Sunday, June 29, 2008

Baby is My Co-Pilot

Today Barb went to church thence to Robin Burrow's baby shower, leaving me and Elizabeth Rose to fend for ourselves. She's almost four months old, now, but it's been the rare occasion that we spend time with just each other. As if that weren't enough to make Daddy apprehensive, Portland's in the middle of a heat wave (The Surfer's exterior thermometer showed 108 degrees yesterday!) and there were a ton of chores crying to be done (dishes, laundry, unpacking from camping, putting together a couple of Zombie Christ orders, etc.).

We ended up having a great time together. I played with and read to E.R., carried her around a lot on my shoulder (her new carry position), fed her twice, and still managed to get most of the chores done. I came away from the experience feeling that we should make it a regular thing: Daddy-Baby Day. Not only is it great for us, it's a much-needed break for Mommy, who spends so much time with the baby (and will be spending even more, with my upcoming 26-day trip to Cleveland).

3 comments:

Sharon Larrison said...

Such an inspiring feature story.
New fathers of other new babies might find your writing inspirational and want very much to try what you and co-pilot Elizabeth Rose learned and shared.

Great news for your whole family.

Sharon Larrison said...

Such an inspiring feature story.
New fathers of other new babies might find your writing inspirational and want very much to try what you and co-pilot Elizabeth Rose learned and shared.

Great news for your whole family.

Danielle said...

glad to hear yu had an awesome dayu with your little one.

 
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