Posted by It seems like yesterday…….
When you arrived into our world and I held you for the first time, in a hospital room that overlooks the New York’s Central Park.
When I danced with you in the middle of the night, as you would not sleep, while the Number 7 train roars from a distant track.
When I pushed you on a swing, in a crowded playground in the middle of hustle and bustle of upper Manhattan.
Was it only yesterday…….
When you ran in your swimsuit on the grass, with the sprinkler on, as you gleefully soaked in water under Florida sun.
When you played and dug in the dirt beside our apartment, with the nearby fragrant orange groves in sight.
When I pushed your stroller as we walked in Downtown Disney, to watch the fireworks in the humid Orlando night.
It was like yesterday……
When you first stomped on the freshly fallen snow and scooped it up with your bare hands, in the dead of Des Moines winter.
When you roamed in our yard picking dandelions, while the distant fields of corn swayed in the breeze of Midwest summer.
When I held and steadied your bike as you first learn to ride, in the driveway of our home here in Iowa.
It was like yesterday, that you came into my life, and I became a father.
Where did time go? Now, I am a father of a teenager.
Yes, a teenager! But’s that’s not a bad thing, in fact, it is a wonderful thing.
My baby, is now a young lady. And I’m looking forward to more happiness you will bring.
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