Spider-sense is tingling

Today, Esther and I went to Target, initially just to look. Esther decided that we should start registering for baby “stuff”. While she was getting the registry setup and the barcode gun, I was left to wander in the light pink, blue and yellow sea.

I was filled with a odd sense of being overwhelmed. I read a post from Rands earlier today which described my situation to a T.

[I] see the world as a system which, given enough time and effort, is completely knowable. This is a fragile illusion that your nerd has adopted, but it’s a pleasant one that gets your nerd through the day.

This is the problem that I am facing. The whole “baby” thing, and “being a parent”, those are two things which I have no clue on. It is not the “Will I screw my child up?” question. I think I’ve got that down, or if not, would I be able to tell? The real questions I have are things like:

• When does a baby need a pacifier, if it even needs one?
• Does everything need to be sterilized/bleach/sanitized?
• How does one hold a baby?
• How does one change a baby’s diaper?

You may laugh at this, but the last time I held or changed a diaper was the plastic training doll in Red Cross babysitter training.

The only thing I know is that I have an amazing wife / mother of my child and that with her, there will be nothing that we can’t over come together.

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