Walking, walking. This past weekend Mariana started walking behind a little mini stroller. It was so exciting I was literally jumping up and down. It was like when Melky Cabrera hit the go ahead home run against the hated Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Like, wow, am I really seeing this?! Ok, to diminish my daughters achievements by comparing them to something as trivial as baseball is pretty lame but that was the last time I jumped up and down with excitement ok? But I digress... The point is that as Mariana chugged along with stiff Frankenstieinian gait I couldn't help but feel a swell of pride and love. Another heart bursting moment. I'm finding Fatherhood to be filled with them. At that moment I'm not thinking about when she throws food on the floor or freaks out when getting changed or how I'm going to pay for her college education. I'm thinking "Holy shit, my daughter is walking!"
this video features some of MJV's first steps:
photo of MJV with Auntie Morgan in Red Hook-
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It's all over now. Hide the cat! Get the gates!
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