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  1. Amazing ride isn’t it? I have a three year old and a 5 1/2 month old — both girls — and that was like a trip down memory lane….I call it the toughest job you’ll ever love…

    D

  2. Anonymous

    We’re about to complete our 2nd year and this list is still totally relevant 😉 I still haven’t figured out the balance thing. I’m better at being present though.

    And after 2 years of saying “I’m done…no more children,” I think we’re going to start trying again soon.

    It’s the hardest most rewarding thing ever. And chalk up another cliche for me….

    Thanks for sharing.

    @davemhuffman

  3. Anonymous

    Ha! Daryl – that’s exactly what I tell people.


  4. Amazing ride isn't it? I have a three year old and a 5 1/2 month old — both girls — and that was like a trip down memory lane….I call it the toughest job you'll ever love…

    D


  5. Amazing ride isn't it? I have a three year old and a 5 1/2 month old — both girls — and that was like a trip down memory lane….I call it the toughest job you'll ever love…

    D

  6. davidmhuffman

    We're about to complete our 2nd year and this list is still totally relevant 😉 I still haven't figured out the balance thing. I'm better at being present though.

    And after 2 years of saying “I'm done…no more children,” I think we're going to start trying again soon.

    It's the hardest most rewarding thing ever. And chalk up another cliche for me….

    Thanks for sharing.

    @davemhuffman

  7. davidmhuffman

    We're about to complete our 2nd year and this list is still totally relevant 😉 I still haven't figured out the balance thing. I'm better at being present though.

    And after 2 years of saying “I'm done…no more children,” I think we're going to start trying again soon.

    It's the hardest most rewarding thing ever. And chalk up another cliche for me….

    Thanks for sharing.

    @davemhuffman

  8. davidmhuffman

    Ha! Daryl – that's exactly what I tell people.

  9. davidmhuffman

    Ha! Daryl – that's exactly what I tell people.


  10. Great words of wisdom for new dads. 🙂 My little guy just turned 3 months old yesterday, and it blows me away how fast it has gone. Other than the first two weeks. lol It’s it’s crazy how all those cliche lines suddenly make sense.


  11. Great words of wisdom for new dads. 🙂 My little guy just turned 3 months old yesterday, and it blows me away how fast it has gone. Other than the first two weeks. lol It's it's crazy how all those cliche lines suddenly make sense.


  12. Great words of wisdom for new dads. 🙂 My little guy just turned 3 months old yesterday, and it blows me away how fast it has gone. Other than the first two weeks. lol It's it's crazy how all those cliche lines suddenly make sense.


  13. I’m going through the first year for the third time although it’s the first time with a boy. The interesting thing is there really isn’t much difference with the boy. He’s 3 1/2 months now and it took me that long to remember that there is a new dynamic family adjustment. Oh yeah and with 3 being present is an entirely different concept. It’s amazing though my Mother-in-Law has been a pre-schoool teacher and director for almost 40 years and she has it down pat. Amazing to watch her be present and do 30 things at the same time. She’s a little nuts but still amazing.

    Jason, it get better every year even though there are different challenges.


  14. I'm going through the first year for the third time although it's the first time with a boy. The interesting thing is there really isn't much difference with the boy. He's 3 1/2 months now and it took me that long to remember that there is a new dynamic family adjustment. Oh yeah and with 3 being present is an entirely different concept. It's amazing though my Mother-in-Law has been a pre-schoool teacher and director for almost 40 years and she has it down pat. Amazing to watch her be present and do 30 things at the same time. She's a little nuts but still amazing.

    Jason, it get better every year even though there are different challenges.


  15. I'm going through the first year for the third time although it's the first time with a boy. The interesting thing is there really isn't much difference with the boy. He's 3 1/2 months now and it took me that long to remember that there is a new dynamic family adjustment. Oh yeah and with 3 being present is an entirely different concept. It's amazing though my Mother-in-Law has been a pre-schoool teacher and director for almost 40 years and she has it down pat. Amazing to watch her be present and do 30 things at the same time. She's a little nuts but still amazing.

    Jason, it get better every year even though there are different challenges.


  16. “The toughest job you’ll ever love.” Indeed, Darryl, indeed. Also the lowest paying (although I consider kisses to be priceless.)


  17. Looks like we’re swimming in cliches, here. I’ll add another one: when you have a kid, your life sure changes.

    I’m just glad it changed for the better.


  18. Three months — woo hoo! Every day gets better. But yeah, there’s no candy-coating those first two weeks. Ick.


  19. So you are definitely outnumbered now, huh? I gotta say I’m a little nervous about evening the sides and downright petrified over getting outnumbered. I’ve considered spacing the kids ten years apart so each kid can help raise the younger one, thereby blurring the lines between kids and adults. But I also don’t want to be changing diapers when I’m 80, so I guess I’ll just have to suck it up 🙂


  20. “The toughest job you'll ever love.” Indeed, Darryl, indeed. Also the lowest paying (although I consider kisses to be priceless.)


  21. “The toughest job you'll ever love.” Indeed, Darryl, indeed. Also the lowest paying (although I consider kisses to be priceless.)


  22. Looks like we're swimming in cliches, here. I'll add another one: when you have a kid, your life sure changes.

    I'm just glad it changed for the better.


  23. Looks like we're swimming in cliches, here. I'll add another one: when you have a kid, your life sure changes.

    I'm just glad it changed for the better.


  24. Three months — woo hoo! Every day gets better. But yeah, there's no candy-coating those first two weeks. Ick.


  25. Three months — woo hoo! Every day gets better. But yeah, there's no candy-coating those first two weeks. Ick.


  26. So you are definitely outnumbered now, huh? I gotta say I'm a little nervous about evening the sides and downright petrified over getting outnumbered. I've considered spacing the kids ten years apart so each kid can help raise the younger one, thereby blurring the lines between kids and adults. But I also don't want to be changing diapers when I'm 80, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up 🙂


  27. So you are definitely outnumbered now, huh? I gotta say I'm a little nervous about evening the sides and downright petrified over getting outnumbered. I've considered spacing the kids ten years apart so each kid can help raise the younger one, thereby blurring the lines between kids and adults. But I also don't want to be changing diapers when I'm 80, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up 🙂


  28. I had a serious discussion with my wife about going from man-on-man to zone but she didn’t understand the concept. But two is nice because they entertain each other and as I said 3 is getting easier. My wife says I forced the third one because I wanted to be done before I got any older. She says she may not have decided to have the third if we waited long enough. I just don’t believe her.


  29. Aren’t sports metaphors wonderful, especially when directed towards females? I told our babysitter we wanted to pull an “audible” on our plans for Friday and she looked at me like I had six heads….


  30. I had a serious discussion with my wife about going from man-on-man to zone but she didn't understand the concept. But two is nice because they entertain each other and as I said 3 is getting easier. My wife says I forced the third one because I wanted to be done before I got any older. She says she may not have decided to have the third if we waited long enough. I just don't believe her.


  31. I had a serious discussion with my wife about going from man-on-man to zone but she didn't understand the concept. But two is nice because they entertain each other and as I said 3 is getting easier. My wife says I forced the third one because I wanted to be done before I got any older. She says she may not have decided to have the third if we waited long enough. I just don't believe her.


  32. Aren't sports metaphors wonderful, especially when directed towards females? I told our babysitter we wanted to pull an “audible” on our plans for Friday and she looked at me like I had six heads….


  33. Aren't sports metaphors wonderful, especially when directed towards females? I told our babysitter we wanted to pull an “audible” on our plans for Friday and she looked at me like I had six heads….


  34. Ooh, a zone defense; I like that. If it works for top college teams, it just might work for us. I’ll have to keep that in mind when we get to that point.


  35. If you called the audible like Peyton Manning, she may have just been thrown off by all the pointing, fidgeting and weird hand signals.


  36. Ooh, a zone defense; I like that. If it works for top college teams, it just might work for us. I'll have to keep that in mind when we get to that point.


  37. Ooh, a zone defense; I like that. If it works for top college teams, it just might work for us. I'll have to keep that in mind when we get to that point.


  38. If you called the audible like Peyton Manning, she may have just been thrown off by all the pointing, fidgeting and weird hand signals.


  39. If you called the audible like Peyton Manning, she may have just been thrown off by all the pointing, fidgeting and weird hand signals.

  40. Anonymous

    “I’m SO glad we didn’t have twins. I’d likely be unable to write this post. Cause I’d be dead”

    I’m still alive…whew!! My firsts are twin girls who just turned 3. Although my wife had a daughter who was 5 when the twins were born, it was completly different for her than raising one child, and they are my firstborn. Twin adventures…being awake forever because they took turns sleeping…sleeping in different rooms because they took turn sleeping. But you just wake up, do it, enjoy it, and run your own business.

    Now I enjoy life before;
    – first boyfrieds
    – first heart breaks
    – prom
    – Daddy buy me a car…times 3!!!

    I’ll post again in 2022 and let you know how it goes, lol


  41. “I’m SO glad we didn’t have twins. I’d likely be unable to write this post. Cause I’d be dead”

    I'm still alive…whew!! My firsts are twin girls who just turned 3. Although my wife had a daughter who was 5 when the twins were born, it was completly different for her than raising one child, and they are my firstborn. Twin adventures…being awake forever because they took turns sleeping…sleeping in different rooms because they took turn sleeping. But you just wake up, do it, enjoy it, and run your own business.

    Now I enjoy life before;
    – first boyfrieds
    – first heart breaks
    – prom
    – Daddy buy me a car…times 3!!!

    I'll post again in 2022 and let you know how it goes, lol


  42. “I’m SO glad we didn’t have twins. I’d likely be unable to write this post. Cause I’d be dead”

    I'm still alive…whew!! My firsts are twin girls who just turned 3. Although my wife had a daughter who was 5 when the twins were born, it was completly different for her than raising one child, and they are my firstborn. Twin adventures…being awake forever because they took turns sleeping…sleeping in different rooms because they took turn sleeping. But you just wake up, do it, enjoy it, and run your own business.

    Now I enjoy life before;
    – first boyfrieds
    – first heart breaks
    – prom
    – Daddy buy me a car…times 3!!!

    I'll post again in 2022 and let you know how it goes, lol

  43. ultramagnus

    “I’m SO glad we didn’t have twins. I’d likely be unable to write this post. Cause I’d be dead”

    I'm still alive…whew!! My firsts are twin girls who just turned 3. Although my wife had a daughter who was 5 when the twins were born, it was completly different for her than raising one child, and they are my firstborn. Twin adventures…being awake forever because they took turns sleeping…sleeping in different rooms because they took turn sleeping. But you just wake up, do it, enjoy it, and run your own business.

    Now I enjoy life before;
    – first boyfrieds
    – first heart breaks
    – prom
    – Daddy buy me a car…times 3!!!

    I'll post again in 2022 and let you know how it goes, lol

  44. ultramagnus

    “I’m SO glad we didn’t have twins. I’d likely be unable to write this post. Cause I’d be dead”

    I'm still alive…whew!! My firsts are twin girls who just turned 3. Although my wife had a daughter who was 5 when the twins were born, it was completly different for her than raising one child, and they are my firstborn. Twin adventures…being awake forever because they took turns sleeping…sleeping in different rooms because they took turn sleeping. But you just wake up, do it, enjoy it, and run your own business.

    Now I enjoy life before;
    – first boyfrieds
    – first heart breaks
    – prom
    – Daddy buy me a car…times 3!!!

    I'll post again in 2022 and let you know how it goes, lol

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