First off, I want to give my sincerest thanks to everyone for your awesome response to my big news yesterday. I felt like it was my birthday on facebook. And I can't wait to go on this journey with all of you. (I stole that line directly from The Bachelor/Bachelorette playbook.)
But today is really more Mike's day (Mike being the very handsome man up top with our daughter on his shoulders).
On Tuesday, I held a Father's Day giveaway. To enter, everyone had to complete the sentence "I'm dealing with the dad who…" I was so thrilled by your answers, which were hilarious but also totally endearing, I was inspired to write my own.
First, I'll reveal the three winners, selected by my friend "The Random Number Generator".
The Nautica Watch goes to Lisacng who said, "I'm dealing with the dad who likes geeky, useless knick knacks".
The $50 Minted.com gift card goes to Kande who said, "I'm dealing with the dad who graduated from an acclaimed university with honors in electrical engineering, yet for some reason the dishwasher is too fucking complex for him to figure out".
The Recipe for Men Skincare Set goes to Meg who said, "I'm dealing with the dad who more often than not, elbows me in the head in the middle of the night".
Congratulations to you all!
Now who am I dealing with?
I'm dealing with the dad who let Mazzy bury him in a pile of stuffed animals as soon as he walked in the door after a 20 hour return flight from Hong Kong.
I'm dealing with the dad who shares a blueberry smoothie with his daughter every morning.
I'm dealing with the dad who stops underneath each tree while carrying Mazzy on his shoulders, so that she can reach up and touch the leaves.
I'm dealing with the dad who cooks dinner every night.
I'm dealing with the dad who refuses to leave the city because commuting would mean less time with his daughter.
I'm dealing with the dad who I totally trust with my child even when he is hanging her upside down and launching her over his head.
I'm dealing with the dad who can sleep through anything, even Mazzy outlining his unconscious body with plastic hearts.
I'm dealing with the dad who is absolutely in love with his daughter.
And Mazzy worships the ground he walks on in return.
I'm also dealing with the dad who randomly decided to give Mazzy a foot bath last night and pulled back the shower curtain in her bathroom to reveal his father's day gift. (He never goes in there!)
I got him a child carrier seat for the back of his bike because that is what he wanted.
Which says a lot about him as a dad, too.
Happy Daddy Day, babe!
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If you want to read more about my family trip to Arizona, sponsored by Westin, I'm talking all about it (with pictures!) over on Babble today.
Awwww, He is such a great daddy. Mazzy and baby #2 are lucky to have him.
Best dad ever, Mike. Happy Father’s Day to you!
You made me cry. And I’m not even pregnant!
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First I screamed in excitment at my win, then I teared up over your beautiful post, then I felt shame about posting something sarcastic about my husband who truly is a great dad, then I felt joy that we had both found awesome men to father our children and parent alongside of us, then I felt relief that I am not pregnant as am already apparently too mood-swinging when not with-child, then I briefly freaked that maybe I was with child, then I remembered that is impossible as B had his V, then I realized this is why I need to drink coffee before reading blogs! Thank you soooooo much for the giveaway, I hope it is OK I am Canadian? ( didn’t see US only on the post but want to make sure!) And Happy Fathers Day Weekend to Mike!
OK, either I am really tired and weepy or that was beautiful. Watery eyes tell me you are a lucky woman and Mazzy is a lucky little girl.
PS – I have one of those types too (except for the cookin part)
xo
Jill
Happy Father’s Day to Mike!!!!
What a lovely tribute to mike! You are a lucky woman, and I thought I got the last great guy out there, but perhaps there are a few more out there 😉
Jww
yeah! happy father’s day! such a sweet post! AND i won, hurray!!!!! but seriously, i am the one getting elbowed, but HE gets the fancy skincare, how is this fair???!!! he better fucking use the stuff 🙂
This is such a sweet post!
You’re sentiments about the type of dad your husband is were soooooooo sweet! I love the one where he fell asleep with hearts all around him. My hubby can fall asleep anywhere too! And any time. I get mad at him sometimes. Maybe I shouldn’t! And I can’t believe I won! I totally didn’t think it’d happen. My husband’s gonna love it! HE loves watches. They’re kinda geeky, but totally USE-full! And I loved #2 winner’s answer about dad can’t figure out the dishwasher!!! So do I email you or wait for your email? I’m so excited to show my hubby what he won. I hope he stops being mad at me then 😉
while a mother’s bond to her child is special, there’s something amazing about a bond between father and daughter. my hubs is the same as yours – totally head over heels with our daughter kayla. she adores him and they have the most amazing bond. sometimes i’m left thinking: hey! what about me?! LOL
i love hearing about fathers who are so hands on with their kids!
woman, if you have a blog, you need to give me the link because your thoughts sound like mine LOL.
He’s a keeper. And he’s hot. And I love his hipster jeans.
I was just thinking the same thing! 🙂
Beautiful post and Congrats on #2!
Doesn’t he do laundry too? Happy Father’s Day to Mazzy’s Dad!
I love seeing positive shout outs to the hubses. Lovely, Ilana. And I’m relieved you got the rear seat, but didn’t want to be That Commenter who makes you think that everything you’re doing it jeopardizing your kid’s well-being. But that front rider, oof. Kidapult.
IS not IT. Gah.
Me too! (And me neither.)
He sounds like he is your jackpot and her hero. You are very blessed. Many of us don’t have a man like that for our children.
Wow! Awesome daddy! And he’s lucky you are so appreciative. 🙂
Fathers are HUGE in a child’s life.
I lost mine at 6 yrs old, and his memory is still vivid. I can even smell his Old Spice.
Happy day, Mike, you are the best in the world. And Mazzy adores you.
You are both very sweet, but I do not. For reasons not limited to (1) I am much more clever in small doses (2) while correct grammar and spelling are important to me I slip up a lot, (see point (1) as example) (3) my husband would not help me set one up as has other ideas about what I could do once the kids are asleep (4) I spend too much time surfing my favourite blogs to devote more to my own, but I can’t give up my Bloggess/MommyShorts/Maijasmommymoments etc. fixes (5) my toddler already has told me on occassion to “put down your iPad Mommy!” which lead to me limiting computer time to nap/after bed times (6) my own spare time is currently devoted primarily to training for a half marathon, a point which makes “(7) I have realized I am unapologetically lazy ” seem like a lie – but it is not. The bloggers I mentioned above plus all the others rocking motherhood, marriages, outside the home jobs, etc literally blow my mind. And make me tired thinking about it! 😉
That was one of the sweetest things that I have ever read, what a lucky baby-to-be to have a family like that just waiting for them.
I was going to tell you to write your own blog too! Then I reconsidered because I thought it would mean you would have less time to comment on mine. And I always look forward to your comments.
Congrats on the win! And yes, Canada should be fine.
If you want to keep the skincare products for yourself, I won’t tell him. Although it does say “FOR MEN” pretty big on the packaging…
Congrats!
If you’d like to email me, that would be great. It’s ilana@mommyshorts.com. Otherwise, I will track you down. Congrats!
I’m not sure to what jeans you are referring but I assure you, it must be an illusion. My husband is about the farthest thing from a hipster. And I say that with complete confidence, being surrounded by them in the East Village.
He does. Good memory. We are actually both responsible for our own laundry— that’s what having a tiny washer/dryer will do to a household. But don’t tell him that this is unusual!
I’m way too paranoid to buy the front seat. I’m worried enough with her being on his bike at all!
And I actually got a different seat than the one I recommended in the giveaway because another commenter said that it looked unsafe because there wasn’t side protection.
I bought the Co-pilot Limo: http://www.amazon.com/CoPilot-Limo-Bicycle-Child-Seat/dp/B000G1YO2I
Pray for her!
This was completely gorgeous! Love it and might steal the idea (with proper link snaps to you) – but we celebrate Father’s Day in September in Australia. Weird.
Mazzy is all legs now, Ilana!
this is too sweet. and congratulations! i bet he’ll be twice the dad he is today when he’s got two kiddos to share his smoothie with 🙂
Oh hell, I’m a failure as a spouse. And now I kind of want to be your sister wife. How does Mike feel about adopting four slighty-used kids?
Happy Father’s Day to the man you deal with.
Congrats to all the winners!
And he sounds like a lovely dad, indeed. 🙂
Oh my goodness…what an ever sweet post! <3
There’s thinking you picked a good man to be the father of your children and then there’s KNOWING you did.
Cheers to knowing.
For sure.
you lucky gal, what a great dad and husband…(I mean he’s pretty lucky too, getting YOU) but those pictures made me all weepy.