Praise God!!!3 weeks have passed since Daniel was born. As proud new parents we are excitedly behind every move and sound that the little one is making. And as a proud Dad I am constantly in the kitchen cooking food ensuring that my Wife gets her daily meals on time while she is resting with our Baby.
Deciding what to cook for breakfast, lunch and dinner is easy. Cooking it is'nt so easy. Atleast it was easier when I was a Bachelor as I just had to cook once a day and that too only if I was desperately hungry. Now, chopping, grinding and boiling is done almost 3 times a day. After cooking I have to wash the dishes. Then it's time to bathe little Danny, all the more important that I don't forget to switch on the water heater hours earlier.
Later I have to do the laundry- Parents clothes separate, Baby clothes separate in baby washing powder, dark clothes separate, white clothes separate and colour clothes separate. That's why laundry also takes days to complete. Once washed, they are out out in the sun to dry. By evening I take them all back inside.
In between all this I make sure that I clean up all the mess and tidy everything in the house. Not to forget vaccuming and running up and down the stairs each nappy change time in order to get a new nappy and throw away the dirty one. As I cook, raw materials get over. So it's time now to buy groceries. Timely service of providing health drinks or boiled cumin water for my wife to drink.
While my wife requires a break, I am the sole substitute for holding our baby, helping him burp which normally takes plenty of hours and also being the perfect clown so that his loud cries will stop- a role which I am proud to play. If I am destined, then I can get a chance to check my Emails, Orkut, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts. If I am privileged then I get extra few minutes to take photos, upload them, blog, browse, make phone calls, and sit down with my legs on the stool.
After a long day's hectic schedule, I try to get some sleep in the night. Why try?- Because our baby who was born in the afternoon loves to sleep all day and mostly cry in the night. So once again we take turns in holding our baby and I once more step into my Clown Shoes. Wow! No wonder I dream of sleep, sleep and more sleep during the entire day wondering if I can get a sound sleep atleast for one night.
But thank you Danny, I now have my full time job. I may be tired, but this is something I am proud of- my full time job....! Dad's Life in the Fast Lane!!!
Again this makes me think- how much our parents have sacrificed their time, energy and money in bringing us upto this level! I may still have my arguments with my Mom, but each time I think of this, it makes me even more proud of what our parents have done for us. Thank God for blessing us with family whom we still don't know how much precious they are worth in our lives!
Daniel has a Toy Drum which was gifted by our friend. It's a colourful musical drum with a smiling face on each side. However for a long time our baby wasnt interested in this toy and few months back the battery died out. But since he didnt care about the drum I didnt put in new batteries either. But few weeks after his first birthday he suddenly started to show an interest in the drum. So my wife decided to sit with him and did the first drumming. All of a sudden he starts to do the same. And he was so happy while drumming. So now this is his new playtime activity- drumming!
Daniel has a Toy Drum which was gifted by our friend. It's a colourful musical drum with a smiling face on each side. However for a long time our baby wasnt interested in this toy and few months back the battery died out. But since he didnt care about the drum I didnt put in new batteries either. But few weeks after his first birthday he suddenly started to show an interest in the drum. So my wife decided to sit with him and did the first drumming. All of a sudden he starts to do the same. And he was so happy while drumming. So now this is his new playtime activity- drumming!
"Praise God, It's a Baby Boy!!!"