5 Things Being a New Parent Will Teach You

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I’m a new parent. These are some things I’ve learned having a one-week old that I helped create:

1. Being a parent requires a profound sense of self-sacrifice.

2. Baby toots make me laugh. My son takes “crop dusting” to a whole new level.

3. Guys, when you have a baby with your wife, you will fall in love with her more.

4. Sleep, at least in the beginning, comes in interchangeable segments, not blocks.

5. I never thought the day would come where I got excited about breast milk. That day is here.

Are you a parent? What’s something you might add to the list?

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Contributor: Justin Wise

I am a religious deviant who enjoys coffee, collared shirts, spending time with my wife and son, learning about quantum physics and creatively exploring the riches of the Spirit of Christ. Find more here: JustinWise.me
  • MAC
    The second your child is born you realize - at that moment - how much unconditional love you have inside your heart for someone else.
  • Debbie
    Congrats!

    The big things I've realized... I'm more patient than I give myself credit for and I have realized how much I value private time in the restroom. Little ones follow you everywhere!! :-)
  • Congratulations! I have a three month baby and everyday he does new things.
  • Tony
    I fell in love with my wife and God all over again! Love and miracles all wrapped into one baby package!

    Being a parent makes you look at the entire world differently. It made me love other people more, and become more aware of what others might be going through on a daily basis.

    Love the picture, it looks like you guys gave him a crew cut already!

    peace
    Tony
  • All I know is that I am thirsty for that Pepsi in the background.
  • you
    Wow, I just really like that picture...a lot...that photographer is really talented!
  • Brother
    Man I love that baby.
  • Joey
    When your bundle of joy is screaming and flailing around, and doesn't know if he/she is hungry (or for what). All the while you are holding her and letting her know its going to be all right. That gave me a glimpse of the father heart of God. That sometimes we are "flailing babies", not knowing what we want, and He still loves us.
  • Jane
    Now that mine are older, I treasure those first moments even more than I did then (esp with your firstborn). I remember just feeling this whole new level of love and protectiveness than I ever thought possible. I've heard people say that it gives us a glimpse of how much God loves us as His children...and they' were probably right. Congratulations Justin and Kerry! Enjoy!
  • Jay
    One of the things I learned (or gained rather) was a better understanding of how God loved me. When you hold your child in your arms, caress them, kiss them and just adore them, that's how God feels about us to like the trillionth power.

    I also learned that the transition from the odorless little yellowish squirts of poop during breast-feeding to sewage like muck that comes out when they start on jarred foods is like going from a room sprayed with Febreze to a port-a-john.
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