Take a look at these photos ... 25 year old me (Stop laughing at the back, yes I know the hair is, well, different ...), and the 30 year old me. Both pictures were taken when I was a new Dad, and a new Dad for the 2nd time (And trying to remember how it all worked again). So why the trip down memory lane (And the bad hair days ..)? Well my mate Andy announced on his blog last week that he's going to be a Dad (Click here for a scan photo of a baby with a cigar ...), and I'm made-up for him and immensely jealous!Andy did ask why I was jealous, so I told him:
- The first look at this person you and your wife have created
- The over-whelming love you have for this defenceless person you've never met before
- The surprise when they first sneeze (It never occured to me that babies can do that!)
- Being woken up at 3am, and not caring that you've got to get up in 2 hours for work, you have a good reason to be up
- The first word
- The first time they call you Daddy
- The first crawl
- The first step
- Holding hands to cross the road
- The look of joy when you come home from work, and the cry of "Daddy!", followed by an on-rushing child launching themselves into a hug of hugeness.
- The little in-jokes you have with them when they're older ("Bethany?" "Yes Dad?" "Smellls!" - she likes it anyway, especially when can turn it round on me)
- The total trust when you do things with them
- Their innocence at the world around,
- The unquestioning love.
- The belief a small child has in you, Daddy can fix anything ...
That's why I love being Daddy.
And the best bit, 5 and 10 years later (We find out 2 weeks today which high school Charlotte will be going to in September - and that is just wrong!), nothing changes. In fact, every day it gets better, as every day the little person you helped create grows up just that little bit more, and every day you look with pride at who your baby has become and think "I did that."
Andy and V are about to start that journey, and that is why I'm jealous.
3 comments:
Cheers, fella, I'll try and remember it those times it doesn't feel like a privilege...
and what two delightful girls you have - Charlotte starting senior school this year? when did that happen? lol take care Judyx
Awww....I am impressed, Big Ed. That was truly beautiful. Your 3 girls are lucky to have you!
Print that list and save it for your girls.....they will cherish it. My dad was my hero...and yes, I knew he could do anything, fix anything....He set the bar for me.....Congrats to your friend and his wife on their little one, too!
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