Fatherhood!

[jellydonut25]

I'll be back at work within a week or so of the baby's arrival, so I'm really wondering how things will change for me.

My wife is a teacher, so she'll be off for the remainder of the school year and then all summer, so it's not like we need to worry about a NEWBORN child in daycare or anything like that, but I'll not be chained to my house, that's for sure. Someone's gotta bring home the bacon (which I completely forgot to pick up at the store the other day).

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[klen7]

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Hybrid Gojira]

Quick update...

Our baby was due on the 5th. We thought for sure labor was starting last night. Contractions were coming every 20 minutes like clockwork. It was late, so we decided to go to bed...then after getting up this morning everything came to a complete stop. :/

Now I'm exhausted because I couldn't sleep and have work to look forward to.

It will all be worth it, but saying I'm anxious would be an understatement.

[Hybrid Gojira]

This morning at 5:56 I officially became a Father....words can do no justice to how awesome and completely life changing this was. I've always heard that it is an instant change ... I couldn't agree more.

And I cannot behind to explain how crazy seeing the birth actually was. It was easily the most mind-blowing thing I've ever seen. More importantly my wife and baby are both healthy and doing well.

Here's our little guy -

[lhb412]

Super congrats! He's totally adorable!

[klen7]

Awesome! Enjoy the ride. Congrats. May his days be happy and his father wealthy

[jellydonut25]

Awesome! Congrats!

[king_ghidorah]

Congrats!

[Hybrid Gojira]

Thanks!

Jelly, since I know you're not too far behind me...

Your wife will completely amaze you with what she can do. It's incredible. I can't even explain what it's like.

[gojira_fan]

Congrats!

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[canofhumdingers]

We're also expecting our first in just a few weeks now. We've done his nursery in an Outer Space theme. I made him a mobile for the crib:

[Cookie]

I have a 3 year old(he turns 4 next month) and a 9 month old. After awhile everything become a routine. My oldest likes Godzilla, even though he's not his favorite character.... By still happy he enjoys Godzilla.

[O.Supreme]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

Exhausted. That's me right now, and we have tons of help from our family. I've been getting zero sleep one or two nights and 10 hours the third day, but now my body feels like it's rejecting the weird pattern of rest... Work really sucks because I feel almost worthless while I'm here. Everyone tells my my body will adapt, but right now I could pass out in my chair at work and feel kind of ok about it.

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

It's brutal man. He sleeps like 2-3 hours at a time, which is manageable..but two days ago he'd wake up every 45 minutes. I'm a light sleeper anyway and there's nothing worse than sleeping off and on for 10 minute stretches.

I will say it's truly wonderful to be a father tho. I might whine about the lack of sleep, but once you have your child it won't matter.

[klen7]

Hey JellyD, we had "help" for the first two days...but it was like more work since we had house guests and when it's your first newborn, you kind of don't want to trust anyone else with them anyway. i really preferred when it was just my wife and I. We pretty much worked in shifts with the baby duties, but there will be a week or two of "baby brain" as you adjust... and your whole world perspective and priorities magically change during that time as well. I still remember holding my daughter all night long her first night home from the hospital while everyone else slept. She was such a sweet little lump all curled up on her daddy's chest... and that was worth every second.