Today marks a special mini-milestone for me; RAR is six months old!
I can’t believe six months has simultaneously taken a long time and absolutely flown by. It doesn’t feel like half a year ago we were at hospital waiting for him to put in an appearance. In fact, at the time of writing, exactly six months ago now Mrs AdamR was just about to start pushing. I remember the day so vividly it seems almost unreal now.
In the time since, it’s been a real roller-coaster. From it initially being very alien to have him at home, he’s now very much the biggest part of my life. I already can’t imagine what it would be like to not have him, and I find it really hard to remember what it was like before he arrived (apart from having a lot more free time). I was a bit of a skeptic before he was born; I know people say everything changes, and the way you look at things changes, but I never believed it would apply to me. I’ve never been a big fan of babies, never really had any contact with them, and never thought I’d be able to handle having a little person in the house who couldn’t communicate with me, and for all knew would ‘just cry all the time’. I was dead wrong.
Even as he is now, twenty-six weeks later, he’s such a character it’s unbelievable. Despite not being able to talk (although that doesn’t stop him trying!), he’s surprisingly expressive and communicative. He’ll let you know in no uncertain terms if he’s not happy, and when he is happy, well, that laugh is something you could very easily get addicted to hearing.
He’s now cut his first tooth too, so anything within biting range – which is mostly my legs and hands at the moment – is in danger of being chomped very soon.
I always thought the ‘baby years’ were the bits to get through before they started to be enjoyable as little kids. I was wrong. Despite being a lot of hard work and very tiring, it’s enormously rewarding and a lot of fun. In the unlikely event you’ve found your way here and are considering starting a family, but really don’t know if it’s for you – do it. You’ll amaze yourself at how quickly you get attached to your new little person.