Kommon Nonsense

I knew that I would learn some different lessons of life when I became a father. I mean I am a brand new father so everything was going to be a new experience for me. Well there have been plenty of new experiences like changing a diaper and warm yellow pee shooting straight into my face or green mushy poop getting all over my hand. There have been difficult experiences, as the joy of having a brand new son at home gives way to fear when he throws up all over the floor, not able to keep any food down, and feeling so frustrated because there is nothing I can do to make it stop. There have been selfish experiences like when I just want to chill, catch my breath, and watch a little football on a Sunday but it's feeding time or a diaper needs to be changed. There have been irreplaceable experiences like the times when I get to see Jill look into Huntington's eyes as she consoles him, the times when he looks up at me and gets the biggest smile on his face, the times when he will turn his head and look at me when he hears my voice, the times where I just get to hold my son in my arms. I love those times!

I think through all of these experiences I have begun to learn what it means to truly GIVE because my default response in a lot of those experiences is, "geez can't a guy just get a little alone time?" Though I am learning to look to Jill's needs and Huntington's needs before my own. I am beginning to understand that there is great joy in meeting the needs of others, specifically those of my family. I am beginning to understand that there is great joy in giving my time, energy, and attention to Jill and Huntington. I understand that I need to take care of myself too and get my alone time when I can, but that is where having a wonderful wife who wants to meet my needs comes in. Jill has been amazing at understanding who I am and meeting my need of having some alone time.

I feel so blessed this Thanksgiving that I get to do life and all of its new experiences with such an amazing wife and woman - THANK YOU JILL!