full-speed ahead
Baby-proofing a house is best done early on in a baby's life, preferably before they become mobile. I know this because we have not done this. Our method, despite our best intentions, is to watch what kind of havoc Kai is going to wreak today, and remove those possibilities that could cause serious harm. All heavy and/or sharp objects have been moved onto high ground.
Interestingly enough, if Kai notices the bathroom door open, he crawls right up to the tub and pulls himself up. It seems like he's hoping there's water in there so that he can splash his hands in it. That is his favorite water activity, splashing his hands like crazy and soaking everything within a five-foot radius.
The other day while Kai was sitting in his lounger, drinking a bottle, I experienced one of those hyper-present moments. It was like I was looking down at myself looking at him, and wondering if this was all real. I quickly snapped back to reality and the gravity of the situation set in. This wasn't going anywhere. I've never had anything so permanent in my life. I've never had a lifelong commitment to anything before. Fatherhood is a big deal to me.
It's been said that to do something extraordinary, commit to it and the path will become known. It's absolutely true in this case. I had no idea how to be a father before, or how to be a family. But Erin and I committed to it, and we're doing it. And everyday we figure it out and make it happen and enjoy every minute of it.
Interestingly enough, if Kai notices the bathroom door open, he crawls right up to the tub and pulls himself up. It seems like he's hoping there's water in there so that he can splash his hands in it. That is his favorite water activity, splashing his hands like crazy and soaking everything within a five-foot radius.
The other day while Kai was sitting in his lounger, drinking a bottle, I experienced one of those hyper-present moments. It was like I was looking down at myself looking at him, and wondering if this was all real. I quickly snapped back to reality and the gravity of the situation set in. This wasn't going anywhere. I've never had anything so permanent in my life. I've never had a lifelong commitment to anything before. Fatherhood is a big deal to me.
It's been said that to do something extraordinary, commit to it and the path will become known. It's absolutely true in this case. I had no idea how to be a father before, or how to be a family. But Erin and I committed to it, and we're doing it. And everyday we figure it out and make it happen and enjoy every minute of it.
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2:23 AM
2 Comments:
i like the new blog, but isn't there gonna be a new photo for every entry?
Oh WOW! How I can relate to this blog! Being a parent is a whole NEW world...sounds so cliche but it is so true. I never new how family life worked..I never knew permanance..as a matter of fact, in my own way I strictly avoided permanence. Responsibility was a dirty dirty word in those days!
How true it is, your statement, Commit to it and the path will become known" It is so true! Danny and I haven't the foggiest on how we do it and how it works so well, but we do it EVERYDAY, and everyday it all works out...Everything always comes out just as it should be. I fell into this family, per say, a totally different person than I am today..I was so nervous of all the changes in my life...so afraid, wondering how the hell I would do this, but I learned through this experience that it comes to you as you need it..and without knowledge you become a beautifully changed human being!
What a beautiful evolvement, this time in both our lives! Im so happy for us, for our families...WE DID IT!! YAY FOR US!
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