Holy Cow

Noah Hates the Swing, originally uploaded by jhackg0d.

We have a ton of news since I last posted. Sorry I’ve been too busy to post, although that should never be an excuse.

First of all, at just three weeks Baby Noah flipped from his tummy to his back. Rachel got just the very last part on video because she couldn’t get the camera out in time. We are really impressed at how fast he is progressing.

Last night was a milestone also. We kept him up all day (as much as we could) and we finally let him fall asleep around midnight or so. To our surprise he slept from 12 until 6 the next morning. So I guess the trick to getting your baby to sleep longer is keeping them as active as possible. Also, we fed him almost 5 ounces of warm formula just before he crashed.

Also, I just got news from CSD Relay that they would like me to work with them. The funny thing is, is that I get a call from the lady I interviewed with and this is how she offered me the job (seriously). “Well, Josh, it’s been about a week, I guess, and uhh… well… I guess we’re going to go ahead and offer you a job for us”. I felt like I was the last person on their list and I was the only one who still wanted the job. Oh well, screw it, it’s a job right? So now I’ll be working around 60 hrs per week with my job at Best Buy and CSD.

We’re still…… still looking for a daycare for Noah. So far we’ve encountered some of the strangest people you’d ever meet. This one lady cracks me up… her name is Sally S. and she’s one of those ladies who probably beats your kid when you’re away at work. She was definitely a smoker because her voice sounded like crap and she coughed every other minute. But anyways, I keep bothering Rachel that if we can’t find a Daycare soon…. we will have to take Noah to Sally S! And she knows I’m just kidding.

Other than that… it’s a LOT of work being a dad. Don’t ever tell yourself that it’s going to be easy, because it is the farthest from easy you can get. But at the same time, you enjoy it. You don’t enjoy it so much at 2 o’clock in the morning with a kicking and screaming baby who is hungry. But you do enjoy it when you look into their eyes and they’re looking back at you. It’s probably the greatest feeling you’ll ever feel in your life.

So if anybody out there is going to be a young father, know that you’re not the only one. My advice is to make the best of it, and keep pursuing your dreams. A child does not mean your life is over, nor does it mean that you have to work at McDonald’s the rest of your life. It just means that you have to make a pretty big lifestyle change. It’s like my manager told me today…. “Josh, you’re 20 right? And you’ve got a mortgage and you’re basically married and you’ve got a kid, and you can’t even have a beer.”

I just laughed and smiled. It’s weird how I don’t even care about getting drunk or screwing around on the computer all day. Babies just do that to you.

Noah Loves Baths

Noah Loves Baths, originally uploaded by jhackg0d.

Just after we got Noah home on the 2nd or 3rd day, we decided he should probably get a bath. We couldn't give him a bath with water filled in the tub because his embelical cord needed to fall off still (graphic huh?). But anyways, he seemed to enjoy the little bath we gave him. Especially when all of the sudden he started peeing all over everything. He peed on me, Rach, the floor, the stove, some of his bottles in the sink. It was hilarious though, so I'll forgive him.