Congrats on the new family member! At 3 weeks, you've already past the absolutely worst part of having a new born, and believe it or not, you will be gradually getting more sleep again LOL~
As others have said -- do whatever it takes to not piss Mommy off. Make her life as easy as possible because she is already under an amount of stress that we can't possible imagine.
Pre-cooked meals, take outs, (cooked) food from family and friends were a god send for us until we got our bearings together. I would also recommend ignoring the urge to do a lot of house chores unless they are absolutely necessary. It's fine to have a messy house, unwashed dishes, or even dirty clothes in the hamper.
The most interesting part I remember is the constantly evolving changes. As soon as you think you've figured out a pattern or behaviour of his, he changes it up again because he is constantly growing at a really rapid pace during that age.
Have fun and enjoy this time, even though it is hard. Take lots of pictures because you are not going to remember much of this blur LOL~
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Originally Posted by inv4zn
Be home as much as possible, do everything in your power to not piss your wife off, and apologize for things you didn't even do lol
That said, if you think it'll go over well, ask that you try and get a certain # of hours of sleep, the worst thing to do is not be able to balance and fuck up at home and fuck up at work.
Get a family member to help around the house if that's an option at all.
But also, congratulations!!! 3 weeks goes by in an absolute blur and you're probably getting into a bit of a rhythm, it gets hard from here haha. It's a magical time, but it is hard.
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