“The greatest motivation to become a better man is knowing that someone looks up to you”

One month of fatherhood has been a joy to say the least. As much as Hudson grew in the past 4 weeks i’ve felt that, I too, have grown tremendously. A lot of my family and friends know that I don’t have a relationship with my father…I’ll spare you details, but in all honesty my bad experience with my father makes me want to go above and beyond what a dad/father should be.

Fatherhood changed me, a special bond that can’t be described was formed. I look at life differently. My decisions have always been calculated and well thought out, but now it’s more simple…what can I do to make sure Hudson is happy.

Everytime I look at him, I can’t help but think of what the man he’ll grow up to be. I picture us playing basketball, showing him magic tricks, running around and just laughing at how funny his mommy is. I find myself not sleeping and just staring at his chubby little face. I’m already a proud dad. I smile and smile and smile. 1 month down and infinity to go!

I love this family thing…and didn’t want to go without saying how much I love Cathy and everything she does for our family. She to, has changed tremendously. She still has that glow she had when she was pregnant. That special aura still surrounds her. I hope she knows how thankful Hudson and I are for her.

I can’t believe that he was able to just fit right on my forearm a few weeks ago. Now, he’s giving his dad some toned biceps haha…I’m not used to carrying/lifting anything greater than 10 pound weights.