Narrative Essay

Unexpected Parenting I´ve always been inspired by many quotes in life, but Walt Disney couldn´t have said it better when he said: “It´s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Life throws many curve balls at you through out the years. But nothing like the surprise of being a dad. Being a parent taught me three important truths to live by. I can´t seem to say that I have accomplished the impossible, but trying the impossible on a daily basis has been extremely rewarding and fructiferous. I got one of the best news in my life in May of 2011. I was going to be a Daddy and I had many expectations for this new stage in life. My Girlfriend and I planned just about everything during those nine months of pregnancy. We went to the doctor monthly for every check-up, we had all the exams that needed to be done, and we bought everything from a crib, to a jumper for our baby boy. I thought I couldn’t be more prepared. That wasn’t what God intended for us though. Mateo Ezequiel was born December 22, 2011, he came a month earlier than we expected because Debbie, his mom, had a high blood pressure peak and the doctor considered it to be an emergency. This is an early stage of preeclampsia, a dangerous situation for any pregnant woman, so the baby had to come out. I watched the whole process of my baby coming out of his mommy´s womb, and he was so strong, so handsome, yet so fragile and so little. The doctor´s said everything was perfect, and his mom had come out of the surgery perfect too. I couldn´t wait to take my baby home, I couldn’t wait to buy him a motorcycle, and I couldn´t wait for him to accomplish all the activities and dreams that I couldn´t as a little boy. We went home and I went back to being a student doing my best to finish my studies fast and Mateo stayed with his mommy growing up. About two months went by and Debbie and I started to realize that our baby boy was not like all the baby boys or girls. This is when I learned the first truth to live by, never