The Geeky Dad: My First Father’s Day
I spent my first official father’s day out of state in PA for the weekend. Beth and I decided to make the trip up so she could meet the family before she had travel restrictions (no travel after the 7th month). My mom made us dinner on Sunday, and the original plan was for us to go up to the cemetery and visit my father’s grave. We never made it because for some reason I couldn’t bring myself to go up there this time. I had been up there time and time again, but I just couldn’t do it on Father’s day.
Beth got me the coolest card ever. She made it herself and gave it to me as we sat in Cracker Barrel in Harrisburg Sunday morning. There’s pics of it in my Flickr account, but it was really sweet. I’m getting a bit edgy, as I’m ready to hold my daughter now, and I know Beth is the same way. We can’t wait to see our bundle of joy. Tonight we were watching TV and I decided to put my head on her tummy to see what I could hear. Not only could I hear when Emmalynn (yep, we got a name) kicked, but I felt a few strong ones again as well. It’s getting to the point where she realizes someone is touching momma’s stomach and she reacts to it. I’m a happy father already. I can’t wait for September to arrive.
