Currently as I sit here watching the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Speed Channel, I come to realize that the Daytona 500 is only three weeks away.
Yet I'm not as excited as previous years.
With Emily now in the family I decided to sell my tickets to this year's 500 in order to stay home and spend more time with her in her first few months. It's turning out to be a lot harder than I thought. I always looked forward to my trek to Daytona in February to escape the snow, ice, and cold. So this year for the first time since 1998 I won't be attending festivities of Speedweeks.
Don't get me wrong - I'd rather skip Daytona than not have Emily. She's the best thing that's ever happened to us (me) but it's hard to give up something you enjoy doing. I know I will be able to do it again in the future someday. So I keep that in mind.
So this year when the green flag flies at the Daytona 500, I will be enjoying the race from my couch for the first time in 13 years. It will definitely be weird.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Being a parent
Now that 2 and a half weeks have passed, I have time to reflect on that time as a parent.
Holy crap.
No matter what you read, waht you're told, how many questions you ask, etc, absolutely nothing can prepare you for being a parent. Even pets can't prepare you completely. It's amazing how much you try to prepare and when the real thing happens you're not ready.
Em has been eating every 2-4 hours depending on the day. We were on the breastfeeding thing for a while, but it just didn't work out like we had planned. SO now we're bottle feeding, which is easier, but man she eats a lot. A lot more than I had anticipated. Which of course turns into lots of dirty diapers. While not my favourite thing to do, changing diapers hasn't really gotten old yet.
It's fun to come home from work and even with a fussy baby still enjoy her company. And I know my wife appreciates the help when she can get it. She's tired, but at least she's been able to get somewhat more regular naps.
Being a parent is hard. No question about it.
Holy crap.
No matter what you read, waht you're told, how many questions you ask, etc, absolutely nothing can prepare you for being a parent. Even pets can't prepare you completely. It's amazing how much you try to prepare and when the real thing happens you're not ready.
Em has been eating every 2-4 hours depending on the day. We were on the breastfeeding thing for a while, but it just didn't work out like we had planned. SO now we're bottle feeding, which is easier, but man she eats a lot. A lot more than I had anticipated. Which of course turns into lots of dirty diapers. While not my favourite thing to do, changing diapers hasn't really gotten old yet.
It's fun to come home from work and even with a fussy baby still enjoy her company. And I know my wife appreciates the help when she can get it. She's tired, but at least she's been able to get somewhat more regular naps.
Being a parent is hard. No question about it.
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