Emily and I were sitting by the side of Regine’s cot, both of us were patting and lulling her to sleep. But our precious little girl just won’t sleep. She wanted daddy to make funny faces to her. She wanted the tour around the house where she gets to meet interesting objects such as the spinning ceiling fan, those cute little magnet fishes at the fridge and hanging nappies that seem to wave at her every time she sets her eyes on them. She wanted everything, except sleep… and the time was approaching midnight. It was one of the craziest nights we’ve ever experienced in our life.
While trying to keep that rebellious little princess in control, Emily then turned to look at me and said, “It’s funny isn’t it? Who would have thought that one day, we’ll end up like this in life…”. All the fancy courtships, all the heart warming episodes, all the moanings… they all apexes to this very point of our life, becoming a slave to a round faced cute little miniscule girl who seems to have the supernatural ability to charm even the meanest crocodile in the universe…
With tears almost oozing out of my eyebag rims (which developed over recent sleep deprivation), I nodded to Emily slowly, as if we’re 2 anguished prison inmates repenting our sins… It was an emotional moment. You know, THE moment. When things are silent and you’re mentally seeking asylum from the chaotic world. It lasted for only a couple minutes, and then it was cut off by a yelp from Regine, a sign that our break’s over and we went back to work as somebody’s parents.
I missed my life very much.
I missed my life too *sob*
Woi, don’t freak me lah…
Marriage is not that bad right?
I solemnly light a candle in your remembrance.
eerr…can I say… This is just the beginning! :P More to come… *hiakz*
Darrius will wake up around 5am and will starts looking for his daddy to play with him!
You know what’s the most ironic thing ? Someday, Regine will grow up and go through the same phase of sleep deprivation (when she has her own kids). Then she will be thinking “Awww, why didn’t I appreciate my sleeping time more when I was a baby”.
Moral of the story: Don’t take your sleeping time for granted.
Welcome to fatherhood sucker!
Look who’s talking now?!
Your mom, Auntie Ooi, also went through what you are going through right now laa!!! ;p
And now it’s your turn and you bising banyak!!!
No it wasn’t like that… mom said I am still the record holder, to be the most docile baby she had ever came across in her life. According to her, I slept most of the time and never cried even when I soiled my nappies.
But it was completely opposite for Beancurd (my sister). She cried till she was 6, which then, she transformed herself cross species into a bitch and barked ever since…
gee, babies really change a person’s life. u made it sound like u really hv no life anymore. scary…
Awwww, this is the first post in blogs that actually made me TEARY.
all the moanings?? must be when you were doing something with emily right? ;)
and why do u hate ur sister beancurd so much ah? i’ve read ur previous posts but apart from calling her the stupidest creature on earth, i dont see how one can hate one’s own sister so much. did she do something really terrible to you when you were young?
oh ermm..since u disabled the comments for your previous post, i wanna ask, how do u come up with names like Mojo Jojo?? you damn super cute la…
1 nite of pleasure
9 months of pain
12 hours of labor
the numbers just go up
more hell on the way
what the heck,
just start the cycle
all over again
Hey Mikey,
Shit happens lah. What do to ? What done is done. No point in thinking about the past. Look at what you have at the present moment (Regine and Emily) and look forward. Being a parent isn’t the easiest job in the world but it has its rewards though (just too few to mention).
Becoming a parent is a reward. But the EXPERIENCE of being a parent is not. It’s a responsibility. And it takes time to get used to the responsibility.
“But the EXPERIENCE of being a parent is not. It’s a responsibility.”
Now you’re trying to Spiderman? LOL
Welcome to parenthood! :) I miss mine very much too… eventhough Ryan is almost 3 years old already…every stage are different… first the sleepless nights..then come the running around heart attack episodes… then come i dunno what..will find out soon!
well, is all worth it when they smile and “goo gaa ” at u and calling u da da and ma ma.. :)
*chuckles* All the moanings, eh?
It’s just THAT moment lah. You (and Emily) knew just *how much* you (both) wanted Regine. :) And now she’s here… happy happy joy joy! I wanna smell her head.
Hey, I don’t think Spiderman invented the word “responsibility”…
hmmm…daddy’s rants…
OMG, I think Regine has ‘indirectly’ inherited beancurd’s genes. ;p
Hey Mikey,
Easy only. Just transfer the Responsibility part to your wife mah. That is what a wife is for. *wink*
khimfoh – dude, you watched too much Hindustan films ler…
Go Regine Go Go Go! Please play until 3am every night!
if only she could READ, doc…. hmmmmpfff