What Words Can't Describe
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Sat Aug  3 11:48:09 AM EDT 2024

I'm sitting here trying to put into words
this overwhelming sense of

  Love,
  Change,
  Responsibility,
  Happiness,
  Exhaustion,
  Yes, at times Frustration,
  and Admiration, for my wife Jennie.

The list goes on. This past month we welcomed
our first child into this world--our son Wesley.
It's been such a rollercoaster of emotions.
From a long and unexpectedly hard labor (given
how relatively comfortable a pregnancy we had)
to an unexpectedly tumultuous hospital stay,
to coming home and learning to be a family.

It's had its highs and its lows--from the first
eye contact that stops a cry and that half
smile you know is gas to the 3am poop/cry/feed
festival that goes on far too long.

It's the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's
been so worth it. Much love to our family for
all the help and support, it's made the transition
so much easier.

Hello, World, little guy <3