A year in trimester

Upside down

I find it somewhat ironical that I am not spending vast amount of time documenting a year that is perhaps one of the most significant ones of my life.  This further classifies my pervious detailed attempts at chronicling years moot, if not, somewhat narcissistic at best. 

Yet, between baby’s night time feedings, one doesn’t have too much time to document a miracle. Here I must rely on my other strength of being brief but somewhat meaty. At work, this is largely misclassified by my peers as lack of empathy. Even though, it is instead a sincere attempt to be brief, to be bright and to be gone.

My 2019 was highlighted by three parts.

1. Inception
2. Nervous anticipation
3. Creation aftermath  

Expanding each part to add a touch more context for me to reminisce when I read my older posts 

1. Inception 
   1. Two stripes meant positive
   2. At work, I get my own “meeting” room
   3. I get my first Alfa Romeo and promise to never sell a car that I loved 
   4. An acoustic proof of life, technically referred to as a peanut
   5. Our reveal picture failed miserably but she though it was good
2. Nervous anticipation
   1. Made a presentation to the CEO of a 400,000 person company in German, came out un-scathed 
   2. Went to a camp for adults, mostly rich and white but all bled blue. Won the softball championship. 
   3. Baby mooned in very warm palm springs and Joshua trees
   4. Watched Shakespeare in the arb again but this time with chairs. She carried a life
   5. Nature themed baby shower ensured that everyone thought we were avid campers
   6. Alfa got an infant car seat installed and I was ticketed
   7. In midst of coffee aromas, she okayed my selected name for him
   8. Adi was born. She made him
3. Creation aftermath 
   1. We stayed in awe, in a swaddle, in delirium 
   2. We felt paranoid fear, glee and a complete lack of sleep
   3. He peed on pants and his poop explosions ruined onesies
   4. Numerous doctor’s visits involved semi panic attacks
   5. Days became weeks, months, our sleep was restored to insufficient but not zero
   6. We ventured with the baby further and longer
   7. A Porsche track day merely punctuated a new life
   8. Diwali, Halloween and Christmas allowed us to dress and adore him 
   9. He smiled endlessly at grandma and listened intently to grandpa’s folk songs
   10. A goos, giggles, quacks and whimpers filled a cozy house far more pointedly than new year’s fireworks

So to summarize, it is going to be hard to top this year in terms of significance. I am certain, however, that the years to come for me as a father would prove even more substantive. I just hope that they include some sleep for both of us.