{"id":5872,"date":"2021-10-27T20:32:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.evivenutrition.ca\/?p=5872"},"modified":"2021-11-03T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:23:20","slug":"evives-ceo-my-new-reality-as-a-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.evivenutrition.ca\/en\/news\/evives-ceo-my-new-reality-as-a-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Evive\u2019s CEO: My New Reality as a Father"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It was a beautiful, touching moment when Claudia told me she was pregnant. Clau and I were blessed to embark on a new and exciting adventure, one much more fulfilling as a couple than building a company, and it made me incredibly happy and grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the whole nine months of pregnancy, Claudia was shining and glowing with radiant energy. I was amazed to see her belly grow\u2014we had an app that showed us the stage at which the baby was, with 3D pictures and all. It made it more real for me, but even with that, I didn’t really have a clear picture of what my life would become (like most new parents, I guess).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I decided to mentally prepare for my life to change 180 degrees so that I would be as ready as one could get. Short on ideas on how to prepare, I set myself the goal of running a 100 km race before becoming a dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does running have to do with becoming a dad? Not much. But still, it was meaningful for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Number one: it would require me to have the discipline to train for 5 months, and I believe endurance helps evoke resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Number two: the race would push me to some new limits, mentally and physically, which could prepare me for the mental and physical challenge of the first few weeks everybody talks about after they have kids (lack of sleep, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Number three: well, running long distances is something I enjoy, but I didn’t see it fitting into my life as a new dad, so I wanted to have that 100 km run checked off my bucket list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I finished the race on June 18th, alive, proud, and well, and it was a milestone for me. I decided that I was ready and that no matter how my life would change, I would approach it in a courageous and positive way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six weeks later, our son Louam was born on August 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like most plans, the actual birth went quite differently than our original birth plan, but we all came out healthy and happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We spent the first 4 weeks in our little cocoon, at home, with no cellphone, no TV, just Clau, me and Louam. To describe Louam in a nutshell, well, he’s a happy little human with lots of hair. It was a precious time that I’ll never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I had prepared for my life to change 180 degrees, but the reality I experienced was that my life was the same, but elevated, with a deeper sense of purpose.<\/strong>“<\/p>Dominic Dub\u00e9, CEO Evive<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n