Father's Day

"One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be." -Anonymous

Father's day started out really well. A good cup of coffee, a beautiful day, and a day of paintball in which Donna sent me off to play. I had a BBQ rib dinner I was also looking forward to. It was going to be a perfect day.

Here's the three of them as I left. Jake was kinda mad because he wanted to draw with his new chalk outside. I told him I'd do that when i got home.



I decided to leave paintball a little early and I had just missed a call from Donna. It was 1:00 PM (normally I play till 3:00 PM). She left a message stating that Jacob wasn't feeling well. He couldn't breath, his nostrils were flared and his breaths were quick and short. He was wheezing. She was taking him to the Emergency Room by the instructions of his pediatrician. I panicked.

I have asthma. An asthma attack is the scariest thing in the world. And I would never wish it on anyone. Especially my kids. I dreaded the day it would happen because it was bound to. It was today.

My sister was watching Bella when I got home so I took over. I called Donna to see if I should come down but they said he was getting some breathing treatment and his O2 level was climbing back up. It was quite low. X-rays were done and they just had to wait because the E.R. was busy.

In the meantime, I just waited at home with Bella. (Who pooped TWICE by the way).

They got back around 4:30 PM. Jake was tired. He threw up on the way home and just wanted to sit with me and watch TV. I was so happy to see him. I hate it when my kids are sick. Its the most helpless feeling in the world.

And the BBQ Rib dinner... postponed till sometime this week.

As I drove to paintball I was thinking how great it was to be a father. On the way home I was reminded of how scary it is to be a father sometimes.

This is Jake in the hospital.

Sad huh?



I love you Jake, Bella, Jessica and Donna! Thanks for making Fatherhood the best thing in my life!
- PAPA