Obsessions of New Parents

In the past I read about new moms obsessing over certain things such as the baby isn't breathing, not getting enough to eat, diapers are dirty and those types of things.  I thought it was just the moms who had these crazy thoughts but recently I found myself having them as well.  They aren't the same as my wife's but none the less I have this mental condition which I call, "New Parent Insanity."  Before I realized I was infected by this I talked with a friend of mine and she told me when her first baby was born she would constantly be checking to see if the baby was breathing by putting her finger under the baby's nose.  I have seen this with other new moms.  Some moms are afraid to leave the baby even to use the bathroom or take a shower unless someone is there to watch the baby.  I considered this to be exclusively to new moms.  A few days ago I was in charge of the baby, the monitor was on my side of the bed which means I'm watching the baby via security camera type baby monitor and listening in case she starts to cry.  That was a terrible night for sleeping.  Although Baby Dumpling didn't cry or fuss during my watch I still kept waking up every 15-30 minutes and looked at her through the monitor.  Everything appeared normal, I could see her face clearly, nothing was near her head everything was fine.  I was, however, disturbed by the lack of movement.  She wasn't moving her arms which probably meant she was sleeping, but that wasn't what was going through my mind.  I thought she (you guessed it) wasn't breathing.  I am glad that my logical side kept me from getting up and going to check on her, but my emotional side was really putting up a battle.  I found myself just staring at the screen, waiting for some movement or sound.  I couldn't go back to sleep or even put my head on the pillow, I was glued to the screen.  When she finally made a sound or moved her arms I quickly fell back to sleep.  This, New Parent Insanity, was repeated several times during my watch, I thought the night would never end.  I felt like I was in some strange horror movie or worse, I was in the Twilight Zone and at any moment I would see a shadow bending over the baby.  So now I have come to fully understand the New Parent Insanity isn't just for new moms, it's also for us new dads.

I wonder what New Parenting Insanity things other new dads have, or even new moms.  It would be nice to know that my wife and I are just normal and not trapped in the Twilight Zone.