New Dad Superpowers

My husband is amazing, I really couldn’t have asked for a better husband. However, I am loving this new set of “superpowers” he has developed since our son was born.
1. He can sleep through anything. He will be able to sleep through your child crying, screaming, vomiting, and coughing. You’ll begin to wonder if he would sleep through being “accidentally” kicked…and you’ll find that most of the time he can.

2. He can miraculously disappear the second the baby starts crying or even remotely smells dirty. You’ll have no idea how but suddenly he’ll be very engrossed in a very important project to avoid changing that diaper. “Sorry dear, I can’t change that diaper, I’m in the middle of disassembling this bomb.”

3. He forgets where you put everything. Everything. He will never be able to find that stack of diapers. You must have moved it. So therefore, he can’t change the baby.

4. He suddenly becomes employee of the month. He needs to work extra hours, even if there’s no extra pay. Anything to get home just a little while later.

5. He has a knack for “needing” to do things on the weekends. Miraculously his car NEEDS an oil change on Saturday…the same day you were planning to take the kids to the zoo.

6. This goes with number three. He will be completely oblivious to something right in front of him when you ask him to hand it to you.

7. Although he can’t hear the baby cry, he can hear you come home before your tires even hit the driveway. And he’s ready at the door for you with baby in arms.

8. He will forget how to cook. And how to use the coffee maker.

9. He can sense when baby is about to spit up and will quickly hand him off to you.

10. He knows when the baby needs to eat. Any time he’s in charge and the baby cries, he will assume that the baby needs to eat. Since you’re breastfeeding, this becomes your problem.

I was blessed with a really great husband. While, yes, he is guilty of a few of these, he is overall really great about helping me with the baby. Honestly, I can’t blame him for the most part. But he’s a total trooper and always comes home on time with a smile on his face happy to see me and my son no matter how much the baby is crying or how long it’s been since I’ve showered.