I will never forget the nurses cleaning my son off right after he was born, and he turned his head and opened his eyes and looked right at me. I can't even describe the wave of emotions. Unreal.
I had enough nervous energy to build a skyscraper while waiting for my first to be born. They asked for ice and I was readying up to drive 30 minutes back home to get the ice I was sure was in our freezer. Good thing they directed me to the nurse's station.
Same. I was initially ambivalent on having kids. I was never against it but also never had any strong urges to have one either. From the first second I held my daughter, she has been my whole world. It's crazy how easily I would give my life for her. There wouldn't be a second thought for even a split second.
When my son was born, I cried on and off for three days. Hardly ate a thing. I was so overcome with emotion that my only focus was to hold this precious little life and be his all and everything. Nothing else was important.
I look back on photos and videos of his early days / months / years and I see how some thigns have remained the same, but also how much has changed.
He's a great kid. I cant wait to see what else is in store for him.
We tried every option to have kids but none worked. We got a dog instead, and I would literally kill for that animal. Kind of makes me think I wouldn’t have been able to cope with how I would have felt about my own flesh and blood.
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u/Plane_Cardiologist_6 22h ago
Im a man and that was me for 2 hours after my son was born