Day 16 - A day completely dedicated to me

Happy first father's day to me! Today was my first father's day and even though I am not with my extended family, I am with the 2 people that matter most to me in life, my wonderful wife and my newest addition to my family, Maddie.

I know she is going to be daddy's girl by how excited Maddie was to celebrate my day with me! She woke me up at midnight just to be the first to wish me happy father's day. She was overcome with tears for this exciting moment. Once I calmed her down, I put her back to sleep and assured her we would have plentiful time to celebrate during our normal waking hours. She agreed, the tears subsided, and she fell back asleep.

Again, overcome with excitement, she woke me up at 5am. Again, I don't think she could imagine a day like this passing without watching the sun come up over the intercoastal. While I was moved by her loving gesture, i tried to assure her that she would have ample time to spend with me on this special day. Now, it took much convincing, 2 feedings, and a bottle to convince her that I was right, but she finally succumbed to the inevitable sleep that I sorely lacked at this point.

So we all slept in until 1pm. Great way to start off father's day, but laid the groundwork for a perfect day. I got to watch the US Open, the Nascar race, the next food network star (Kacey's one granted wish on my day) and finally game 6 of the NBA playoffs. We had bacon and pepperoni pizza for dinner and Maddie went to bed early.

It could not have been a better day!!! I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful family and for them to give me exactly what i wanted on this day: Good food, lots of sports on TV, and multiple naps. I only wish father's day took place on more than one day a year. We can all wish, can't we?

Until tomorrow...