Celebration: I finally feel like I'm getting my groove back

Jan 1·1 min read

My daughter is 4 now and I'm actually starting to feel like myself again, just like a dad version. Joined a basketball league, reconnected with old friends, found a little time to work on projects. It's not the same as before and honestly I don't want it to be. But I was starting to think I was gone forever and that scared me. To the guys in the thick of it right now with newborns, it DOES get better. You don't feel like a complete zombie forever. Hang in there.

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VVincentRegularJan 1

Four year olds are legitimately fun though. Like they're past the potato phase but they still think you're the coolest person alive. Enjoy this window before they hit school age and start having opinions about everything you do.

RRyan G.RegularJan 2

That's awesome man. My daughter just turned 4 and I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel too. The newborn fog is real but it does lift. What changed for you first, sleep or just having more mental energy?

DDerek T.New DadJan 3

Getting your groove back hits different when you realize you can have a conversation that doesn't revolve around feeding schedules and diaper contents. Congrats on making it through the trenches.

MMarcoNew DadJan 4

I remember posting something like this when mine hit 4 and someone asked if it was because the younger siblings were born yet. Nope, just time. The compound sleep deprivation years are brutal but they do end.