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Who gets to sleep?

Since my baby was born part of my nightstand equipment is the sleep monitor so I am able not only to listen but also to see my baby and action whenever she awakes. A question that comes to my mind is: who should wake up to attend a crying baby?

It is me most of the time; my wife sometimes is too tired and doesnt even notices our baby crying. I even got a wake up statement with a shining smile: the baby slept thru the whole night! that was awesome!. My immediate response is: she woke up and cried 5 times!

She is in charge of our baby during the day but I work from home so I help during the day whenever I have some time. Still, she is the one who gets to sleep during our baby's naps while I need to continue working. Moreover, whenever WE have a rough night she shares with the family: "Our baby didnt let ME sleep... she kept ME awake... and I still need to take care of her today".

I must confess that those statements in singular person frustrates and irritates me; it is not just her waking up, some nights she doesnt even wake up! And it annoys me that she projects a wrong message on me kind of saying that I slept while she stayed awake.

Is it wrong to demand some level of credit for those hard nights? I sometimes feel she just takes for granted that I wake up and that just because she is the mother she is the one who deserves the credit.

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Being a Dad... Where to begin?

For quite some time I have been thinking "Am I the only one feeling like this?". I sometimes find myself in an overwhelming tide of emotions during one single day, from tiredness, joy, anger, frustration, satisfaction... and this is not only towards being a father but also being a husband; I often find myself demanded attention by two important people in my life: my wife and my daughter.

I want to start sharing my experiences and my feelings, how I sometimes overcome them as well as when I can't. I am not a writer but will do my best to make this blog a funny and factious source where other dads (or whoever needs) can also find themselves accompanied in this journey.

I will be posting a first topic in the upcoming days! Have a great day ahead! Feel free to comment/ask about any particular topic you would like to read about.