Last week, I was holding the Bug and walked around the corner to see Dylan. He was sitting and in the middle of something, but looked up at our Bug and smiled as she squealed her delight at seeing her Daddy. He had to keep sitting and finish what he was doing, but she and I stood there waving to him. She would look at me, then point at Dylan and do the sign for “more”. Again and again, she repeated “more Daddy, more Daddy”. When he finally was able to get up and hold her, she exclaimed with delight, her glee shining on her face as she got some more time with Daddy.
Dylan turns 32 today. It’s cheesy, but of all of our years together this past one has been my favorite. He said yesterday that 31 was the fastest year of his life - last year, I was still pregnant, and now we have a busy busy Bug. Our lives are so radically different, and we’ve both changed and grown more over the last year than we expected.
When you fall in love with someone and decide that you want to be with them forever and ever and ever and have kids with them, you’re gambling - you can hope and pray that they’re going to be the person you think they are when it comes to parenting and raising a human, but you don’t know until you see it. And the main reason why this past year has been my favorite has been beacause I’ve gotten to watch my husband be exactly the kind of dad I thought he was going to be.
Dylan, I love you for a million reasons. I love you because you make me laugh every single day. I love you because you don’t make me remember how to reset the internet router, nor be the one to let Ty out at night to pee. I love you because when our kid got up in the middle of the night and wouldn’t go back to sleep last week, you got her up for two hours and let me sleep through the night after an exhausting week at school. I love you because you love a zoo. I love you because you always know exactly what cocktail I want, despite being given the least helpful directions from yours truly. I love you because you will patiently read book after book with our Bug and not rush her when she fumbles with turning the page. I love you because you still take a minute to give me a hug and kiss and remind me that we’re still a couple, not just parents. I love being your partner. I love how you’re the smartest person I know, the silliest guy our Bug knows, and the only one who can handle both of us with such grace.
We love you so much, and are grateful for another year of “more” time with Daddy. Happy birthday my love.
Happy birthday Dylan 💗💗💗