Being a parent, watching your child grow and amaze you every day, will change your perspective in so many ways as the years go on.

And because you are capable of applying this life altering event to those students and parents around you…well, let’s just say they are very lucky to have you!

Enjoy the adventures! Trust me. They are just beginning!

Sadly, some children come to us from parents/guardians who don’t treasure them as you do Logan. Then being a parent helps you become the bright spot in their lifetime.

You may think that it not possible to love Logan even more than you do now, but you will. My children are 21, 20 and 11 and the adage of loving them “More than yesterday, less than tomorrow” totally applies. It only gets better, Ben. Imagine!

Congratulations! Enjoy the wonder of it all…..

I truly believe that birth is one of life’s beautiful miracles. The sentiments you echo will continue through all the stages of Logan’s development.

My sons are now 21 & 25 and what you write still applies.

Enjoy each and every precious moment – in a blink of an eye he will be grown.

I, too, recently “joined” fatherhood. (Check out my blog and you can understand why I quoted joined)

Two points you discussed that I would like to address.

The first one is how fatherhood affects your teaching. I cannot disagree. I can only add that fatherhood definitely enhances your thinking and in some regards unleashes a deeper level of care and concern to embark your best to the future. And in the teaching world, the future of the children you instruct.

As a soccer coach, I strive to pour my best to another child because I only want the best for my child from others.

The second point is the almost blissful state that fatherhood takes you when you are alone with your son. The blissful and breathless moments I experience only enable me to deal with the goofy stuff in my 9 to 5 that much more so the small body in my hands in the evening does not have to deal with what I (and I’m sure you) deal with during working hours.

Thanks for sharing Ben and helping men be men.

If you look at the rest of that Flickr set, you’ll see that he – also called Ben – has grown to be a happy, healthy, strong two-year old. In fact, he’s exactly two years old than your son as they share a birthday.

So enjoy the next couple of years. If they’re anything like we’ve experienced you’ll be tired, elated, proud, and full of joy.

Congratulations! I look forward to seeing him soon!

Thank you for sharing this part of your life. Thank you for sharing what you did not expect……it was an amazing blog post. One that will resonate with me for quite a while.

You and your wife have been bestowed with the great privilege of taking care of Logan and you will be in my thoughts and prayers. He is a lucky lucky little boy.

And that picture is wonderful!! Thank you for sharing that with us as well.

Blessings as your start down a new road……relax and enjoy it. Take lots of pictures, write down lots of thoughts, and just look at your wife and say “This is SOOO wonderful!!”

Jen

I try to think of that every time a teenager gets snippy, or cranky or just downright rude–they are someone’s baby, they stood at the doorway holding someone’s hand before they went to kindergarten. Someone is hoping that I see the wholeness of this person.

Congratulations.

Just when I was enjoying writing my blog, the birth of my son in September put my writing on hiatus. A lot of it has to do with what you are feeling right now. Becoming a father for the first time deserves reflection and time, and I believe that this process makes us better educators, professionals and (most importantly) parents.

We work in a profession which talks about flat worlds, shrinking borders and fast communication. But your world and your perspective just got a whole lot smaller and more specific.

Give my love to Logan and your wife. Take the time to keep first things first and to process what you are experiencing. Most of all, celebrate every second.