So about six months have passed by since my last blog post. A lot has happened since then, including, most importantly, my daughter being born. Little Bella was actually a big baby, greeting first her mother and then her grandmother and me early on a Saturday morning in mid-December, completely healthy, perfect, and beautiful. After a short stay in the hospital, we went home to be greeted by so many loved ones over the next several days. My parents came to visit for about a month, meeting their first granddaughter. Both of them were absolutely smitten and immediately fell in love. She has that effect on people, it seems.
The past few months have been busy, to say the least. I've been learning to balance fatherhood, marriage, and work while trying to leave some time and space for myself. Although it is cliche, I must say it: being a father changes you immediately. This new little life has made several imperfections in my character become clear to me. It's often enlightening and sometimes frightening. Her complete innocence is an eye-opening, stark contrast to the over thirty years of development I've accumulated. I'm not ashamed to say that it has brought me to tears on occasion.
Currently, I'm wrapping up a semester at work. This will have to be a very brief post to just update any interested readers. I'll soon write about the night leading up to Bella's birth, as I think it is an interesting story. This new facet to my life will offer another subject to write about in the future. I just hope I have (read: make) time to keep up with blogging.
Sorry for not adding any pics of her. I'm still unsure how much I want to post pics of her online yet. I'm still considering that.
Peace
