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It's been more than a week since Bethany was born (Mar. 20), and although I've been through this once before, the experience of becoming a father for the second time has not been diminished for me by the first. From the moment I heard her first cry, I realized my life would be irreversibly set on a new course once again. But more than that, the memory of seeing her for the first time when the nurse brought her to me will remain with me forever. Up until then, the fact of her impending arrival had been somewhat abstract and not fully real to me. For nine months she had just been a faceless bump growing inside Jeanie, unable to communicate with the world around her... But then the moment came, and suddenly there was a face - a new face that looked strangely familiar and comforting to me at the same time; and a new voice announcing to the world that she had finally arrived. I was thunderstruck. I couldn't help but gaze at her with wonder. For the few minutes when I first held her, it was as if the whole world had faded away and time had stood still. And I knew then at that moment, without a shadow of a doubt, that if life ever required it of me, I would readily give up everything I have and lay down my life for her.
I love you Bethany. God bless you. Welcome to the world.
