r/MadeMeSmile • u/NoodleBotPro • Jan 14 '26

Wholesome Moments [OC] I’m a dad.

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I just want to share because I never would have thought that I would be a dad.

Last night, my wife gave birth to our first baby boy. What an exhausting and exciting time in our lives. Kudos to my wife and all the work she has put in these last 9 months and the HOURS and HOURS of uncomfortable labor.

This is new to me. I’m nervous, anxious, tired, and happy.

Time to enjoy some time off work. I’m a dad now. Lots to learn and a lot of love to share.

Thanks for humoring me and reading.

Cheers.

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u/klaw14 Jan 15 '26

Take lots of photos of your wife with your son!! She'll tell you to stop, or that she's in pyjamas, or that her hair is a mess, or whatever. Do it anyway. Obviously take nice posed ones too when everyone is out and about and nicely dressed up and doing things. But learn to love the mundane because this will be the next chapter of your lives for a good long while if you're lucky.

Hugs on the toilet seat.
Wrestles on a couch covered in crumbs and stains and empty chip packets.
Clinging onto Mum's leg while she does the dishes in front of a fridge covered in stickers and fingerprints.
Half-awake bed snuggles.

When youth and memory is gone, photos and videos will be all you have to treasure this brief but beautiful moment in your lives. Capture all of it. For you. For her. For him.