I was changing my son’s diaper when this strange thought appeared in my head: Would our roles be reversed fifty years from now? Would it be my son who is standing beside my bed attending to my physical needs when I am too old to get down from my bed?
Then I realized I should not be so selfish as to ask for any returns from my son for taking care of him right now. I should be willing to give my love to him without asking for returns. Or am I just being human?
My son Caden is now coming to five months old and knows how to turn over onto his belly. He is learning how to crawl forward by bending his knees and back. The feeling of joy looking at him growing bigger and stronger each day is indescribable. It is like living all over again observing how a human being learning the basic bodily functions starting from breathing to moving hands and legs to flipping over etc. etc.
There are times at night I wake up to see whether he is breathing properly sleeping on his belly. Even more frequently I am concerned about whether his clothing is warm enough to resist the cold temperature. Would he develop rashes if I didn’t change his diaper often enough? Is 150ml of milk sufficient to last him for the next 4 hours?
Our dearest Caden, 50 years from now, would you still remember how much sleep daddy and mummy have sacrificed to get up and feed you early in the morning?
Then I realized I should not be so selfish as to ask for any returns from my son for taking care of him right now. I should be willing to give my love to him without asking for returns. Or am I just being human?
My son Caden is now coming to five months old and knows how to turn over onto his belly. He is learning how to crawl forward by bending his knees and back. The feeling of joy looking at him growing bigger and stronger each day is indescribable. It is like living all over again observing how a human being learning the basic bodily functions starting from breathing to moving hands and legs to flipping over etc. etc.
There are times at night I wake up to see whether he is breathing properly sleeping on his belly. Even more frequently I am concerned about whether his clothing is warm enough to resist the cold temperature. Would he develop rashes if I didn’t change his diaper often enough? Is 150ml of milk sufficient to last him for the next 4 hours?
Our dearest Caden, 50 years from now, would you still remember how much sleep daddy and mummy have sacrificed to get up and feed you early in the morning?
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