Savoring the last few weeks of baby Colin

I had a good weekend as a solo parent with Colin. We had a fun time hanging out and I took him to playgrounds, play gyms, and even a restaurant for lunch. It was a much different weekend though as my entire day was pretty much focused on Colin. There weren’t many breaks besides his naps and I had 2-3 hours every night after he went to bed for myself at best.

As saying the goes, nothing easy is ever worth it. I suppose that’s why being a parent is incredibly rewarding as it certainly isn’t easy being a Dad. You are definitely giving up most of your personal life for your kids. It’s a choice that I’m happy to make and would make again, but I do miss some time to myself.

I don’t think it’s even the social events or the TV that I miss the most. For me, I really miss the days of being able to go to a cafe with my laptop and just catch-up on things leisurely with no agenda or time frame. I do know that things will continually change as Colin grows older.

It’s hard to ignore just how fast he’s growing. His naps are getting shorter. He’s getting more demonstrative and doing a lot more physically. His personality is starting to come out. I think it’s likely that he’s going to be walking in the next few weeks or so. I’m excited for him to be a toddler, but going to try to savor the last few weeks of him being a baby for now.