A special daddy

I'm sure all of you can tell how great a father Robbie is through this blog and how he is in person. I don't often post here on the blog, but today on Father's Day, I had to take this chance to tell you all about him.

Before Campbell was born I was put in the hospital "indefinitely". How many husbands would spend every night on a very uncomfortable couch so their wives wouldn't have to be alone in the hospital? After she was born, he was never less than positive about her progress and could always make me realize how lucky we were. He was my rock when she got an infection and had to be intubated and I fell to pieces. He was never afraid to question the doctors and nurses and was definitely Campbell's and my best advocate when I was too nervous to "rock the boat."

How many first time daddies would want to "feed" their baby by pushing milk with a syringe into a feeding tube and change a diaper that was smaller than his cell phone? Robbie would often push me to do more with Campbell even when I was scared. He was more excited about me holding her for the first time than I was...his bravery was inspiring. Many of you commented on the blog about how "brave" and "positive" we were. I assure you, I was not the model for those qualities...but Robbie was.

What kind of man coaches a basketball team for 3 and 4 year olds when he doesn't have a child on the team? What kind of man takes his 6 year old nephew to Washington DC and New York City by train just for a "guy's weekend"? What kind of man gets up in the middle of the night to change and feed his little girl...every night even when he has to work the next day? Robbie is that kind of man.

I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man. He is the most giving, generous, thoughtful husband a woman could ask for. Campbell is a lucky little girl to have Robbie for a daddy and I'm lucky to have him for a husband.

I love you, Robbie!!!

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