Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all dads out there! At our house, we're celebrating this dad:

We're celebrating the dad that was born when our sweet Deegan came into this world. J is a fantastic dad. I have fallen more and more in love with him as I watch him grow as a father. We've both learned a few (or thousands) of things since becoming parents. Today I'll share some of the things it means... to be a dad.

1. Being a dad means teaching your baby two important words: Da Da.
2. Being a dad means coming home exhausted, but finding the energy to crawl around on the floor and play with your child.
3. Being a dad means realizing that small children create a magical time in life, and praying you won't miss it.
4. Being a dad means losing hair to little hands pulling on chest hair, nose hair, head hair, beard hair, and the most painful- leg hair (I know all dads are nodding in agreement about this).

5. Being a dad means gently roughhousing with your child even though the mother thinks he will break. Babies love it.
6. Being a dad means wondering how such a tiny baby can smile and deliver a nuclear blast in his diaper.
7. Being a dad means singing your favorite music to your baby at night. And the great thing about babies is, they don't care if you sing the Beatles, Twisted Sister, or Garth Brooks.

8. Being a dad means resolving not to miss the smallest details of your baby's life.
9. Being a dad means learning how to do things one-handed.
10. Being a dad means being your child's entertainment center.

Being a dad means realizing that more than a baby has been born. So has a father.