In the Big Bed Now
Hi,
Daniel is now four months old and finally ready to sleep in his crib that I made him last summer.
This is both an exciting and sad time for us parental units as we are so happy that he is growing but also so very sad that he is out of his newborn stage. He changes so much each week that I hate having to spend so much time away from him at work and school. We know that it is better that I am gone so much now rather than when he gets older but sometimes I just have to stare at the pictures I have of him and wish I was there. I have to have “Daddy Time” every weekend so that I can catch up with how much he has learned the past week.
Here are a few of the high points that I’ve been there for:
His first cackle, his first big grin, when he grabbed his first toy (The Bone), when he stood on his legs (with me holding him), when he first sucked just his thumb, the fisrt time he noticed I had hair on my face, and now he has noticed he has toes 
If all that seems uber boring to you just wait till you see yours do it. Everything is a little miracle, especially the smiles he gives… they are the best thing in the world.
I would like to end this post with a link to a music video by babyface that made me and my wife both a little teary eyed.
Thank you all for reading
David Bates
yes my love, our “little dude” is growing sooo fast. Do not feel bad about being away so much… I’m holding down the fort pretty well. Don’t worry though, when you graduate in August he’ll be almost walking and believe me you’ll be getting plenty of Daddy time. Love Ya Babe