＜Episode 123＞ Beginner Husband and Beginner Father 1
“hello~”
“hello.”
When I greeted them, the staff smiled and greeted them back.
I turned my head for a moment and looked around.
A cute decoration hanging on a neatly painted wall. Rooms lined up along a long hallway. Staff and mothers are busy going back and forth. Some of the dogs were dragging a small portable bed with a child on it.
It is now a familiar landscape.
This place I came to after work was the postpartum care center where Si-eun stayed.
The afternoon of the day one was born. With Si-eun, who made up for her delayed sleep, she headed to the newborn room.
I saw it once when I was born, but it was my father’s heart that made me want to see him again and again. Perhaps the mother’s heart was the same, the excitement did not leave Si-eun’s face throughout the journey.
When we talked about the number we received from the delivery room, the nurse in the newborn room walked up to the window with a newborn baby.
The newborn babies in the newborn room all looked the same, but… … . That one baby felt more special than anyone else.
Of course we were one.
Hanna, who was sleeping hard, closed her eyes and muttered. The reddish skin was slightly wrinkled. His hair was still young, barely covering the top of his head.
It was lovely.
No other rhetoric was superfluous. She is our daughter, born of our love. It goes without saying that she was very cute, pretty, and precious.
As soon as she saw her, she covered her mouth and started crying, so Si-eun must have felt the same way.
“Si-eun.”
“Yes.”
“It seems like we are already very big.”
“It’s only been a few hours since I was born… … .”
It was my top priority to make Si-eun stop crying by throwing nonsense like that.
For the next three days, Si-eun focused on taking care of herself.
Although they are young and recover quickly, childbirth has a huge impact on the mother. Si-eun, who couldn’t even move because of the pain, moved as if clinging to me several times.
After discharge, they went to the postpartum care center together.
As soon as she moved to the car sent by the cooking center and completed registration, Si-eun started receiving maternal care. It was the best service for 2 weeks, including massage, spa, top-notch food and spacious room.
I don’t know how many times Si-eun’s eyes fluttered while listening to the explanation.
When the staff left and it was just the two of us, we even talked about it.
“I think you made a reservation for a place that was too expensive… … .”
“it’s okay. Don’t worry about money. I don’t know anything else, but it’s a lot of money.”
“still… … .”
The end stretched endlessly.
When you’re sorry to me, or when you have to say something you don’t like. Si-eun always blurs the back story.
Judging from the look on his face, this time it must have been the former.
It’s not that I don’t have enough money. It’s for a wife who has a baby. There’s absolutely no reason to save.
So no need to be sorry. As he stroked his cheek with these thoughts in mind, Si-eun closed one eye and enjoyed the touch.
Seeing that no other words came out after this, Si-eun seemed to understand my feelings.
Life at the postpartum care center was like heaven.
Various services were continuously provided as much as the expensive money was spent. Even Si-eun, who was burdened by the chojang, was able to enjoy it freely from a certain moment.
“I feel like the swelling is going down after I get a massage.”
“I know? I think I’m slimmer than I was before I had a baby.”
“Don’t say nonsense.”
Si-eun snorted and poked my side.
Without knowing it, everyone accepted it as a sign of shame.
I also listened to lectures for mom and dad during work hours.
How to feed milk or know how to change diapers. How to hold onto it when taking a bath. It was a very beneficial time to learn the knowledge I had learned through books and YouTube.
This happened to me when I was learning how to burp my baby.
He held the model baby in his arms and gently wiped his back, but the instructor’s eyes were a bit strange.
Perhaps it was my mistake, the instructor came over to us and said cautiously.
“One Father.”
“yes.”
“It’s dangerous to hold a baby like that.”
“Uh, is that so?”
“Yes.”
The instructor smiled.
I was very grateful for the way he pointed out in a careful tone so as not to hurt his feelings. I asked with deep gratitude in my heart.
“Then how many degrees should the baby hold?”
“Hey, how many degrees?”
“The instructor is in trouble. Idiot.”
Si-eun, who was sitting next to him, intervened as if it was absurd.
okay. sorry. It’s wrong to be familiar with numbers and algorithms.
Of course, there was also time to take care of one of us.
Basically, I take care of the baby in the kitchen, and I only bring the baby and give him a mamma when I wake up and cry. For 3 hours each after morning and evening, I had to stay with the baby in an oriental room.
Hana, lying in the crib, we watched without getting tired.
When she starts crying, Si-eun hugs her and gives her milk. Checking and changing diapers. Occasionally, I stretched my legs and stretched them.
As inexperienced parents, we became accustomed to caring for babies as the days went by.
However, my life as a parent was not the only thing I had.
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Maternity leave is not indefinite, so I had to go back to work in the end.“Are you okay by yourself?”
On the night of her last vacation, when she asked a question full of worries, Si-eun opened her chest and smiled.
“it’s okay. I am very used to it now.”
Saying this, Si-eun didn’t look like he was putting a lie in his mouth. To say that I’ve gotten used to parenting a lot would be sincere.
Still, there was nothing he could do about the feeling of worry.
“Well, then it’s nice. If it’s hard, leave it to the teachers. I’ll take care of you when you get home anyway.”
“okay. don’t worry.”
Si-eun smiled bitterly as she uttered a series of worried voices.
“I’m more worried about the body honey.”
He said this like a whisper.
I’m more worried about my body than you, who has just given birth. He was a player who took care of his husband.
Life at the postpartum care center is also coming to an end. Two days later, Si-eun and I had to go home again. And from then on, parenting is entirely up to us. That is the real beginning.
We started walking in search of the room number assigned to us.
Not long after, I arrived in front of Si-eun’s room. After recognizing the card key, the door suddenly opened.
Then I go inside the room.
“Shh.”
Si-eun on the bed raised her index finger to her lips and made this sound.
A baby cot was placed in front of Si-eun. Maybe one of them is sleeping right now.
That guess was correct. When I got closer, on the crib, one of us was exploring a dreamland.
It seems that 3 hours after dinner were left for a while.
He walked over to the bed to avoid making any noise and sat down on the bed. Of course, he was right next to Si-eun.
Turn the volume down and speak.
“Did you just fall asleep?”
Si-eun looked away at my question and whispered in her ear.
“no. It’s been about 30 minutes. I ate it and burped it, and it went back to sleep right away.”
“Ugh.”
Even if you say you don’t want to wake Hana, you don’t need to say anything. Well, I’m just happy to hear Si-eun’s sweet voice up close. It would be better to welcome it willingly.
He rested his head on Si-eun’s shoulder and parted his lips.
“Good work.”
Si-eun also replied in a whisper.
“You worked so hard, too.”
He shook his head at these words. I just got back from work. Si-eun, who had to take care of the baby and give milk without a husband, must have worked much harder.
Something else to dig deeper into. He quietly turned his eyes to one.
She fell asleep while wrapped in a warm cloth. Both hands are clenched into fists. The convex belly breathes rather quickly. What he saw in his dream, he sometimes made a strange expression on his face.
Today, one was so lovely.
One has changed quite a bit since then. It didn’t grow noticeably, but there were a few things that were different from when it just came out.
First, the umbilical cord fell off. The facial features have also become a bit clearer. The wrinkled body was transformed into milky baby skin.
Now it felt like I was getting closer to the appearance of a baby I usually see outside.
said with admiration.
“It seems like we are getting prettier because we resemble honey.”
“Well? Aren’t you still too young to be like me?”
“You can’t ignore the power of genes.”
“Anyway, it’s only two weeks after birth.”
Si-eun, who threw out a very common-sense rebuttal, immediately laughed and said, “Heh heh.”
“You may look like me, but you’re pretty.”
“Then it doesn’t look like honey, is it?”
“You can be pretty even if you look like honey.”
“I… … It’s not pretty.”
“right. Because honey is more beautiful than pretty.”
“… … .”
I can’t even squeak. I kept my mouth shut.
Anyway, one looked very pretty. I was confident that I would be reborn as a beautiful woman in the future. The possibility that it is a bean pod that only wears on the parents’ eyes… … Probably not.
Thinking like that, Si-eun spoke again in her ear.
“honey.”
“yes?”
As soon as he returned the answer, Si-eun calmly calmed down.
“Even though there are only two days left.”
“yes.”
“No need to come here.”
“What?”
It was a sudden talk. Si-eun is here and my daughter is here. Why do you need to come?
Si-eun’s story continued as she kept her mouth open in embarrassment.
“It’s too far from the honey company here.”
“ah.”
did you mean that
It was just as Si-eun said.
It is a 30-minute taxi ride from work to home. This is also not very close. However, this cookhouse is in the opposite direction to the company based on the house. If you take a taxi from the company, it will take about 45 minutes.
Even this is the level of being stuck in a taxi for an entire hour in severe traffic jams. It was a little difficult in the morning and evening.
“Um, what.”
He hesitated about what to say, and then came a sloppy answer.
Then Si-eun grabbed one of my hands tightly.
“It’s okay to take care of a baby because I’m slowly getting used to it. So, even for two days, go home and rest in peace. I enjoy all the luxuries here, but honey is a business person.”
“Well.”
Si-eun looked worried about my fatigue.
The company came all the way here. On my way to work from here. Even if you exclude this travel time, if Hana is hungry, she will contact you even at dawn. It was true that the sleep time was slightly reduced.
But well.
It’s so hard that it’s nothing compared to the pain that Si-eun must have endured. Moreover, Si-eun takes care of Hana in the morning and in the evening. It was just a pity that I couldn’t help again.
So my answer is.
“it’s okay.”
This time too, he whispered into Si-eun’s ear.
“It’s hard, too. I want to support you with anything. Also, having a baby can lead to postpartum depression. I want to be with you. Like being tired of taking care of one and giving it to you, or being uncomfortable somewhere. Don’t you have anything like this?”
“Yeah… … I am fine.”
Si-eun seemed to swallow the words she wanted to say.
oh no, please
“Are you bothered by me?”
Just in case, Si-eun’s eyes widened at once when asked. The look of him waving his hand in surprise seemed very perplexed.
“Is that possible? How strong and happy it is to have Honey by my side… … . However, if I get a call saying that I cry at night, I wake up together. Waiting for me to come back, so… … .”
“It’s okay if honey isn’t bothering you. I don’t mind.”
“still.”
When Si-eun was about to add something stupid.
One on the crib took a deep breath.
What this means, we’ve both learned the smart way in the last few days.
“I think one is ringing.”
“I know.”
one cry… … And it was a sign of regular parenting time.
As soon as this short conversation was over, Hana started to cry loudly. It looked as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment as he cried out in a loud voice, as if writing evil.
Si-eun got up immediately and hugged Hana. Just like you learned from the instructor, be sure to have a normal attitude.
Every movement is as natural as flowing water. I guess I’m really used to parenting.
Then Si-eun finally smiled broadly.
“One of us, are you awake? are you okay. mom is here Would you like to eat it?”
It was a warm voice.
Even in these short words, I felt a lot of maternal love.
This is not the time to stand still. Shouldn’t I be able to help with anything?
“Are you ready for a diaper?”
As soon as I asked, Si-eun looked at me.
“yes.”
Yes, I will follow the command.
I also got out of bed. Let’s see. Did you put the diapers in the drawer in the corner? I bought a lot, so it wouldn’t run out. take the rest If necessary, I will buy more at the mart in front of my house.
While holding many thoughts, I quickly play with my feet and walk to there.
“honey.”
Si-eun called me
I ask without stopping.
“why?”
Si-eun did not return a word for a while. Instead, Si-eun and I were filled with a single cry.
what the hell I don’t know. With this in mind, I opened the drawer, took out the diaper, and was about to go back, but I finally got an answer.
“… … thank you.”
Thanks, Lani. Is this what he said after heaving for a while? How much trouble did you go through to convey this word? Even if she has a weak heart, she is a very weak wife.
I handed Si-eun a diaper.
“You said Because it’s our baby, it’s only natural.”
“… … yes.”
Si-eun answered in a muffled voice. Otherwise, it would have been almost impossible to hear because of a single cry.
turned his back again. This time, he was about to take out the trash can for collecting used diapers.
Then, Si-eun’s voice continued.
“still… … .”
It’s like he’s hiding something inside.
I immediately looked back. Si-eun was changing diapers with Hana lying on the bed. without giving me a single glance. Of course, the mouth is not at all dull.
Even after waiting a little longer, nothing happened after this.
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Maybe I heard it wrong.