Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Roran laughs! This is a real laugh vs. the "ha ha " he did for me a couple weeks ago. Yeah!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
I hope this stage passes quick
God damn it sucks when your kid doesn't like you...
It is really hard to be a dad sometimes. You can't actually be the one that feeds him. You are the one that has to go back to work, so you only get to see your baby when he is asleep in the morning (and being snapped at to not wake him up so mom can still sleep after I leave) and in the evening after spending close to 10hrs away. So that means that he is nice and tired and easily fussy when you get home. Since he spends the majority of time with mom, you don't have a strong connection with him so when he wants to relax, it is rarely with you.
This has been my past month. What a blast...I love this part. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade the little mini-me for anything in the world, but I really can't wait to get past this stage.
Tonight is a perfect example of what we are going through right now. Jessica is doing a Xfit class from 7:30pm to 8:30pm 3 days a week. That means that I get him for about 90 mins a week where it is just me and him. Sounds great right? I get to tell him all the stories that mom doesn't want me to, we talk about going to college, what it means to be a man...all the fun dad stuff right?
WRONG
Jessica leaves usually as he starts to cry (don't blame her). It usually takes me 15-20mins to get him calmed down so that he can have his nap. Once that happens, about 20-30mins later he wakes up. I go in, put the Binky back in his mouth, make funny faces and we start talking again. This lasts about 10mins. Then the REAL crying starts. He is hungry. So I get the bottle that we have all ready to go and try to feed him. Which then turns into a 45min battle of trying to get him to eat (it has been 2-3hrs since his last meal) to get him to eat 4 oz. FOUR OUNCES. Usually (when mom is feeding him), this takes about 25mins. But when dad is doing it, it takes 45mins and he is literally screaming the entire time. Screaming like I'm waiting for the neighbors to call the cops screaming.
So the moral of the story is what dads get is about 3-4hrs before its bath and bed time. Yes, I get to spend 3-4hrs a day with my child...no wonder he barely remembers who I am. And everyone tells me that its hard for the mom to go back to work. Do they have any idea what a dad goes through? I had to go back to work after about 2 weeks, and then leave EVERY morning knowing that it will be a battle to get him to remember who I am when I get home.
WTF...I'm the dad, so its easier for me? I don't care as much? America is kind of messed up that way. I think that moms and dads should get the same time off w/o having to worry about their jobs or what is going to happen. Because I'll tell you and everyone else who thinks it's 'easier' for men, go to hell. If you care about your child, it isn't easy and people need to recognize that.
In reality, I'm pretty confident that Roran remembers me and that he isn't upset because it is me that is trying to feed him a bottle vs. Jess. But it's still hard.
But hey, it's all part of being a dad right? I hope this stage passes quick.
It is really hard to be a dad sometimes. You can't actually be the one that feeds him. You are the one that has to go back to work, so you only get to see your baby when he is asleep in the morning (and being snapped at to not wake him up so mom can still sleep after I leave) and in the evening after spending close to 10hrs away. So that means that he is nice and tired and easily fussy when you get home. Since he spends the majority of time with mom, you don't have a strong connection with him so when he wants to relax, it is rarely with you.
This has been my past month. What a blast...I love this part. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade the little mini-me for anything in the world, but I really can't wait to get past this stage.
Tonight is a perfect example of what we are going through right now. Jessica is doing a Xfit class from 7:30pm to 8:30pm 3 days a week. That means that I get him for about 90 mins a week where it is just me and him. Sounds great right? I get to tell him all the stories that mom doesn't want me to, we talk about going to college, what it means to be a man...all the fun dad stuff right?
WRONG
Jessica leaves usually as he starts to cry (don't blame her). It usually takes me 15-20mins to get him calmed down so that he can have his nap. Once that happens, about 20-30mins later he wakes up. I go in, put the Binky back in his mouth, make funny faces and we start talking again. This lasts about 10mins. Then the REAL crying starts. He is hungry. So I get the bottle that we have all ready to go and try to feed him. Which then turns into a 45min battle of trying to get him to eat (it has been 2-3hrs since his last meal) to get him to eat 4 oz. FOUR OUNCES. Usually (when mom is feeding him), this takes about 25mins. But when dad is doing it, it takes 45mins and he is literally screaming the entire time. Screaming like I'm waiting for the neighbors to call the cops screaming.
So the moral of the story is what dads get is about 3-4hrs before its bath and bed time. Yes, I get to spend 3-4hrs a day with my child...no wonder he barely remembers who I am. And everyone tells me that its hard for the mom to go back to work. Do they have any idea what a dad goes through? I had to go back to work after about 2 weeks, and then leave EVERY morning knowing that it will be a battle to get him to remember who I am when I get home.
WTF...I'm the dad, so its easier for me? I don't care as much? America is kind of messed up that way. I think that moms and dads should get the same time off w/o having to worry about their jobs or what is going to happen. Because I'll tell you and everyone else who thinks it's 'easier' for men, go to hell. If you care about your child, it isn't easy and people need to recognize that.
In reality, I'm pretty confident that Roran remembers me and that he isn't upset because it is me that is trying to feed him a bottle vs. Jess. But it's still hard.
But hey, it's all part of being a dad right? I hope this stage passes quick.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Pumpkin Patch 2009
The Pumpkin Patch was so much fun. My mom's birthday was Monday so we celebrated on Sunday and decided what would be a better way to celebrate than taking the babies to the patch and posing them with pumpkins! It was a lot of fun. Of course we had to torture them a little bit as well. Riley was asleep in the snuggly and Rachel pulled her out, took off her coat and set her next to Roran. Watch the slide show to see the sequence of events that will have you rolling in your chair. You will know the photos when you get to them. It starts with Riley sleeping next to Roran and she slowly wakes and then starts screaming, its hysterical. Yes, I know we are warped and twisted to think that this screaming is so funny, but wait till you see the pictures!! Enjoy...
The Pumpkin Patch was so much fun. My mom's birthday was Monday so we celebrated on Sunday and decided what would be a better way to celebrate than taking the babies to the patch and posing them with pumpkins! It was a lot of fun. Of course we had to torture them a little bit as well. Riley was asleep in the snuggly and Rachel pulled her out, took off her coat and set her next to Roran. Watch the slide show to see the sequence of events that will have you rolling in your chair. You will know the photos when you get to them. It starts with Riley sleeping next to Roran and she slowly wakes and then starts screaming, its hysterical. Yes, I know we are warped and twisted to think that this screaming is so funny, but wait till you see the pictures!! Enjoy... 
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