“You just have to anticipate not being able to do as much as you used to.” –Ancient proverb from parents to newer parents.
This was, in fact, something I heard about a lot before having Rhys. And I was truly curious how hard that would strike. My off-switch doesn’t always work so well.
It is, in fact, no longer possible for me to work the way I used to. I’ve had to get stronger at telling people when there’s no longer room on my plate for things. I used to hate leaving tasks halfway done, but I’ve had to get used to doing that to take care of baby things.
But, I would hardly call this getting less done.
Some days we’ll read about more animals than leading zoologists. I’ll help this guy with more wardrobe changes than a fashion blogger. Sometimes those outfits ARE animals. We’ll read nine books a day. And I get to practice the art of hypnotism with mixed results.
I’ve been having the best long weekend with this little llama man, and it keeps going!
Doing More as a Dad
