This is Just the Beginning!!!

Where did we leave off yesterday? Oh yeah, our daughter had just been born. Now its unfortunate that we couldn't take a video because of hospital protocols, like its our fault they screwed up and it was caught on camera lol, I'm sorry, let me not digress. So here I am in tears at the birth of our daughter, I mean actual tears of joy, I recommend that everyone should experience the birth of a child. The feeling you get is overwhelming, and it does not make you less of a man for crying, if anything it makes you more of a man

As I stood there I was amazed with what women actually have to do, I have a new found respect for them. Let me digress for a second, when you realize that a newborn baby just came out of your vagina it puts sex into perspective lol. Now back to what I was saying...oh yes, respect for women even more...I know as guys we have a high tolerance for pain however, I don't think giving birth is a pain we can handle. There was a reason God didn't give us that one to bare, lets be thankful for that guys.

Our daughter was born 6lbs 2oz, the crazy thing is she was born a month early. Luckily for us, rather for Caroline, because the doctor said if she would have carried the baby the full term she would have been somewhere in the range of 8 to 9lbs, I don't know how she would have been able to handle that! She had enough trouble carrying the weight she already had...lol. But God has a reason for everything. There I was looking at our little girl and saying to myself : I am really a father, I have someone's life in my hands, they are depending on me to know what I am doing, and to lead them in the right path. Is it that much different from the fire deptartment where I volunteer? I mean I am a lieutenant, I have guys under my command and their lives in my hands all the time. Surely if I can lead a bunch of guys, raising a daughter should be a cake walk...at least I hope.....

And the journey continues.....