ashlyn gaohlu yang – aug 8, 2010
this fatherhood thing, so new…heck, the idea escapes me at night until i wake up to the helpless, wimpering voice of a baby in the bassinet wanting to be fed 3am in the morning. in these moments, i’m exhausted. tired. i really just want to ignore it all and fall back to bed. but i cant, and wont. wimpering turns to crying — and when at that point, babies dont stop crying.
so, yes, our lives have been overhauled. but not in the manner that one might expect. thankfully, we have great family and friends who have given us great insight into parenthood. we’ve also watch from afar, which will help us in the long run. while all of this is new, it’s also refreshing. you might’ve read the first paragragh above and been like, “ugh, how miserable.” and yeah, there’s no glory in wiping baby poo off your hands. or getting pee’d & pooped on after you’ve wiped her clean. it could get kind of miserable looking outside in, but from where i’m standing…
…i’m loving it.
god’s showing us as a couple how to work together, pray thru situations and trust him when we simply “dont know.” he’s teaching us how to be faithful to her, protect her, nurture her. even more, god is showing us in portions how we need to continue to strive together in our marriage so that we might lay good ground in the fear of the lord (prov 14:26).
life just got a bit brighter on this side of the sun. yeah, we have to work a bit harder, double-check everything, carry more luggage when we go out, etc. things are different — but it’s a good “different.”
November 4, 2010 at 11:48 am
congratulations to you and your wife!