{"id":2784,"date":"2014-12-06T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liljenfeldt.ch\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2014-12-06T17:57:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T17:57:47","slug":"observations-as-a-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webbservern.se\/~jonas\/wordpress\/?p=2784","title":{"rendered":"Observations as a father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today it is Sonja&#8217;s two-month-day and I figure it could be good to take some notes of what I have observed during the two first months as a father. In 30 years I have most likely forgot what it was like.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You quickly learn to do things with one hand since you have one hand busy holding a baby (and the head!) on your arm. Surprisingly many activities can be done with one arm, including figuring out why a raspberry pi camera does not work and watching TV series and reading magazines and so on.<\/li>\n<li>You learn to do things &#8220;one at a time&#8221; if you are both at home, i.e. one person takes a nap\/snack\/dump meanwhile the other one looks after the baby.<\/li>\n<li>It is possible to take care of the baby between feeding sessions meanwhile working if you have a decent headset and can solve issues by talking.<\/li>\n<li>Everything, yes everything, takes long time with a baby and a trip to IKEA followed by a walk can be the adventure\/challenge of the day.<\/li>\n<li>Walks are indeed useful, especially to make the baby fall asleep and get some rest. Since Sonja sleeps well in the stroller I have taken more long walks than ever. With a sleeping child you can do a lot and the dog gets happy meanwhile &#8220;for free&#8221;. I don&#8217;t miss any issues of the Economist or the interesting podcasts. Since I can easily do the walk on my own, Tanya can take a nap or do something else meanwhile.<\/li>\n<li>If you thought you had limited &#8220;me time&#8221; before the baby is born, it won&#8217;t be more afterwards.<\/li>\n<li>TV series, and a media player that plays next episode automatically, is excellent as some kind of entertainment for daily repetitive tasks like feeding the baby.<\/li>\n<li>Since the mother is devoting a LOT of attention and energy to the baby, there is little or no time for arguments or discussions. If she want&#8217;s something, figure out the quickest and best way to do it.<\/li>\n<li>It is an excellent time to start following American events, like sports (e.g. NHL\/NFL), since it might make you feel like you get something &#8220;for free&#8221; when you are awake at 4 am.<\/li>\n<li>When the baby is unruly and does not stop screaming for hours during the night despite &#8220;food\/temperature\/diaper\/whatever check&#8221; and your work day is quickly approaching, imagine that the baby will remember and remind you of your actions 20 years later. Getting frustrated and stressed out won&#8217;t help anyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today it is Sonja&#8217;s two-month-day and I figure it could be good to take some notes of what I have observed during the two first months as a father. 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