I’ll Keep Him!
June 23, 2009
See the guy in the photo? He changes diapers – at least as many as I do. He gives babies baths. He feeds that sleeping kid a bottle every night when the baby wakes up. He sleeps next to that baby and soothes him back to sleep countless times every night. He reads bedtime stories – and uses voices! He packs diaper bags. He installs car seats. He pushes strollers. He tests crib mattresses. He puts cribs and beds together. He paints nurseries and toddler rooms. He makes dinner! He feeds kids dinner. He gives his kids food off of his own fork! He plays games. He helps to put puzzles together. He colors. He plays with play dough. He finds lost “guys”. He pushes bikes. He plays “basketball”. He pushes kids on swings. He carries babies. He kisses boo-boos. He wrestles. He holds you when you’re sick. He has nearly infinite amounts of patience. He has several episodes of Little Einsteins memorized. He has a whole page of iPhone apps dedicated to entertaining his son. He has been peed on, pooped on, vomited on, spit-up on, drooled on, sneezed on and cried on. He is immeasurably proud of his sons. I cannot imagine a better father for my sons. Whether they realize it or not, they hit the jackpot! Happy Father’s Day (a little belated) Sweetheart. I love you.
Finally, after getting sooo close so many times, Parker finally rolled over (back to front) on Father’s Day! He hasn’t put on a repeat performance yet, but we know it’s just a matter of time. He’d really prefer to be walking I think, but he’s content to do baby squats at least 500 a day until he can stand on his own. I haven’t convinced him that his balance needs to improve for the whole walking thing to really work…
I think Xander is starting to outgrow his need for naps… I say this with disappointment, because on the weekends I find myself needing that down time as much or sometimes more than he does… But lately, it’s taken a long, long time to get him to fall asleep. If he doesn’t nap, he is still grumpy in the late afternoon, but he is having a harder time falling asleep in the middle of the day.
Today is April 30th. Four months ago today I was lying on a hospital bed and as I type this, I think the surgeons were stitching me up after my C-section. It’s hard to believe that 4 months have flown by. On the other hand, Parker has grown so much that sometimes it’s hard to believe that it’s only been 4 months.
I have always had tons of admiration for single parents. Parenting is a tough job when there are two people around to share the burden. Taking all of that on by yourself can sometimes seems like an insurmountable task. More kids means the challenge starts to look a little more like Mission Impossible.
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