Today marks the end of my office dwelling days and the beginning of my house dwelling daddy days. I’m excited, scared, nervous, happy, relieved, worried, and anxious all at the same time. One thing’s for sure, I have zero regrets and am ready to be the best dad (and husband) I can be!
1) Figure out a good routine. First thing’s first, and this is a big one! Avery needs to be on a routine as well as I do for sanity purposes. Kelley has done a great job at setting the ground work, now I need to maintain and improve as needed.
2) Keep a (somewhat) clean house so Kelley doesn’t have to worry about it when home.
3) Cook good food. I’ve already been doing this for years, but that was as a non-dad, so it could be a little more challenging. Either way, I want to make sure Kelley has a good, healthy meal to take to work and when she comes home. At first it might be my infamous one-pot meals where it’s just a lot of veggies and a protein source thrown together, but that will improve. I hope.
4) Post to the blog at least twice a week. This fits in with goal number 1 and hopefully will be part of the routine. I suspect I’ll be writing while wearing Avery……and she’s asleep.
5) Take a lot of pictures and video. I have confidence in the fact that you can only have too little and never too much on (digital) film.
6) Find time to work out during the day. This is a big one. I heavily depend on getting some form of exercise most days of the week. I used to just run long distance for exercise, but now I focus more on strength training. We have a fairly good setup with a squat power rack, bench, and Olympic weight set in our garage, so I just need Avery’s permission.
7)Make our own snacks. I used to do this often in the past, and hope to find time to do it again. A favorite around here are my homemade salsa goat cheese crackers and they keep Kelley a happy wife. And you know what they say about happy wives! They usually smile.
That’s not being overly ambitious, is it? Okay, probably, but I need to have something to work towards, and these goals will do just that!
So, without further ado, here I go!!!!
Do you ever try to do too much in too little time? I’m expert at biting off more than I can chew, but hopefully my mouth has grown since becoming a father.
Awesome goals and your meals sound delicious! I’m sure you have all of the advice you need but I was telling Kelly about The Baby Whisper that made my life easier when getting on a good routine. It essentially gives you the play by play of how to actually do it (which was huge for me). Sounds like you all are doing fine but I would be happy to loan it to you if your interested.
Yeah, Kelley was telling me about that and from what I read on it, I like it. We’d appreciate being able to borrow it. I’ll try and come by whenever a good time is for you. Thank you, Elizabeth!
As a long-time SAHD, I must say your goals are realistic and smart. The only thing to keep in mind about a routine is that sometimes they get changed when you least expect it, especially when babies are little and growing fast. Trust me, you are right, you need a routine for your sanity, but just try to be flexible or you might make yourself go nuts. You have to be a quarterback and call an audible at the line sometimes. I found it hard to change my routine when the time came (the kid will let you know). I think I might have shed tears every time one of my kids went from two naps to one nap to no naps. Sounds you like you have your stuff together, though, good luck.
Yeah, I’m already finding that any actual routine is out of the question. So, like you said, I’ll just be flexible and work with what I can, when I can. Thank you for the input as it is helpful to hear from the experienced SAHD’s! Also, great metaphor with the football reference!
Thanks again for your input and for visiting!