All Along

As the boys get a little older, I notice them gravitating more and more to their Daddy.

Relating to him,
Aspiring to be like him,
Comparing themselves to him,
Watching him for clues on how to be a guy.


But if I really stop to think back and sort through the blurry, sleepy memories of them as tiny babies...he was there all along.


Because babies need their Daddy too.


For his strong, broad shoulder that offers the perfect curled-up position to soothe the tummy of a tired baby boy.

To hang a little guy upside down in a way that a Mommy just wouldn't have the nerve (knowing how long he had just nursed for).

And to hold the magic pacifier from the hospital just right, while providing the most perfect cradle in his lap.

So, while they might be starting to mimic and idolize Daddy at an increasing rate these days, they also know he has been there all along.