Being a dad is awesome, but sometimes things can get a little frustrating. Perrin is great, don't get me wrong, but he always seems to want his mom. I'm not complaining, really, because when he's sleepy and hungry and cranky and ferociously clingy, it's his mom he can't stand being more than approximately three quarters of an inch from. Beyond that, he tends to lean more towards being the spawn of a banshee (don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about).
Jayna and I have started putting Perrin to bed together so that we can pray for him, then hug and smooch him goodnight. It never fails that when I'm holding Perrin, he'll turn and reach for his mom, abandoning me so that all I can do is pat him on the back while he snuggles into Jayna's shoulder. It sort of makes me sad when he jumps ship like that. Jayna keeps trying to make me feel better by telling me that--usually--kids just want to be around their primary caregiver more for the first year and a half to two years, then will want to be around the working parent more. I understand that it's really just part of Perrin's development, and that eventually he'll want to be around me more, but for now, well, it's not the most endearing of his qualities.
Jayna's not kidding you. Perrin'll come around. Before long he will be like my kiddos: I know they love me, and Jonah's still kind of clingy, but in the evenings when Daddy gets home it's like a rock star has entered the building. They run and yell and jump and hug on him like he's Elmo and the ice cream truck all rolled up in one. You'll be the star before long, just hang in there. :)
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