David Silva Quotes

Having an infant is stressful, and I know I won't get a lot of sleep initially, but it will be worth it.

It's difficult when you have a new baby but, at the same time, a nice distraction.

Everybody always talks about it, about how you don't know love until you meet your baby, and you really feel that. There are no words. It was a really wonderful surprise. And there is no way to prepare yourself for the sleep deprivation and what comes with it.

When you have a new baby, you can get really overwhelmed, since it's such a huge responsibility. You're thrilled to be a mom, but your sleep schedule is so thrown off and it can be scary if you don't have a good support system.

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered.

When you're pregnant, you go out and buy every single book; you have this stack of books on your nightstand, but there was nothing that was preparing me for anything even remotely resembling what my life was going to look like.

Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life.

I think I'd be more relaxed as an older mum, although fundamentally life with a baby is pretty much the same whatever age you are. It's nappies, crying, feeding.

Your whole life is changed with that first child. Your social behaviors are all turned upside down, you're sleep deprived, but eight months in, my son had this seizure, and it just woke me up to the idea that, oh, no, this can end. And it can end in a way that will destroy you forever.

Anytime you have a child, it's one of your best days.

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

Now the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person to have noticed this - is that thereafter you have it.

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in the house.

When you discover that you are going to have a child, it stirs up memories of your own childhood.

I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights.

Having twin girls is a life changer - that's for sure. But I like getting up and changing diapers. It's the things you do.

I'd always imagined that one day I would be a father, but mostly it was off my radar. I admired friends who had somehow figured out how to cross that threshold.

When my daughter was born, I was a stay-at-home dad for the first two years.

All those things they say about a baby changing your perspective - it does!

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.

Actually, I didn't start sweating until I had children.

There is no real way to prepare yourself for having a child other than just getting thrown in the deep end pretty quick.