Throughout the pregnancy and the first month of his life, Jim-Jim wasn't really real to me. Is that a horrible thing to say? It may be, but it's the truth - I knew I was a father, but it never really hit me, you know?
This past weekend, Jim-Jim started really connecting with us, seeming to react to us, to notice us for the first time. It finally clicked for me: I'm a father. My love for my wife has borne with it a lifelong commitment, both to her and to a wrinkled, toothless little man (Mann?) that did nothing but cry, eat, and poop for two entire months. Then, all of a sudden, we blink and you're a person.
They always talk about how quickly your children morph from infancy to adulthood, and I'm sure someday, sooner than I'd like, I'll turn around and he'll be gone - I'm hearing strains of Jim Croce already. Of course, there's always that chance that he'll be one of those kids that never leave, which at this point sounds kinda nice.
While putting together this video, Kara and I noticed how much I sounded like my dad. I know that he would've loved to meet you, Body, and I know he's proud of all of us! I pray every day that I become a tenth of the father my dad, your namesake, was for us. I love you, Jimby, and I can't wait to see you mature into the man that God wants you to be!
Love,
Dad
This past weekend, Jim-Jim started really connecting with us, seeming to react to us, to notice us for the first time. It finally clicked for me: I'm a father. My love for my wife has borne with it a lifelong commitment, both to her and to a wrinkled, toothless little man (Mann?) that did nothing but cry, eat, and poop for two entire months. Then, all of a sudden, we blink and you're a person.
They always talk about how quickly your children morph from infancy to adulthood, and I'm sure someday, sooner than I'd like, I'll turn around and he'll be gone - I'm hearing strains of Jim Croce already. Of course, there's always that chance that he'll be one of those kids that never leave, which at this point sounds kinda nice.
While putting together this video, Kara and I noticed how much I sounded like my dad. I know that he would've loved to meet you, Body, and I know he's proud of all of us! I pray every day that I become a tenth of the father my dad, your namesake, was for us. I love you, Jimby, and I can't wait to see you mature into the man that God wants you to be!
Love,
Dad
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Too cute! :) Love the video - keep them coming!
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