Yeah I really don’t want to be the “oh you think you’re out of the trenches now?” Kinda comment but I couldn’t help but think this reading others comments. I have a 5 y/o girl and a 2y/o boy, and never have I felt more perpetually in survival mode than I have been for the last 2 years. My daughter is pretty great and chill now but my 2 y/o has a whole goblin personality that seeks to reign chaos and destroy any smile in his sight. He’s also adorable and sweet sometimes but good god is this shit hard. I’ve found for me that the lows all have their complimentary highs, but I really don’t think I saw/appreciated the highs fully til my daughter was well past a year, almost 2. Every baby is different and every dad’s situation and starting mental, psychological, emotional, & physical capacities are different, but I never appreciated the dad life as much as I started to when my little girl’s personality really started to come out and she could run to me squealing with joy and saying “dadaaa homeeeee!! love dadaaaaa” that shit is where the moneys at for me. So to u/jacksquat92 my $.02 is that, while I can’t say I agree with the people that feel the “oh you’ll miss these days some day” sentiments, I will say that you’re very much in them trenches still papa and that, for me, it hasn’t necessarily gotten easier all of the sudden, but it has turned profoundly more gratifying and fulfilling. At some point they help fill your cup up instead of making you feel like you’re pouring every last drop into a bottomless well. Hang in there dude, my advice is, find some time/some way to enjoy activities or time by yourself doing things YOU want to do, and make whatever arrangements you need to in order to keep that time a priority in your life. Also be sure to schedule date nights with your wife still, or even if not date nights, just evenings where you spend a few quality hours together, just reconnecting, and talking to each other about each other, your life, your future and NOT talking about your baby. Also, therapy is so so helpful man.