After much thought and delay, here is my first blog. I thought this would be a great way to see how much I've learned while my daughter grows and anyone curious enough can see as well. I spent a lot of time wondering what it was like to be a father in those nine months. I thought that as soon as Jaycee was born a switch would flip. The Dad switch. I watched men when I was waiting for my bundle of joy to arrive and I saw Dads. I'm sure they weren't like that until their switch was flipped. So February 12, 2008 came and so did Jaycee. What an experience. I felt different. I felt proud. I felt... scared. When was the switch going to flip? How was I going to become what my dad was or his dad was? Besides, the best men I know are all fathers. How was I going to become one of them? So here I am five weeks later and I think I figured it out; A father is a man who loves his child. He loves his child with everything he has. A man who puts his needs behind his child's needs. That is the switch. Now I understand why the best men I know all have fatherhood in common. They are selfless, protective and caring; everything I want to be. Thank you to all those dads who were teaching me to be a man and a father without even knowing it...
