I’ll Keep Him!

Sara — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:48:35 +0000

See the guy in the photo? He changes diapers – at least as many as I do. He gives babies baths. He feeds that sleeping kid a bottle every night when the baby wakes up. He sleeps next to that baby and soothes him back to sleep countless times every night. He reads bedtime stories – and uses voices! He packs diaper bags. He installs car seats. He pushes strollers. He tests crib mattresses. He puts cribs and beds together. He paints nurseries and toddler rooms. He makes dinner! He feeds kids dinner. He gives his kids food off of his own fork! He plays games. He helps to put puzzles together. He colors. He plays with play dough. He finds lost “guys”. He pushes bikes. He plays “basketball”. He pushes kids on swings. He carries babies. He kisses boo-boos. He wrestles. He holds you when you’re sick. He has nearly infinite amounts of patience. He has several episodes of Little Einsteins memorized. He has a whole page of iPhone apps dedicated to entertaining his son. He has been peed on, pooped on, vomited on, spit-up on, drooled on, sneezed on and cried on. He is immeasurably proud of his sons. I cannot imagine a better father for my sons. Whether they realize it or not, they hit the jackpot! Happy Father’s Day (a little belated) Sweetheart. I love you.

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Happy Father’s Day!

Sara — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:01:54 +0000

I’m sure that I don’t say often enough how lucky Xander and I are to have Zach in our lives. Father’s Day happens to be one of the times when we are reminded to acknowledge all of the father figures in our lives. One day a year just doesn’t seem like enough sometimes though. Zach is an amazing father. After a long day of work, he comes home with a smile on his face and kinds words for his son. Though I know all he wants to do is unwind in front of his computer sipping a beer, he plays with Xander and helps me get started on our evening chores (dinner, bath, bed for Xander, along with laundry, dishes, and general cleaning up for us). Xander makes it well known that he loves his father – every time Zach walks into Xander’s line of sight, the boy lights up, gets a huge smile on his face, waves his arms and babbles excitedly. This reaction never fails to remind me how much Xander loves his father. One of my favorite father-son scenes in our house is brushing Xander’s teeth. Zach does this every morning, and every morning Xander hates it. Zach patiently explains that it does not matter if Xander doesn’t want to have his teeth brushed, it’s not up for discussion, it has to be done. Xander doesn’t agree with this, and every morning they go through this little dance of disagreement. It’s very cute to watch. I am confident that as Xander grows, Zach will continue to be a wonderful role model and support and ultimately, I don’t think I could have found a better man to be the father to my children. I’m so grateful for the men in my life, and now seems like a perfect opportunity to reflect on that. I hope that all of your fathers and husbands enjoy their day and get a big thank you from you for all that they do!

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