Mordecai MartinThey eat well, they sleep deeply, they shit and piss publicly and with goodwill, they make merry all day long. A baby is a rabelaisian figure. A tiny Falstaff.
You know, Atenea would never let me get away with it, but I still feel remiss that I didn’t name the kid Godzilla. Impressive! Vaguely religious! Strong! Gender Neutral!
Spent a good half hour impersonating 70s sports broadcaster Howard Cosell interviewing my three day old child about their meteoric rise in Mexican football. Sometimes I threw an impression of Mohammed Ali into the mix, have him and Cosell make fun of each other back and forth. Good times.
We live on the first floor so the garbage truck outside is really loud. To stop it bothering the baby, we’ve taken to cranking the white noise machine. On ocean setting, you can pretend the back up beeping is seagulls!
Cool spiked hair thing this kid has going. What a punk rocker
Ruth [☕️ 👩🏻💻📚✍🏻🧵🪡🍵]@MordecaiMartin Love when babies have punk hair!!
twink with big tits@MordecaiMartin mazal tov on the new baby!
@umalkosh thanks friend!
cyborgneticz@MordecaiMartin ahh congrats new baby!
The love I have for my child is vertiginous and wild. It is the eeriest and strangest sensation I have felt in a life of loving. I am undone. My wife told me last night that she loved our child more than me, and with great relief and joy, I told her the same. We’re going to be okay if we remember that shared value and let it guide us.
This kid is SNOOZING! Do I dare to dream of sneaking away to take a shit?!
This cat is being so good about the baby. He’s being SO GOOD! Always maintaining a respectful and curious distance, just asking for attention when he needs it, generally not causing trouble. We’re so proud of what a good big brother he’s being
Another morning holding this kid. Another golden morning.
Waiting around for my child to wake up as one waits for a king. I know this total awe of them as a being beyond me, a being of the future, can only last so long. But I intend to cherish it
Finding it easier to get things done as a dad than as a private citizen
A lovely walk in the park together this morning
Moon joy@MordecaiMartin Loving these updates, Mo 💚
A friend points out that the gig is physically demanding but not particularly intellectually stimulating .
My child was born with a cleft lip and is so gorgeous and adorable that it's good we're getting them the operation to close it, or else their famously beautiful face will start a weird cleft lip trend.
Roasting a chicken to feed my family after building a table all day, reaching peak dad pretty quickly over here.
I have more time off than I thought I'd have, and it makes me feel vaguely guilty.
Every day is a big adventure
I’m gonna shoot straight with you all: I had an extra large 3 pm Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee with a ton of cream and like, 6 Equals, and then I danced with my infant child until the oxytocin started flowing, so I am feeling large, in charge and exactly no pain.
Newborns are like an intricate puzzle box. Actually, the puzzle box is pretty basic and easy to solve, but it does keep screaming, so.
eena meena me@MordecaiMartin new borns have like 4 distinct screams that you can quickly learn
- i'm hungry (give me food)
- i'm full (help me burp)
- i need to poop
- i need a cuddle
Pediatrician visit went well, but apparently the kids these days are into fussing and pretending to be constipated all night. Can’t say I approve of this trend. I blame Tik Tok
You can have a wife and child you love very much who love you and still be lonely, that’s something that can happen.
VirtualWolf
A crying baby is very demoralizing
Yesterday was one of this wonderful days when you see your family and loved ones for what they really are, the snug holding shape of them that lets you rest and be yourself among them. So grateful to have this child with these people.
@MordecaiMartin Better living through chemistry!
Local Dad, Ben Hamill@MordecaiMartin I feel this one. When my youngest was a baby and just... screamed all the time because of acid reflux, it really hit me that they needed me to be there physically, but not intellectually or even emotionally, actually. They just needed the bouncing and the patting and the singing.
maloki 🍍
@benhamill @MordecaiMartin and the warmth, and the heart beat, and your smell.