000

Thanks Mom! Yeah, I have a vague idea of what moms might feasibly go through. Except that when Alie gets home I have this sense of “whew, someone to help!” while I suspect that when I got home from work, she didn’t get quite that same sense of relief. No matter what, she’s still always a bit more “on” than I am when we’re both around the house.

I’ll do my best to enjoy it all. I have no idea how you put up with my escaping antics. Cole looks like he’ll be an escape artist, too.

By: natalie

natalie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:09:05 +0000

you’re awesome! Way to go Dad!!!!!!!!
And believe it or not, us mommies have our days like that too – except we get the babe all swaddled and *looking* happy right before you come home and claim it’s all mother instinct.
I remember Steve fumbling with an Adiri and trying to navigate the damn thing towards her mouth. The conversation went something like this:
me: “Okay, lets see if you can handle it. Can you feed her?”
him: “yep! okay…let’s see…I’ll just angle it in slowly…uh, no wait, I’ll back up…maybe I’ll try again…um…let’s wait a few minutes, oh no, now she’s crying…this thing is huge! why is this thing so huge for her mouth?!”
me: “just shove it in her mouth! take control!”
him: (on the verge of losing it) “I just…uh….why can’t you just feed her?! just don’t go!”

Ah…..those were the days….

By: Mom P

Mom P — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:39:15 +0000

Sounds like a fun day. Now you have an idea what Moms go through. Enjoy it all (good and bad) as they grow up so quick.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:09:19 +0000

Thanks for swinging by, Melissa! Love your blog, and of course your tweets.

I’m only just starting the baby stage. We’re planning to have at least another 2 or 3, so I can’t even imagine when the baby stage will end. It’s like an impossible dream at the moment.

But he makes us laugh so much every day that I guess I’ll see if my endurance is up to it.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:08:00 +0000

I’ve always tried taking the approach that “at least it’ll make a story” for these less than ideal days.

‘Cept now people can sit through them (or not) onscreen instead of trying to find an exit strategy during a conversation at a get-together.

By: shauna

shauna — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:37:01 +0000

this would be a good story for your baby scrapbook!! Sounds like a fun day. LOL!

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:09:09 +0000

i’m SO glad i’m out of the baby stage. i’m just way too tired for days like those!!