One of my lifelong goals is now a reality.  I am a father.  I’m overwhelmed with positive and negative emotions – happiness, pride, nervousness, fear.  The good outweighs the bad by far.  My daughter is now a huge part of my life.  She is a reason to strive for excellence.  She is the only person who has ever screamed in my face with me laughing about it, thinking it was cute.

I wanted to write a long post expounding about the wonders of fatherhood.  But the truth is I’m practically speechless.  I’m still brand new at this with only a few days under my belt.  But I am filled with joy and confidence.  We will make sure that Eliana will never doubt that she is loved.