The First Bath, The Hundredth Kiss.

Heya Uncles and Aunts all over!

Ahhhhhhh so soon we forget the little things in life huh, like just how soft a babies skin is. The scent of an infant that lingers in our nose long after we leave a room, and the gentle way they move their tiny fingers as if tasting the air with them. The initial overwelming experiance has now moved to me constantly checking him to ensure he is still breathing. I know he is, but all you mums know you did the same. The midwife has explained that the time for bonding has begun, it is now as he moves from day one sleeping, into day two feeding frenzy and cuddle mode.

Before I ramble on about Tai, I need to let you all know that Ani is doing absolutely wonderful. If there was ever a mum in this world that says “fuck the pain, I have a son to attend to”, it is her! The nurse thinks that the whole reason she is making such a speedy recovery is the simple fact that she gets her ass up and moves around. Tai has been in the room with her from the first minute, she rarely calls for a nurse and finally today did her own first “you know what” :P. For those that you that don’t know, and to say this respectfully but still make the point, after a ceasar a mum HAS to have a first poo. It is vitally important and it usually comes in an uncomfortable way for mum. This is because the organs are literally removed from where they should be, and are left to sit on mums tummy while they pull bub from the womb. I know it all sounds barbaric, but it really is the only way to perform the operation quickly. What happens to the human body after this is amazing! Lets just say that nothing ever goes back in the same way it came out, but you see…. the body knows where it should be! It takes about three to four days for the bowel and intestines to sit back where they should be, and before you know it “mum” is well…… functioning like normal again :)))))

I know that was all a bit gruesome, but if I had to go through the talk, so do all Tai’s uncles and aunts! Lol, as it all turns out she wants to stay another night if she can (till sat morning) because at least she can get a good days rest before she comes home. Now I need to draw your attention to a situation that occured as I changed his nappy for the first time yesterday! Let it be said that God does in fact have a way of including a father in the experiance! It involves no pain dads to be everywhere, but it does test your ability to adapt to “sticky” situations!!!!!! I am of course refering to “Meconium”!!!!! To those of you that do not know, the first time your baby does a poo it is, well………. Ummmm, TOXIC WASTE!!!!!!!

To giva Ani a break, and simply because I really wanted to, nappy time happened to come along. I was extatic to see a tiny little black poo in Tai’s nappy, indicating that functions are moving as they should. The first thing I realised was just how difficult to wipe off this muck really was! It seemed to attach itself like glue and I was afraid I would scrub too hard and hurt him. However, after much time, care and perseverence, I cleaned up the lil dude no probs. Before I could do the new CLEAN nappy up however, I witnessed him suddenly turning red! His little fists were clenched and his bottom lip seemed to sink into his mouth! He tucked his tiny little legs tight in close to his bottom and I suddenly thought “shit! Wahats going on!”. Glancing at Ani for an answer I noticed that she paid little attention, so I moved my face a little closer to him to investigate. BAD MOVE PEOPLE!!! Real BAD!!!

See, he was ready to “dump” shall we say, ready to expel the foreign body so to speak, READY TO SHIT!!!!! Picture this, here’s me trying to not get the sticky black muck over the new nappy, all the time jamming a new wipe under his leaking butt! I would gladly have sacrificed the cost of the nappy if I had known what his SHIT would do next!!! It just kept coming!!! Just when I thought it was all over, he would screw his little face up and squirt a new batch of pain on his daddy! I could’nt get the new wipe out of the stupid packet fast enough and a new batch came flooding out!!!! Before I knew it the poo stained wipe was sticking to my fingers and I could’nt get it off to grab a new one! He had no time to cry, he was having too much of a good time screwing up his nasty little body and punishing Daddy again!!! Before I knew it I looked like a kid who just picked up ten tissues with honey on his fingers!!!!

OMG!!!! How could I have forgotten all this! All the time Ani was just looking over the top of her magazine, AND I KNOW SHE WAS LAUGHING!!!! SHEESH!!!! You know all that stuff I said yesterday about how all the pain Ani went through, and how much I loved her was something that hit me hard? Well……. WELLLL. Grrrrrr, ok OK!, yeah I meant it, but HEY!!! Someone should have warned me about meconiom ok!!!!!!! It’s a conspiracy I tell ya, A CONSPIRACY!!!! The stuff that comes out his doodle aint much better either, but I have learned that if it suddenly stands up, and he gets this rediculas smile on his face, he’s gonna shoot for MY face!!!!!! LMMFAO!!!! Seriously guys, I would SOOO go back and do it all over again!

Yes he has chucked on me, peed in my face and pooed like a super hero, but there is one thing that makes it all worth while, “bonding”. Even after only two days, there is one thing I know Tai likes to do. I scootch right back on the couch, practically lying down, and lie him on his back close up on my chest. His little head snuggles into my neck and I cover him up with a blankie. He turns into my cheek and he whispers “Daddy, I love you” as he claws my eyelids off!!!!! He is a content, happy, healthy baby, and if he wants to pull my hair out he may as well cause I’ll be pulling it out myself before too long lol!

Ohhhhhh I feel mushy! I feel warm and cosy and there is this amazing white light that follows me everywhere! I’ve found it guys! I now know what the meaning of life is! It is birth, it’s being a parent, it’s creating life! I love him, I love him so much it seems like he has been the thing that has made me want to live forever! (Im crying now!) How is it that I can be so happy when there are so many so sad. In a way I feel guilty, but in another I know I have waited all my adult life for this boy, and there was only one woman who could give him to me, and I had to move to another state to find her! God, I’m so emotional I am beginning to ramble 🙂 Below are some new pic’s, including his first bath, he he he, daddy needs payback! Hey Tai! Guess where daddy washed his hands! Joking JOKING!!!!!!!!!! Lmao!

I So Love You Guys!

Luke xoxoxo