Saturday, July 04, 2009
Dependents' Day
To all my American friends (in America), I hope you enjoy your Fourth of July to the fullest. My Independence Day has been a celebration of not being independent anymore. Mako and Go have come home!
I know, I'm as surprised as you are. She called me late one night this week and asked me if I was done building the crib. I was not, and she asked me to get it ready because she wanted to bring the baby home. I thought she would spend at least one week with her parents after leaving the hospital (perhaps even two or three), but that didn't happen. What exactly did happen I'll never know, but something prompted Mako to leave their house much sooner than we had discussed.
So far, this baby thing is not going as smoothly as my research indicated it would. I was under the impression that newborns slept a lot (hence the expression "sleeping like a baby") but so far, Go doesn't sleep much. I knew he wouldn't be able to sleep through the night but I thought he would spend more of his time asleep than he does. He seems to be always hungry, which worries me that we're misreading the signs and feeding him when he doesn't want it. Are babies like goldfish? Will they consume anything that they receive to the point of detriment?
That's all I have time to say on the matter for now. Things are obviously going to change a lot and I'll have to accept that. At least I can count on finding time to write at work as my responsibilities decrease, because my responsibilities at home took a massive upturn today. Still, I used the word "celebrate" for a reason: I'm very happy Mako is home and that our son is here with us. This is going to be hard work but we knew that. I only wish I knew if things got easier or harder from here - the books seem to conflict on that point!
I know, I'm as surprised as you are. She called me late one night this week and asked me if I was done building the crib. I was not, and she asked me to get it ready because she wanted to bring the baby home. I thought she would spend at least one week with her parents after leaving the hospital (perhaps even two or three), but that didn't happen. What exactly did happen I'll never know, but something prompted Mako to leave their house much sooner than we had discussed.
So far, this baby thing is not going as smoothly as my research indicated it would. I was under the impression that newborns slept a lot (hence the expression "sleeping like a baby") but so far, Go doesn't sleep much. I knew he wouldn't be able to sleep through the night but I thought he would spend more of his time asleep than he does. He seems to be always hungry, which worries me that we're misreading the signs and feeding him when he doesn't want it. Are babies like goldfish? Will they consume anything that they receive to the point of detriment?
That's all I have time to say on the matter for now. Things are obviously going to change a lot and I'll have to accept that. At least I can count on finding time to write at work as my responsibilities decrease, because my responsibilities at home took a massive upturn today. Still, I used the word "celebrate" for a reason: I'm very happy Mako is home and that our son is here with us. This is going to be hard work but we knew that. I only wish I knew if things got easier or harder from here - the books seem to conflict on that point!
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