DAY 8

18 Feb 2013

Good morning baby.  Its nice to wake up with baby again.  We all survived our first week.

All went to plan following our routine, until it was playtime...baby didn’t want to sit on me, lie down and play, tummy time, not even her jumper.  Nothing seemed to settle her apart from me carrying her around.  At first I wondered if she is teething...or did she have a weekend of everyone carrying her around!?!  I’m not sure what happened but it was not a pleasant day, most of it was spent crying. 

When Pau got home and was settled I asked if she could deal with baby for a bit.  Would you believe that baby was fine from then on lol and had loads of smiles.  I was thinking “you little monkey!”

I am fortunate to have other people (Pau, my mother, my mother’s partner, my siblings and my father) to support me and give me time out and share the responsibility. I hope that all dads have a support system.  My hope is that this blog will encourage other dads to feel comfortable in sharing their experiences.