happy father’s day to everyone. i don’t think very many fathers read my blob, but i hope it was a good one.
most importantly, happy father’s day to this guy…
i can’t believe you can get the pip to fall asleep in your lap. that is some miracle work right there.
holidays are always a little tough. we do fun things and we spend time together and we get sad that Piper Jane can’t be a part of it. we feel guilty for how much we laugh and enjoy ourselves, when she is stuck in hospitals. it never feels right.
Jake ran the father’s day 5 mile race in central park for the second year in a row. there were hardly any women running, so i was especially surrounded by young mothers with their children in strollers watching their husbands run. i felt sad for myself that i was alone. i felt sad that no one knew i was a mom. but then i felt the saddest when i saw jake rounding the last stretch of the race without his little girl clapping so excitedly to see him finish. i heard a little blond cutie asking her mom if her daddy was going to win the race. i saw several little kids light up when they saw their dad come through. i felt so sad for jake.
after running 14 miles the day before for his marathon training, jake decided to take it easy in this race. but then he forgot to and ran a 6:40 mile finishing the race in about 33:30. that’s pretty good for sore legs. see how thin the crowd of runners still was? give it another 5 minutes and it is a veritable stampede.
Jake does a pretty good job at staying positive when it comes to Piper Jane. I know it’s hard for him, because it’s hard for me too. I’m proud of him for having so much love for Pip despite so much difficulty in the situation.
and not to make this post about me, but on friday the snuggles were not scarce.
ps i love my dad too! his name is fat daddy.
btw he’s not really fat.
I’m gonna miss that little Pipster. I hope you gave her a snuggle for me.
I don’t even know what to say except that I cried on this post. I don’t know why but I think about your family often (sorry if that sounds stalkish). Anyways, it makes me grateful on the days when my kids are driving me insane. Atleast, I get to see them everyday. Piper is so precious!! I think you’re a great mom!! And I love how Dad’s can sometimes be the only ones to rock their little ones to sleep..
I’m sorry you couldn’t have Piper with you on Father’s Day, or any holiday for that matter. That really must be hard. I wish I could do something about it. I hope you guys still had the best Father’s Day ever anyway! You are both great parents!
Happy father’s day to Jake! I think Piper did a perfect job picking out her parents. You are both so good to her and for her.
Such a sweet thing when your baby falls asleep on you– Isaac gave that same gift to Jared yesterday. It doesn’t happen often enough!
Dear Reagen,
I’m writing from Germany and I love your blog. I admire your power and I like your kind of writing. Jake and you are lovely and awesome parents. That your are sometimes sad I can understand. It would break my heart too.
Give Piper a big hug from the “unknown” mom from Germany ;o)
All the best for your family!
your post made me tear up and feel so mad at myself for feeling sorry that my babies daddy had to work on father’s day- at lest he got to see them in teh morning at the house before he left and can come home to them- what you and jake go through on a day to day basis is truely amazing! keep it up! next year you shoudl get a pic of pipe to hold to cheer Jake on!