Today I saw a report on the news about a black bear which
was seen walking around a California neighborhood near two schools. Not long
ago my reaction would have been much different than today’s reaction. My first
thought was “I hope nothing like that ever happens at Winston’s school.” Wow,
what a change.
When I learned that Winston was on his way, my biggest concerns centered around things… now it seems that all I think about are the intangibles. What will it feel like to hold him for the first time? Will I be there for his first steps? What sort of hobbies will be have? Baseball? Science? Will he be a musician? Will he read as many books as I did during his elementary years? How do we provide a fostering, loving, nurturing, and prepatory environment for our son? Wow, what a responsibility.
Today I sent Winston a postcard from Afghanistan that we will be able to place in his “baby book” so one day when he grows up and appreciates it, he will know that he was loved before birth by both his parents. For the first time in my life I signed my name as “Dad”. Wow, what a feeling.
When I learned that Winston was on his way, my biggest concerns centered around things… now it seems that all I think about are the intangibles. What will it feel like to hold him for the first time? Will I be there for his first steps? What sort of hobbies will be have? Baseball? Science? Will he be a musician? Will he read as many books as I did during his elementary years? How do we provide a fostering, loving, nurturing, and prepatory environment for our son? Wow, what a responsibility.
Today I sent Winston a postcard from Afghanistan that we will be able to place in his “baby book” so one day when he grows up and appreciates it, he will know that he was loved before birth by both his parents. For the first time in my life I signed my name as “Dad”. Wow, what a feeling.
I can’t wait to get home and “talk” to him in-utero. I can’t
wait to kiss his mother again. I can’t wait to hold him in my arms. I can’t
wait to watch him develop into an amazing man. Wow, I’m a dad.
Jon
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