I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror this evening…dad mode has been activated.
This picture was taken after she had just thrown up all over me and we both needed to change.
Category: Family
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December 13, 2025
Today was the most relaxing Saturday that we’ve had in a while. It was still full of excitement, what with a nap in the afternoon on the couch, delivering an order, and giving Emi a bath. To top off the night, we had some Ovaltine.
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December 12, 2025
My parents have come to visit. Well, to spend time with Emi. It is one of the most heartwarming things I have ever witnessed to see my parents hold her. Of course, I have no idea what they looked like when they first held me or my sister, but watching them hold their first grandchild fills me with a calming joy.
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December 10, 2025
Emi is growing. Her newborn clothes are starting to get tight on her. She’s drinking almost 80 mL at each feed. I know that these moments are fleeting. I want to take at least one picture of her each day. Soon, these quick notes will be reminders instead of records.
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December 6, 2025
We took Emi on her first outing today. We went to the local café and stayed there while we had a coffee and small snack. She slept through the entire thing, in her bassinet, from when we left right until we got back.
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December 5, 2025
Figuring out how and when to sleep has been tricky. What we’ve been trying is me taking the evening shift, until about midnight, while Hannah has some time to herself and sleeps if she wants and/or can. From then until the morning, it’s my turn to sleep so that I’m rested enough for work during the day.
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December 1, 2025
A week ago today, I was helpless as Hannah endured the pain that signalled the beginning of her labour. For hours, we were in disbelief, all of the advice we had received hadn’t accounted for any of what we – she – was going through. “You’ll know,” they all said. We certainly didn’t. Finally, at around three in the morning, I drove us to the hospital. We were admitted and then moved from triage to the labour and delivery ward around eight.
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Waiting for Her, and Wondering How to Capture it All
I got my flu and COVID vaccines on Friday night, hoping to protect myself and my family. I spent all of yesterday sick in bed, alternating between hot and cold, sweating and freezing. Thankfully, our daughter is arriving later than scheduled.
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She’ll be here soon
Tomorrow has been a deadline for some many things. Get the wall unit and bookshelf built. Check. Get the pen orders done. Half-check. Prepare your plans for school. Check. Get your vaccines for the year. Check. I’ve been chasing checkmarks.
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Two Days to Go
I’m expecting the baby to be late. Apparently, the first ones always are. I was two days late. I’m still regularly late. But, I can’t live my life on what might be. Instead, I have to work with what I know.
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Crocheting Comfort
I can still picture the blankets my mom crocheted when she was pregnant. One is blue and white; the other, lime green. I’d never given them much thought before, but they’re beloved, understated treasures. They’re always around at my parents’ house, a comforting part of the home. Of course, I want my daughter to have the same.
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