Time to be a dad
I always had these questions before about newborns, but never had a chance to find out for myself until now. So here goes a Q&A on the first month: Q: What does a newborn feel like?A: A sac of potatoes. Q: What does a newborn sound like?A: Fire truck. Oh, you mean when she’s not…
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The Calm and the Storm The moment I had my very first skin-to-skin time with my daughter, the whole world quietly froze into a surreal crystal of happiness and bewilderment. The preceding fast-paced, cross-functional, everybody-was-an-expert-except-me-and-I-was-trying-not-to-get-in-anyone’s-way experience in the OR came to a screeching halt when my daughter and I were left to ourselves in the…
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A week ago, I clumsily stumbled into my very first Father’s Day. I was grateful for every congratulatory “Happy Father’s Day” coming my way. They meant a great deal to me personally, not for finally becoming a father, but because of you caring that much. What followed those kind wishes was often the question, “So…
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