Father's Day

It was Dave's first Father's Day and I must say he is a WAY better father than what I expected.  Not because he lacks character or has a negative attitude or is bad with people...no he has none of that.  It's because pre-Caleb he was not very excited about babies.  I remember being in the hospital when our niece was born and he didn't want to hold her...but I made him!  I remember another time when our friend Amy quickly handed her daughter to Dave because she had to run somewhere.  She asked Dave if he could bring her over to her dad and it literally looked like Dave was holding a bomb!  It's as if he was a quarterback scanning the field and making a hand-off to the running back as quickly as possible.  I recall another time when we were on a flight to Orlando so of course children are expected to be on the plane.  A baby decided that flying wasn't quite his cup of tea so proceeded to cry for a loooong time.  Dave leaned over to me and said I'm ready to get off this plane and oh by the way our kids are not going to cry.  I thought uh oh we are in for a treat when our little kiddos come along.  So needless to say after those experiences I figured hmmmmm this dad thing is going to be interesting for Dave.  Well man were my assumptions WRONG because he is the BEST DAD EVER!  I don't know if there are a lot of guys like that but it was as if he transformed into a whole new person post-Caleb!  He went from being scared to hold a baby to not only holding Caleb countless hours but also tossing him in the air to make him giggle.  Pre-Caleb he said I'm not changing any diapers especially not any #2s.  Post-Caleb he's changed tons of diapers, even #2s might I add, and also let Caleb pee on him!  Seriously he's so amazing and Caleb adores him because when Dave gets home from work, Caleb squeals, gets a huge smile on his face and jumps up and down.  It's SO adorable!  Happy Father's Day Dave, I'm blessed to have you as my baby daddy!
 
We also went to visit Grandpa Mike on Father's Day!  It was the most perfect day and we all just sat outside and enjoyed each other's company.  We were outside for quite a bit and I think the fresh air got to Caleb so he decided to take a little snoozer.

Caleb I just want you to know that you are SO incredibly blessed to have the best dad in the world and the best grandpa in the world!!  Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.  You are more important that you probably realize.  May God bless you and all your families.