I sometimes forget that my blog is all about me....LOL. As I now realize that it has been a week since Christine called me to tell me she was being sent to the hospital, I had to look back on the stress, the lack of sleep, the bad eating habits, and all the caffeine intake over that week as I give a shout out to the men behind the women in labor everywhere. Kind of like the Budweiser commercials.
Yes, I realize I am going to be crucified for this from all of my female friends, but seriously, child delivery is hard on us men too. With Lucian it was me that had to do everything, sleep on a 3 ft sofa (and the floor), answer every beckon call of my wife, talk to all the doctors and nurses, pace the floor, entertain the family, update the friends, etc. She got to lay in a comfortable bed and get pain meds (and the arrows start flying towards my head now)
Don't get me wrong, I know that child labor is excruciating pain....I was right there (but according to her she felt nothing at the time)...and she definitely has no memory of the entire experience.
Now for baby girl DeLo this has been going on for a week. I have been doing my best to manage the house, Lucian, Christine, work, and family but I would be lying if I said I was not totally stressed out and ready for a baby right now. Everytime I ask Christine to do something I feel guilty because I know she is miserable.........and Lucian has been sick on top of everything else.
I have tried to resort to humor around the house but my dear wife does not always find me funny as she waddles around like she has a watermelon in her pants.
So I know that there are thousands of men out there just like me...toiling in the misery of pre-birth chaos, biting their tongues, swallowing their pride, and taking care of business because that is what we do as men.....at least real men.
So HERE's TO YOU!!! Cheers!
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