Yes, it is the title of a song, however, I am referring to my Daughter, Grace Caroline. She was born March 25, 2011 in Asheville NC and boy was that a life changing event! My wife, Maggie and I could not be happier! It seems as though little Grace develops a new characteristic every day. Gracie is now 4 months old and so much has changed in such a short amount of time. I think back to the first few weeks and remember sitting in bed thinking to myself "I have no idea what I am supposed to do". There is no real training for having a baby, no preseason, no warm ups. One day you wake up thinking about what your going to have for breakfast, then you just wake up..wake up....and wake up some more. Some nights I can remember laying there thinking I am never going to sleep again. I would sit there searching the internet for answers, hoping that something I would read would allow me to stop worrying about little baby Grace......some of the answers were there, but the worrying never stopped, at least not completely. Raising a baby is hard, real hard, but a ton of fun as well. In just four months we have so many wonderful memories and stories that deserve to be on paper...and may even help someone at 3 a.m. when they are sitting there asking the themselves "is it normal for my baby to be doing that"?
Since the name of my blog is "stay at home dad", I probably don't have to tell you but yes, I am a stay at home dad. My beautiful wife Maggie works as a pharmacist Monday-Friday so I recently quit my job so that I am able to stay at home with Gracie! Lucky me right? I do consider myself extremely lucky, however, this is more on the job training than I have ever had in my life. I hope to share my stories and experiences and provide some laughs, jog some memories and maybe even give some of you parents a few tips. Till next time....
Rad man! Too cool that you have that opportunity, im jealous. I can relate so heavily to what you're saying. Going from living for yourself to living for someone else is something that can't be taught yet still must be learned. My son is almost 18 months (and still only weighs 18 pounds Haha) and we continue to learn new things daily. From teaching him sign language to many a hospital visit, all you can do is wake up and move forward. Hats off to you! And congrats!
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