I’ve learned the difference between easy and exhausting when I became a father.

today
(and every single day)
i am grateful for you

you
make my days
even more beautiful

and when i think about it
you were truly
a miracle

thank you for being part of our world

sometimes i wonder
how life could’ve been
if i hadn’t quit my old life

i loved you
the moment i knew
you were growing inside me.

I never thought
my heart could
love so much
until i held you
the first time
in my arms.

When I hold my baby daughter, it’s hard to believe that just 19 months ago she was just a newborn, so tiny and fragile, with a voice so soft that even her cry was cute. No matter how hard I try to remember how it felt, I can’t. It’s hard to imagine, let alone replicate the feeling.

I heard your first cry
And here you were on my chest
You were just perfect.