I have 2 sons, they each have 2 daughters ages 2 and about 5 months. No, I don’t think they do that on purpose! Now my husband and I also have 3 daughters and no matter how many times a man tells you he wants a son there is nothing like a daddy and his baby girl, and yes, they will always be his baby girl! My father in law has 3 sons and 1 daughter. He has told me often that if the Lord had given him his baby girl first he wouldn’t have had any more kids, because all he ever wanted was a little girl to love. She was worth waiting for and I’m glad they had sons or my life would be completely different!

The one thing that could always melt my heart no matter the stresses of the day, was watching my husband with one of our babies. He has loved all his children with true devotion. However when he held or played with one of our girls it was seriously precious. Daddy’s love their little girls, they protect them, they respond to the (as we call it in our family) daddy whine, with speed, they have more patience with girls, they become wrapped up in making the girls happy and comfortable. Daddy’s will listen to their boys cry and have an attitude of get over it or figure out how not to make that noise. Daddy’s listen to their girls cry and become a combination of scared to death and nervous and jumping into action to fix the issue so that his little girl can be happy.

My husband is a quiet man, he doesn’t do things that most would think of as being a very involved father. But when his kids call, he’s the first one there, when his girls are struggling with life, his arms are the perfect safety net, and when there is a quiet time at home and he’s on the couch it’s not long before there is a daughter all snuggled up next to her daddy. I love that! I have always loved that, and now we have these 4 little grand daughters and he is snuggling and playing with and giggling at the next generation.  

Our son Nicks 2 daughters get dropped off at our house about 3 mornings a week so my daughter can babysit. My husband is usually the one who answers the door while I’m getting out of the shower. He greets them, turns on Brookes favorite episode of Sesame street so she can watch Elmo, he makes a bottle for the baby and helps Brooke make her desired flavor of juice or chocolate milk and pour it into her sippy cup. Then he sits down for a bottle feeding and snuggle with little Natalie. As I begin the routine of getting ready for work and buzzing around helping with these things I hear him in the background talking to the baby. He asks about her night, does she need a diaper change, is she really hungry or just playing around. He says things to her that makes her smile and laugh. If she has come in a less than happy mood, he talks to her, sympathizes with her, holds and rocks her until she is calm. Almost every morning they come to our home this is his routine and he loves to start his day this way.

I watch Nick with his girls. He has a love of all things electronic, all things dirt bike and its interesting to watch how this translates to Brooke. She now has a little battery powered 4-wheeler she has finally learned to ride. He was so proud to buy this for her, so sure she would love it, but it took her several months to appreciate it and learn it’s function, now he glows with pride when she rides. He is her favorite tickle monster, her favorite wrestler, no one can love her like daddy does or break her heart as fast. Her little sister Natalie is a mommys girls but still lights up around daddy and daddy lights up every time he says things like; I have to go pick up my girls, the girls and I are having a daddy day, or when he tell me of the latest thing they can do or have accomplished. Natalie just learned to turn over the other day, daddy talked about it like it was the equivalent of a trip to the moon.

Our son Aaron also has 2 little girls. He worrys over them, he becomes a little flustered when they cry, their moods seem to baffle him a bit but he is highly motivated to make them happy! He loves to play with them and yes like every dad he wants them to love what he loves. Aaron is our cowboy, he loves all things horse and all the bells and whistles that come with them. When he was growing up he always had this fantasy in his head of riding his horse with his child in the saddle in front of him. Cecily rode with her dad when she was just a couple months old and has been doing it ever since. It makes her smile, but her smile cant compare with the giant grin on her daddys face. Cecily looked at a deer guard on her dads truck and it happened to have a bronc rider on it, she pronounced that it was daddy and Aaron couldn’t get the grin off his face for days afterward. He loves his girls and he loves being a hero in their eyes. Cecilys little sister Aleena will have to fight for her right to ride with daddy, because I think Cecily believes that is her spot! Aleena too is a mommys girl, but she knows her daddy and he responds to her cry as if the house were on fire.

I love watching daddys with their children, but I especially love watching daddys with their baby girls, it’s one of the most precious gifts in life.