Among other things of being a new father
There’s been many small thoughts I’ve been having so here’s some of them:
The Army TSHIRT Dad look
I finally understand why so many young dads wear this tshirt. It’s because the baby’s going to poop, puke, or pee on you, and you need a shirt that you can wash hard, or just throw away without feeling like you’ve wasted money. Thus, the army tshirt that we paid no money for.
I’ve worn green for so long, I actually felt weird wearing non green when taking care of the baby at home. Then I decided to just be real and wear whatever I felt like wearing, because I could just wash my clothes if stuff got on them.
The Ease of Food Delivery
We’ve been ordering food in all the time. It’s because it’s insane to try and cook with a newborn around. I get maybe 15-30 minutes of pure time on my own. Sometimes a bit more. But there’s always this pressure of the baby crying. It’s like having a turnout, but it’s not a drill instructor, it’s a 3 week old baby screaming her head off at you.
Therefore, we order in food. I order in more than Clarice because her mom cooks dinner for her. I get a range of carbs and proteins, but my fibre’s pretty low right now. Might need to get some veg in the week to come.
The Dad Bod
I totally understand why my friends got fat after the baby came in. Simple answer is: Why would you work out when you seriously need sleep?
The answer I have come to is: working out gives me a little bit more strength to maintain the crazy lifestyle.
It’s not really making sense. I start my runs with a slight headache, either from dehydration or lack of sleep. By the time I hit 1KM, I’m not sure if I can survive the run home. I reach home and I feel pretty good for awhile. Then it crashes on me.
But the next day my energy is actually better by a bit. It’s crazy what your body can do when you tell it to toughen up.
TV
I understand cable TV now. In so many ways. I just need something to sit there and play as I deal with a crying baby. Or having to burp my baby after a meal, and I’ve got literally nothing else around me. I can’t read a book with no hands. I can’t write. I cant draw.
But I can watch TV. And YouTube gets boring real quick. Trust me. I’ve done at least like 3 weeks worth of camping videos, and it’s a lot. I’m done with algorithms, I just want mindless TV network timelines.
That’s it for now. I probably have more here and there, but this is all I’ve got tonight.