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Being a Parent is What I am Forever Grateful for
My little 15 pound daughter changed my life
This time last year, I shoved my face with turkey and stuffing, worrying about only myself. My wife and I expected our first child in January. We had no idea what was in store for us.
Covid caused us to stay in the night before Thanksgiving for the first time since we started college. The year prior, we didn’t get home until 3 am. We spent our lives and the first couple years of our marriage nearly wholly untethered.
Only one year later, we couldn’t be any more opposite. Every decision is based on our daughter; we spend way more time at home than ever before, and the only time we’re awake at 3 am is when the baby wakes up. Ironically, my life has never felt more fulfilling.
Challenges Me to be Better
Only minutes in the world, my daughter cried, and it broke my heart. I knew that nothing would ever be the same.
The first couple of weeks was some of the most difficult I’ve experienced. There was no way to communicate; she was learning me, and I attempted to understand her. It’s safe to say that her mom and I didn’t get much sleep that week. She taught me a bit of resilience. I didn’t have a choice but to stay up and tend to her needs.
