raviodad

[raviodad]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but does this outfit scream "boy" to you? Due to her lack of hair, Storm gets called a male quite often. But I feel like the leg warmers and the pink too-too in addition to the fluffy boots she had on clearly indicate female, yet she was called a boy at the store today.

Don't get me wrong, I don't give a fuck. I just think it's funny. Maybe the Batman jacket threw them off? Who knows. People, man. People.

[raviodad]

So Stormborn can sit up on her own now. Which is great. I'm super happy. I can't wait till she can crawl and then walk and then -best of all- talk. But this also means she can fall as well. That's not so great. It's funny how scary falling 10 inches can apparently be when you've never done it before.

Just wait, Storm. It only gets worse.

[raviodad]

In case you were wondering, I got here from the fantastic Guru-Guru.

Atta magical-boy-transformation-sequencing-girl, Karl.

[raviodad]

Wow, this blog is super cute! I find it very interesting, especially considering I do want a child at some point, and clearly you have the right ideas. Gotta raise 'em with some good values!

Woo woo! New people! Hey thanks. I think my daughter's going to be a super cool person and I like her so far. Kid's are a big change so be ready, which you never will be cause I don't think anyone is. But it's worth it. Feel free to stop around any time.

[raviodad]

So Storm can't crawl yet, not really. But she's been scooting on her face across the floor and bed now and then. Yesterday and her grandma's house she must have tapped into her deep seeded Nintendo roots and recognized the Wiimote because she started face-scooting across the floor and didn't stop until she reached it and held it firmly in her hands.

This is how I know I'm doing something right.

[raviodad]

Storm's getting ready for the cold season in style.

[raviodad]

I think I'm going to have trouble with the toddler years. I can pretty easily get over all the annoyances of a crying baby because that's is essentially the only way they have to communicate.

But once Storm starts to learn to talk, but still can't really actually communicate, I think that will be really annoying. Like, awful. Because I feel like I will expect her to be able to vocalize her issues even though she's only been on this planet for a couple years and probably can't even tell what's wrong to begin with.

I dunno, we'll see.

[raviodad]

Life Hack

Placing your child in front of Adventure Time will allow you to make pizza for lunch in peace while utilizing both hands.

[raviodad]

Contentment

Sometimes I hate being a father even though nothing gigantic has changed about my day to day life. It's just more the fact that I know I will always be putting someone else first and never really be able to live completely for myself again. That's somewhat of a big deal to me because I have only been single for about 4 months total since I was 15 and I always live for the person I'm closest to in relationships, it's just how I work. So knowing I will be living for a child from now on is a bit daunting.

But then I have nights like tonight where I spend half an hour singing Iron & Wine to and playing with Storm until she finally falls to sleep on me and I can just stare at her and smile indefinitely. Which is also a big deal for me because I am normally extremely introverted to the point of being a flat out, straight up asshole to people (including my wife, which is unfortunate) so to have moments of pure contentment is very rare and amazing.

If someone offered to take me back in time and change it so that I didn't have a child so early in my life...

...there's no way in hell I would accept.

[raviodad]

Guys I meant 13 lbs 8 oz. Damnit.

I own a human that weighs 13.5 ounces and that is the weirdest thing.

[raviodad]

I own a human that weighs 13.5 ounces and that is the weirdest thing.

[raviodad]

My daughter flirts with inanimate objects. She is particularly infatuated with the coat rack and/or the coats on it and the door of our apartment, among other things. At least they'll never disappoint her.

[raviodad]

"Ladies."

[raviodad]

My wife is playing Super Mario 64 and she is really good at it. She knows everything about the levels and where all the stars are and it makes me jealous because I suck ass at Mario. All of them. I'm a Zelda guy. Adventure, puzzle solving, figuring out where to go and what to do next is my thing. I am terrible at timing and not falling off ledges so I am terrible at Mario.

Also, Storm loves to watch Mario, apparently. She's been completely engaged for roughly an hour now. What a gal.

[raviodad]

I have a what?

You know what's weird? Having a child. Every single day it seems strange. Like it just happened. But it's almost been 3 months, which in the grand scheme of things isn't a lot, but still. You would think I would at least be used to the fact that I have a daughter. But I'm not. Not at all. Sometimes I will see a picture of her and think, oh shit, that is mine. I'm in charge of her life and making sure she doesn't die or get stolen or starve or become a serial killer. I don't really think I'll ever get used to it. But I'm ok with that. I think it will help me be a better dad if I constantly see her through a fresh set of eyeballs. And lord knows I need all the help I can get.

[raviodad]

Song of Stormborn

So we decided to do a little picture taking today with my daughter. My wife made her the sweater and hat, so that's pretty cool.

You got the Hero's Clothes!

They look like they might be a little warm for this weather...

Time for a little Lon Lon to wash away the Hero's Sorrow.

Aaaaand work it.

[raviodad]

Stormborn has been sitting for a good 20 minutes just watching Zelda gameplay. I'm giving my wife some sample so she can decide which Zelda game she wants to try out, and Stormborn is totally enthralled. I'm so proud.