3 Way Kisses

The new addition to our family brought us a new activity - 3 way kisses. It's so fun to lean in and feel the lips of my wife and usually the ear, cheek or something else of my son. It's like the love triangle that God intended to occur. It is so bizarre to be so happy considering the lack of sleep and the fact that we get peed and pooped on so often. I must say that I have had it very easy thus far. Courtney is doing 80%+ of the work in addition to recovering. She is doing very well and is absolutely an outstanding mom. It has only made me admire her more as a person. Several of people have asked what it is like, the whole process from the labor to the birth to becoming a father. All I can say is that I think everyone's experience is so personal and unique that it doesn't matter what anyone tells you, you cannot be properly prepared for it. I was prepared to be the dad that passes on cutting the cord, then passes out on the floor. I was prepared for yelling, people everywhere and pretty much chaos in general. It was nothing like that; it was very controlled, calm and peaceful (I'm sure Courtney may have a different set of adjectives). I found myself not at all acting like I thought I would. One feeling I remember is guilt for being able to feel so normal physically while Courtney felt so (I'm not even go to try and fill in a word here). I also feel very blessed that our process went as smoothly as it did as I know that not everyone's does. The two things that everyone has been right about is that (1) you don't sleep much at all and (2) the unconditional love you feel for this new person is unbelievable and also cannot be described from a father to someone that isn't a father. That is why I think prayer for strength, discernment and selflessness as the man going into this is important for all the dads. Other than that, don't take my advice, because your experience will surely be different.