Tuesday, August 6, 2013

First Night as a Father

When Kaylee was born I instantly went from "non-father" to "father".  Kaylee's birth was, as births go, uneventful.  She was small and cute.  Marie was tired.

That night, around 2:00 am, Kaylee was squirming and making little noises.  Marie was sleeping and I didn't want to wake her.  I picked up Kaylee, went back to my chair in the room, and placed her on my chest.  I hummed songs to her and she quieted down with my arms holding her.  After a few minutes I joined her in slumberland.  Sometime in the morning Marie came over and picked Kaylee up to nurse her.  Marie was good and quiet as I never woke up.

Of course, when consciousness did return to me I shot straight awake.  Kaylee was gone and the first thought through my mind was, "Oh Shit,  I dropped the baby!"

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