Ok this post isn’t so much about Ben as it is about Rebecca and I, and our life with Ben. Sure, I am a naive, first time dad. I didn’t exactly know what to expect after we brought our son home from the hospital. Well, he’s almost 6 weeks old and I am starting to figure it out. The biggest challenge so far seems to be time management. I can’t believe how much time this guy takes up. Anyway, on to the point of this post…
I’ve always heard that when people have a baby, their friends send over dinners for them. I thought that seemed nice enough, but hardly all that big a deal. I figured that when we came home with Ben we’d be sitting around a lot (since he can’t to much) and we’d have time to cook. Also I thought, that the gift of food thing must be great for families where “dad” can’t cook. In my case, I can cook, and love to. So I wouldn’t mind making dinner each night for Rebecca since she’d be busy feeding Ben. WRONG!!!! Wow was I wrong. And luckily, my friends and family knew better. They sent over food. Lots of food. Not only was I too busy to cook for the first few weeks, but I was just too exhausted to do it. One little child can be completely draining. So these meals are a very kind gift and I am thankful to everyone who helped us out. If you are in a position to bring dinner to a new family, please please please do it. They will love you for it. In addition, my advice to any expecting parent – cook in advance and freeze food. We froze chicken cutlets, meatloaf, soup, and more. Combine that with all of the great meals our friends sent over and we didn’t cook a meal for the first 3 weeks. And we had a few in week 4 too! I’m not kidding. Rebecca and I realized that, except for picking up some essentials like milk, we didn’t go shopping for a month!
THANKS to all of our friends for the help and support. Also, here’s a picture of us with Ben – he’s one month old here.