DOARS- Week 4 Day 2 -Again!

Welcome to the second day of parenthood for our lovely Sw0rds. This the last day of them w/o weather! So please enjoy it!
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Dear Diary,

How do you think the mornings of a new parent generally start? With a crying baby? Yes! That's how our started on this fine day, too!

But even when he's crying, he's cute. You think so, too, don't you?

Cycl0n3 is an extremely dedicated father. He really surprises me, actually. I mean, we're both first time parents, but he always seems to know what to do, he acts like he was  born to be a dad! It's really amazing, and endearing, and if I wasn't already in love with him, I definitely would be falling in love with him, now. Watching him be a dad is better than anything else.

After Hector had his diaper changed, he fell right back asleep. Which was nice because it gave Cycl0n3 and I the opportunity to continue our new found routine. He gardens, I work out. I am almost the best of the best when it comes to physical feats, cool, right? I mean think about it, Lynn Sw0rd, mother of one, athletic champion. Has a nice ring to it, if I do say so myself.

Speaking of athletics, I'm going crazy with this lack of work! I can't even remember the last time I went to work! It was like, yay I'm a member of the sports team- BAM nevermind, please go get married and have a baby and we'll see you when he's a teenager. It's ridiculous. I'm in great shape. Cycl0n3 can watch the baby at home, why can't I go back to work yet? Maybe the gnomes will help me with this.... do you think they have the power to shorten maternity leave?

Oh no. Really? Seriously? I can't even pretend that I don't know what this means. 

Oh. My. Word.

 I'm not ready! Two kids? Nuh uh, nope, no siree, not gonna happen.... well, actually, I guess it is going to happen. What are we going to do? We need a bigger house! We need a baby's room! We need two extra arms (each!) With two babies, when are we going to sleep? When is he going to garden? When will I get to exercise? WHEN will I get to go back to work?

This is a nightmare. I just hope that as soon as we see the little one's face I'll think it's all worth it.... ugh, it better be worth it. 

 I had no sooner taken a step out of the shower, than Hector started screaming. He does seem to love watching us wince and suffer. Well, I guess it does keep my mind off of our impending doom. Was that mean? Yes, I should probably be working myself into an excited stupor about this new baby, but I can't. Wait, excited stupor? That doesn't make any sense! Well, whatever, I ought to be getting excited because the baby's coming one way or another.

 We all know what new babies mean in this household- gnome laundry. Yup. Time to beg the gnomes for more baby furniture, a baby room, a new shower....

 ... and a new washing machine. But hey, look! Cycl0n3 and I are getting along. I still haven't told him about the baby. I just kind of want to make sure that I'm actually pregnant and it isn't just food poisoning or something. I mean, there's a small possibility, right? A little one? I mean, until I get a belly, nothing's for sure, right?
Oh shuddup, who asked you anyways?

This shade of pink gets a little ugly when you start associating it with vomiting. I think we had maybe better ask the gnomes for redecoration, too.

Where did the time go? It seems like today just disappeared without a trace. I guess baby care will do that, though. Maybe I should have talked more about Hector today, but it was just the normal baby stuff. We fed him a zillion times, we changed his diaper at least 10 times, we played with him for several hourse, etc, you get the point. And now my little boy is a toddler. 

I must say that was very quick. He's growing like a weed! 

Just as soon as he became a toddler, though, he was exhausted so it was bedtime for him and bedtime for us.

Soon to be parent of two (hopefully just two),

Lynn Sw0rd