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There is a blog I have been reading called “Confessions of a CF Husband”, written by Nate, Tricia’s husband. Theirs is a remarkable story, and incredibly touching and heartfelt. Because of the self-promotional and somewhat indulgent nature of blogging in general, I have simply lurked until now, feeling that my comments on CFHusband would be viewed as tactical in nature; an insensitive attempt to drive traffic to my own site.
However, I was recently informed of an amazing post on CF Husband entitled “For Tricia”. Nate is asking everyone to create a list of things that they can’t wait for Tricia to experience with their own child, Gwyneth Rose, who was born at 1lb, 6 oz. So here is my list. Nate and Tricia, I hope you like it.
I cant wait for you to experience:
Your daughter’s first real belly laugh
The “Crib of Terror” (Occurs shortly after they figure out how to take off their own diapers)
The first time she takes an interest in your dog’s rear end (pointing and asking “PooPoo?)
Having to call the book store you just visited to give them your credit card number (Occurs after discovering a mother lode of accidentally shoplifted books somehow tucked into the bottom compartment of the stroller).
Her first real fall. With blood. (You will never recover from this and it will, somehow, make you love her more).
Trick or Treating
Going down one of those giant carnival slides with her (this is good for you as well…there are a LOT of stairs on those things)
The pride you feel when she says something out of the blue and unexpected like “I’m proud of you, Daddy”, even if she’s saying it to bribe you into giving her a cookie.
The thrill and elation of finding out that something negative an intern or nurse told you about your daughter was wrong.
And, most importantly, looking back on the days you spent in the NICU, then looking at your daughter in the present, and somehow finding it harder and harder to remember what it was like.
Hang in there.
Matt
March 16th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Fantastic list! Have to admit I laughed OUT LOUD with the book store one!!
March 16th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I love this list, It’s so fun and endearing. Thanks for introducing me to the CF site. What a story, I’ll definitely will be visiting them often to stay in touch!
March 17th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
McMommy - Thanks! The book store thing happened about a year ago. She actually got one book she actually really likes out of the whole caper, so it was worth it in the end! And, the manager of the store told us we had some good karma coming after we paid. So I got that goin’ for me….which is nice.