After four days of fatherhood Carmen insisted that I write something for the blog. She said, "Our friends and family want to know what you're thinking. You have a way with words that keeps people interested, I'll just check the spelling…" I said, "What do you meen I yous spel chek?" She answered, "Sometimes you outsmart it." I haven't decided if that is a compliment or not…I guess it is. Today is day five of this new lifestyle for all of us and I've found myself questioning my sanity in making this decision and other times overjoyed with my new son.
Knowing how much he's been through already in his first two years of life, he actually impresses me as much as he has me knocking my head against the wall. One minute I'll be asking myself, "How do you get crayon out of carpet?" the next minute notice how he has to take his shoes off once he enters the room. He takes my socks off even and stuffs them into my shoes. During his first bath I couldn't fathom why it was so fun to thrash around in the tub. (glad the hotel bathroom has a drain in the floor outside the tub.) But then the first time I took him to the potty he demonstrated how he's already pottytrained!…mostly. After seeing some impressive footage on America's Funniest Home Videos I had been imagining what feeding time might turn into with a two year old boy. Again I was awestruck with his dexterity as he utilized a pair of chopsticks to feed himself. There's a short video clip of him skillfully taming some ramen noodles. He does it to scrambled eggs too.
Today was day six for our little trooper as we went to get his medical examination and vaccinations. He probably felt like a human pin cushion as the nurses concluded all five inoculations. They tenderly placed little butterfly band aides over each shot location as they finished. If they had been tattoos you'd thought he was into body art. The two doctors we saw confirmed that he had all body parts accounted for and in good working order. I found it ironic that the ENT doctor was actually blind in one eye…As I put my wallet away I walked out of there feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted in more ways than one. We were all glad to have that behind us.
Knowing how much he's been through already in his first two years of life, he actually impresses me as much as he has me knocking my head against the wall. One minute I'll be asking myself, "How do you get crayon out of carpet?" the next minute notice how he has to take his shoes off once he enters the room. He takes my socks off even and stuffs them into my shoes. During his first bath I couldn't fathom why it was so fun to thrash around in the tub. (glad the hotel bathroom has a drain in the floor outside the tub.) But then the first time I took him to the potty he demonstrated how he's already pottytrained!…mostly. After seeing some impressive footage on America's Funniest Home Videos I had been imagining what feeding time might turn into with a two year old boy. Again I was awestruck with his dexterity as he utilized a pair of chopsticks to feed himself. There's a short video clip of him skillfully taming some ramen noodles. He does it to scrambled eggs too.
Today was day six for our little trooper as we went to get his medical examination and vaccinations. He probably felt like a human pin cushion as the nurses concluded all five inoculations. They tenderly placed little butterfly band aides over each shot location as they finished. If they had been tattoos you'd thought he was into body art. The two doctors we saw confirmed that he had all body parts accounted for and in good working order. I found it ironic that the ENT doctor was actually blind in one eye…As I put my wallet away I walked out of there feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted in more ways than one. We were all glad to have that behind us.
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