I remember once waking up in the middle of the night, early in my pregnancy with Annabelle, and finding my husband wide awake, hands perched behind his head, eyes staring toward the ceiling and a happy smile on his face. I asked him what he was thinking about, and he said, “Oh, just swingsets.” He just couldn’t wait to play!
Annabelle is blessed with a daddy who cherishes her with the gift of his time. They have the cutest little traditions together, like washing the car on Saturday mornings, eating breakfast once a week at Winsteads, taking the puppies for a walk every evening, reading stories before bedtime. He is always emailing me ideas for our weekend family time together, asking me if I think she’ll like the Royals game or a trip to Science City to see the dinosaur display. Once he planned a roadtrip just so she could meet Barney “live” and in person. He’s already mapping out a trip to Disneyworld, all with the intention of helping her meet the Disney princesses she adores. I just love how much he loves her. She is a lucky, lucky girl.
And fittingly, he taught her how to ride a bike on Father’s Day this year. She came bursting inside to tell me she did it with Daddy’s help.
He looked at this photo the other day and told me it’s amazing to think how much he loved her on the day she was born, but the love that he feels for her now is more than he could ever have imagined in this moment.
It’s true, love only grows.
Happy Father’s day, my love!
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2 comments
What a touching post. Love it.
sniff sniff..very well written!