Game Day Dad

Being a first time dad can be really tough for the un-initiated and I know because I’m that guy.   It’s been quite a learning experience so far.   We’ve had to make hundreds of decisions and been introduced to just as many new concepts.   Really if anyone would’ve told me this much work was involved before I went in I may have reconsidered.  Of course now that I have my beautiful baby it’s easy to say I’d do it all a dozen times over just for her.  Like anyone else will tell you it’s the best thing I’ve done and by far the most rewarding.   But as you also know the best things in life aren’t easy and having that first baby definitely falls in to that category on average.  

When we were going through everything involved with getting ready for our baby I would think about how many things we had to adjust for.   You just can’t plan for every situation so you have the general idea and have to just run with it.   Before I was building a family one of the things I looked forward to the most was game day.    Tailgating LSU games  is always a blast but you can never be prepared for the weather, tailgating rules, parking or whatever happens to turn up.   A cute comparison I had was that getting ready for the baby was much like the first time we tailgated at the University of Florida for an LSU game.   While it was a blast there were so many things that we planned for that didn’t happen and so many things we didn’t plan for that did happen.   Luckily gamedaydad.com was available so it was signed, sealed and delivered.   It fit, it’s catchy and it easily describes what it’s like.   You constantly have to make game day decisions about fuzzy situations where there may or may not be a right answer.  

Help for the First Time Father

I asked a lot of questions to my friends when preparing for my baby.   All of their children were at least 2 years old and none could really detail anything that even came close to relating to what we needed.   Most simply couldn’t remember.   Because of this I opened a word document and started keeping a diary of notes on things that did and didn’t happen.   Things we should’ve done before hand as well as those that could’ve waited.    I also made note to surprises that jumped out at me in the process of having our baby.   It’s my hope that by sharing the detail of my experience here I can give other first time fathers a little insight.   While I realize that about 20% of what happened to me will directly relate to those reading it still gives some help and maybe somewhere to start.

So to all you dads and moms out there I hope you enjoy this site.   Feel free to shoot me an email with any questions you might have and I’ll happily shoot you my 2 cents for what it’s worth.