Wow! Time really flies when you are occupied 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since the arrival of Abigail, everything changed in my 'smooth sailing' daily life.
Imagine this : You wake up in the middle of the night, with a bottle in one hand, and something else on the other hand which gets heavier and heavier every night. You better not fall asleep while doing this or the baby gets milk all over her face and body...which YOU have to clean up! You tried your best to stay awake until she finishes the bottle, then you start 'winding' her, hoping that she 'burps'...usually takes a good 5-10 minutes if you are lucky. Then, nappy changing time. You try to be as quick as possible, taking care not to wake her up or else it will be 'more' time putting her back to sleep...Abigail is considered a fast 'drinker' and the whole process takes about 30-45 minutes, all depends on luck. Finally, you put her back to her cot, and try to fall asleep yourself as fast as possible because the next feeding time is just a couple of hours away. The thought of 'falling asleep as fast as possible' is so stressful, you find it difficult to fall asleep...The same thing happened day after day, night after night, for the past 10 weeks. Is it worthwhile? One little smile or giggle from her makes everything worthwhile. I am willing to do it again and again and again and again...
More about tears and laughter of fatherhood in the next episode...
