On July 6, 2008 I became a father. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Seeing my son for the first time was so awesome! I had been imagining what he might look like for 8 months and to finally see his face was so in-describable. I love him so much and creating a family has brought Tonya and I even closer.
I'm not going to lie, it has been a strange adjustment putting a childs needs before my own. Letting dinner get cold and eating it an hour after I made it because he is crying and hungry too is something I never really thought about. I have gotten frustrated a few times during the night when he won't sleep and it sucks. I never thought I would get frustrated at all. I expected myself to be the perfect father.
As I have been talking to Tonya about it I have kind of come to the realization that the reason I am getting frustrated sometimes is because I am being a father...not a dad.
I've seen those cheesy commercials about how anyone can be a father but it takes a man to be a dad and I used to laugh because it seemed so goofy, but it is so true. It's easy to father a child, but being a dad takes work. I love Blake with all my heart and I want him to know that every single day that I am alive. I'm starting to make that transition from father, to dad.
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