Emma is doing a lot better today. She isn’t 100% but she is a million times calmer and we actually had a really good night (remember Emma isn’t a sleeper so 2 wakes up is a good night).
So often dads get a really bad wrap. We moan about what they didn’t do or what they did wrong and very often, to our own detriment, we don’t allow them to do things when it comes to the kids, especially when they are babies.
Maybe it is because their are 4 kids in our house or maybe it is because I David is willing and very able to, but when it comes to the kids, David helps out and he helps out a lot. There are times where he gets it more right than me.
Yesterday the nurses asked if we wanted to take Emma into the operating room. I actually started shaking and my heart was beating a mile a minute because for me an operating room is possible the scariest place in the world. Fortunately David stepped in immediately and he took her in while I stood outside having a small cry BUT at least one of us was with her.
When she came around she was inconsolable and I think if we could have both David and I would have cried right along with her but he rocked her, patted her and eventually put her on the bed and patted her bum until she fell asleep.
Despite what moms often believe, dads do actually know what they are doing just as much as we do. There is no qualification for parenting – we all learn through doing so the more we do the more we learn.
So the challenge for the weekend is take a step back (if you don’t already) and let your partner take over for a bit!
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Glad to hear Emma is doing better.
Kudos to real men who help out and yes women have to give over the reins occasionally and trust that they can do the job, maybe not as prefect as we want but they can.
2 wake-ups is definitely good! So glad he parents with you 🙂
My dad has always been very hands on…I fully agree. Glad to hear Emma’s doing better.
I was blessed to have a very hands on husband when my children were little. Now I believe he is the best Oupa in the world…you will rarely see him without a child in the arms…children adore him. xxx
One of the things I love most abotu my David is that he’s just as deep in this parenting gig as I am and he definitely does his share (and often more).
I cannot imagine doing it on my own!
YES! This is so true!
Cliff is my parenting partner – we share the raising of our kids equally – he does stuff, I do stuff. I don’t think I would cope without his invaluable support and input into our kids lives.