A New Adventure
By: David Smith
Tags: Baby, Adventure, Parenting, Parenthood, Family

Family adventures in Romsdal. Fall, 2020.

23 Oct 2020

Hi Wifey, Leslie, and Baby!

Daddy’s at work trying to avoid the soul crushing existence of sitting at a desk. So, I decided to spend some time each day recapping the things that make me smile most in life: My memories of you.

Yesterday, I came home just in time for pancakes with blueberry and bacon for dinner. YUMM! I always love watching Leslie eat pancakes because her whole face gets covered a deep purple and she smiles so big. We have some photos from when Leslie was 1 yr old, eating pancakes before she had any teeth and she has the most beautiful, precious huge smile, so big her eyes are closed… like the whole world is celebrating pancake day with her. These are the memories that drive my life.

I’ve been listening to an audiobook at work, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” about a guy who was raised with his father and a friend’s father and how the friend’s dad taught him how to make money and become rich. The book is ALL about making money. From a financial literacy standpoint it’s great… but I can’t believe so many people place all of their focus on money. There is nothing I can buy that will make me happier than a few more extra minutes with you. I understand everyone has different perspectives on what’s worth chasing in life… but I hope we fill your hearts with a love for nature, family, and experiences.

Focus on what matters in life

Maybe it’s because we never had much money growing up, but I was always raised to believe that people, love and adventures are waaaay more important than money. Sure, you can buy a lot with cash and definitely understanding of finance, economics, budgeting, risk, etc are all super important and I like dabbling in them… but money is not the thing to focus on in life, in my opinion.

I hope we raise you full of love, laughter, smiles and a desire to help others and bring positivity and excitement into the world around you. Lots of people get caught up in all the things in life that you can chase after… but not so many focus on all the things in life you can give; namely, LOVE. So many people are in need of someone to talk to, someone to listen, someone to support or praise them, someone to help cheer them up and motivate them when they are down. If the whole world is always focused on taking, we will always be focused on ourselves. But, when we shift to a focus on giving or on what we can give to others, suddenly our personal situation matters a whole lot less and we can toss away the chains of comparison and self doubt and self perception.

Yesterday was a rare, almost perfect day. Everyone was in a good mood and had energy, Leslie wanted to play with all of us together, and we had perfect family time just playing with Lelsie on the floor as she brought us toys and we all laughed and snuggled together. She is so very imaginative and creative, so sweet and thoughtful and so funny. She brought tea for the baby and rubbed her head on mommy’s belly saying “helllooo baby, storesøster Leslie”.

Mommy and Leslie went down to bath and daddy got goodnight snuggles. I submitted some applications to companies, dreaming of finding something that doesn’t keep me tied to a chair and a screen all day delivering millions of dollars worth of value to someone who pays me a tiny percentage in return (to be fair, a normal salary).

Leslie snuggling in Mommy and Daddy’s bed

Then, mommy and I finally snuggled for a few short moments before I got up again to wash the table and dishes, clean the house and get stuff ready for tomorrow. Mommy is so funny to look at… her belly is huge and she’s got her feet propped up on 3 or more pillows on the sofa, but she is still by far the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. She radiate light and love as a pregnant woman, as she does all the time. Some people are born for certain things…perhaps to be musicians or athletes or bakers or dancers or whatever else; your mommy was born to be a mommy and she is so perfectly good at it (and she’s an amazing baker, dancer and athlete too).

After brushing teeth and getting ready for bed, we went in to check on Leslie and make sure she was tucked in good. As usual, we took a few moments to snuggle on our perfect little angel, filling our hearts with a love and affection that carries us through the rest of the day, before kissing her goodnight and slipping away to our bedroom. I gave mama a long, nice back massage as usual to help keep her body warm and ease the pain of carrying around a bowling ball in her belly. Then, I snuggled and kissed on baby and told her how much we love her and how excited we are to meet her.

Leslie slept well throughout the night (hooray!) and we woke up rested and ready for another day of adventures. We got up together this morning and Leslie sang and danced while we dressed her, before heading upstairs to eat a little breakfast before watching a quick cartoon and heading off to barnehage in her little tricycle, with papa pushing her and stopping for kisses and snuggles along the way.

I love you my family, with all of my heart!!! ❤ ❤ ❤