Mike’s 1st Father’s Day

While today is official Mike’s 1st Father’s Day, we’ve actually been celebrating it for many years — since we were married to be exact. The first few years I always bought him a card from the cats. Silly, yes, but funny too.

Then, two years ago on Father’s Day was my first IVF transfer (and the day I named the blog Sticky Feet.) I so hoped that it was a sign that we would be pregnant that I bought Mike a card for an expecting father. Last year, I really was expecting so he received another one of those cards…

But this morning, he had two cards to open. One from Bo thanking him for being a great Daddy. And one from me, thanking him for being a wonderful Father and husband. There are moments where I still can’t believe we are finally parents…

The story of how Mike and I ended up together is long and complex (I’ll save it for another day) but we were friends before we began dating. The second time we went out to dinner together, as friends, was the first time we discussed children. I can still remember being there like it was yesterday… I was wearing a yellow shirt with a tiger on the front. Mike was wearing a plaid short-sleeved button down shirt. We sat across from each other in a booth at the El Rancherito in Charleston and at the booth next to us was a couple with two small children.

I can still remember watching the two little ones and looking at Mike. I’m not sure who asked who but one of us asked the other how many children we would like to have. My response was 2 — as was Mike’s at the time. Since then he’s gone back and forth — anywhere from 1 to 3, but I’ve always held pretty steady at 2.

It was after that night that we both admitted that we “liked” each other — you know that young “like” where “like” means that we wanted to be more than friends. It wasn’t long after that when a true relationship began to form. Some of my friends will say that there is no way that you “just know” that you’re going to marry someone. But I have to admit, I knew that night…

When I look back over the years I still can’t believe that we’ve ended up here. That we are together despite numerous obstacles that stood in our way. That we have a son. It is amazing the twists and turns that life takes to allow you to end up with the life you are meant to have…

As I watched Mike on the floor with Bo this morning I felt an overwhelming sense that everything is right with the world. I have truly been blessed. Mike is not only a wonderful friend and husband to me, but also a phenomenal father.

Happy Father’s Day to the best Daddy on earth!!