Although already a father to two other great little girls, today is J’s first Father’s Day as a father to my child. This parenting experience has already brought us closer. We share in the same joys, the same worries, the same sadness when it comes to Nadia. From the moment she was born, he stepped up and took control, leaving me only to worry about breastfeeding (a big enough challenge the first couple weeks!). I think I only changed one diaper in the hospital, and it was a few weeks before I changed much more than that at home. I call him the Baby Whisperer, because he always knows just what to do to calm her down or to put her to sleep. And he gives the best baths.
