Diapers

What is a new father to do? Especially if he has never changed a diaper before. You see I come from a family where I am in fact the middle grandchild, but they are all so close that I never changed a diaper. Will I know which end to put it on? I think so, the end that makes the noise is the one that gets the diaper right? Wait that does not seem right. Of course I am making light of one of the basic tasks of parenthood. However, I woke up this morning with a fear that I would put the diaper on the wrong end the first time. My lovely wife assured me that that would not happen and if the first attempt was not successful I would have plenty of opportunities to get it right. 

While many of you may think I am exaggerating, and I am, the point is that these babies don't come with instruction manuals, and how many of us truly know what we are doing when the hospital gives you that first baby and says congratulations and good luck? We spend our time wondering if we should do this or do that, it is a trial and error process that we gladly accept. I personally look forward to the challenges and changes that await me. So I guess my rambling point is that while many unknown things await me, it is my job to accept them with open arms and everything will be alright.