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Sitting in the hospital chair holding the baby while she sleeps for the second 1/2 of the night so mommy can get some sleep. Took us from 11 (after Michigan won the championship… GO BLUE!) to realize she isn’t hungry or fussy, she’s just a cuddle bug and wants to be held to sleep. So now, mommy is getting some sleep while I work on courses. #angelsintheoutfield

What am I doing to lead my family? - Just surpassed 3 years free of alcohol. I’ve committed to my wife and girls to keep the house managed; grocery shopping & meal planning, daily cleaning and hiring cleaners, dishes laundry and pet care. My wife manages finances and house scheduling. Thoughts on raising children with future in mind? - First and foremost my wife and I are committed to breaking generational traumas that we were raised in & take the burden of holding healthy boundaries when needed. - I have committed this year to sharing positive things about other family members to my children and wife. Encouraging everyone to look for the good in people and recognize them for their effort.

Thoughts on continuing to send toddler first born to daycare during the 1-6 week timeframe with second while both parents are at home for most part (first 5 weeks) ? I think we like idea of having that period during the day to focus on newborn but also feel some guilt about being home and not doing full unit bonding. Our provider is great and very flexible to all options but just trying to figure out what might work best for us.

Even way before kids, my wife made a lot of decisions for us, simply because I live such a go with the flow existence that I really don't care where we go, what we eat, or what we watch. Usually, she is more than happy to take control of those things and make decisions. I wish I would've taken that off of her plate more during ALL of her postpartums. It's such a small gesture but just make the decision, she may not like it in the moment and that's ok too, but just keep doing it. This small but huge gesture will go a long way. I would even go as far as to say, tell her that you are going to be making the decisions during this time period. Trust me, it will help her, even if she doesn't see it right away. .