An Interview with Brownlee

I wasn’t sure how to do a one year post.  A review?  Just pictures?  A teary confession of how it feels to be a mom?  Wasn’t sure.  But then I had a great idea to just do an interview with Brownlee.  I would ask him 10 questions about his first year as a father.  So here’s what he said.

What is the biggest difference from how you thought this would go vs how it actually is? 

All I had to base my imaginary baby on was horror stories and TV shows.  On TV they make it seem like infants just sit around and cry and you get no sleep and your life is completely ruined…while Addy did cry some, I still was able to pretty much do what I want and during the breastfeeding time, I got some decent sleep.

What’s your favorite thing to do with Addy?

I would be stereotypical and say, “Go to the mall”, but in real life I love to sleep with Addy.  She looks so peaceful (if I’m able to stay up later than her) and she cuddles with the best of them.

Have there been any changes in your relationship? Friendships?

It’s about the same, in the relationships, just have to plan better and start getting ready slightly earlier than we used to.  In friendships, everybody asks about Addy all the time and she’s also the perfect excuse to get out of something I didn’t have a major interest in doing….”Awww, can’t make it, I got kids!”

Any major parental fails that still haunt you? 

I can’t think of anything major yet, I mean she’s only 1.  I was slower than I thought once in catching her before she fell out of the bed, but that’s just a lesson learned for her…the floor will catch you!

Any major parental achievement you need to be recognized for?

I think being unemployed and staying at home with Addy all day is definitely more than I expected it to be.  I envisioned doing graphic design while she naps or cooking and cleaning, etc…but the older she gets the less naps she takes and when she’s awake she goes 100 mile per hour as if she’s the spokesperson for 5-hour energy or something.

What do you wish people would quit telling you about your baby?

People don’t really give me free unwanted advice…and if they have been I haven’t been listening unless they have “M.D.” behind their name.

What’s your favorite picture with Addy?

I’ve attached my favorite picture with Addy….

It just screams that we so sincere.  Like “what you looking at lil girl?” and she’s all “what *you* looking at daddy?”

What’s the biggest thing you’ve learned this year?

That babies aren’t as fragile as people assume they are.  Addy runs into stuff, falls, etc and bounce right back up and keeps it moving.  My new motto when something happens…”She’ll be aight”

 What do you think about having another kid now that you’ve been a parent for a year?

In life, I want Addy to have siblings, but not for a while…maybe after she gets through her “terrible two’s & three’s”.

Who does she look like? Act like?

Everybody says she looks like me, but that only makes me think she looks like my mom…but it also depends on how she has her hair done and what expression she’s currently making when you look at her.  I think she’s has qualities of both her parents, from being silly and dancing like nobody is watching to wanting to do everything herself without anybody’s help.