Being a first time Dad

Me and my wife have been married for almost 2 years now. Married life is very different from a life experienced by single men/women. There are some adjustments to make in order for you and your spouse to have a harmonious relationship. At first, we planned to have a baby a year after our wedding but God moved in a very timely way. We found out that my wife was pregnant 3 months after our wedding day. Although her pregnancy surprised us, we were both happy about this. During her 1st trimester, we experienced few challenges like delayed heartbeat of our baby and having nausea for my wife. With this, our Lord still proved His greatness to us. He blessed us with a healthy and bouncing baby boy on May 05, 2018. Our son, Paul Darrem or simply "Popoy" became our source of inspiration and joy. Hence, there were still some challenges and adjustments I had made because of this. I will share to you through this blog some of my experiences being a first time dad:





Feeding moment

He is already taking solid food like fruits, biscuits and oatmeal but his milk was still important for his developing body together will his vitamins. As of now, we noticed that he became choosy and showing rejection in drinking his milk. At times, he pushed-off his milk as his refusal and always play the food that we gave to him.














Controlling his tantrums

He also showing some kinds of mood swing. There were times that he showed joyful mood but there were some situation that he showed being annoyed as well. With this attitude, we noticed that he became physically active like rolling over on the bed, slapping our faces as we carry him and blurry murmur that he always do. These things are representation of his annoyance.








Fixing his things

We are aware that baby's immune system was not yet fully developed that's why we are extra careful on preparing his things. The struggle of preparing his things was also felt when we have to tour him on mall or we have to bring him to his pediatrician. His bottles, milk and toys have to be prepared in order for him to be comfortable.










Night schedule
His sleeping schedule was a factor also. Although on Popoy's case, he has a good sleep habit at night unless he felt hunger or his diaper was full. Hence, as parents we have a responsibility to assist him every time. Even we have to work or go to school early in the morning, our priority was to give our son a safe and comfortable life.













Visit to his Pediatrician

As what I've mentioned on fixing his things. Going to his pediatrician is a challenge for us also. Good thing that the attitude of Popoy is not like other babies who cry always or look for toys to play, he is silent and observant every time we are outside. He act well when we are on his pediatrician or even outside our house.

Bathing time

He loves to take a bath. We've noticed ever since that he felt an excitement every time we have to wash his body. I think Popoy would become a good swimmer someday.












Change of clothes and diapers

This is our everyday scenario, he will try to escape through his movements in order for him to avoid us. Although he is not able to walk yet, changing his diaper is a quest for us to be solved. As well as wearing him his clothes. Nonetheless, we love to do this not only because he is our son but we love the way he tried to insist his wants.










Worry during sickness

The hardest part of being a father and a parent is to see your child suffering because of sickness. There's a time that Popoy experienced unnecessary vomiting and we do not know what to do. We were not able to sleep well that night because we observe him as he sleep. After that we brought him to the clinic for some check-up.









There's a lot of duties to make once you became a father. Selfless mindset and understanding heart should prevail. Aside from being a husband, I am also a father and that's my main motivation on continuing my goals. Inspiration from them boosts my incitement to pursue my dreams not only for me but for my family as well.