Becoming a dad didn’t totally end my arrested development. #ThanksBaby

I have partnered with Life of Dad  and Pampers for this promotion Before marrying my wife I was a cartoon of a man. I used a bandana for a wallet, cleaned the house with a leaf blower, lived in a house that I was renovating as a snail’s pace and had garbage in my car that was inches deep. It would be comforting to say that this occurred when I was in my early 20’s. However, add ten+ years to that figure and that is where this happy man-child was.  Age, the pursuit of my girlfriend (who became my wife!) and the entrance of a child helped my case of arrested development erode to where I’m a better man, as well as, a great husband and father, so #ThanksBaby.

An early conversation with my wife went something like this.

Me: Let’s have children.

Her: Why?

Me: It’ll be fun.

 

Granted there was much more detail in that conversation, but that’s the bird’s eye view. Fast forward nine months and I’m a stay at home dad. Our conversation when she came home from her first day back at work and my first day alone with the baby went something like this.

Her: How was your day?

Me: It was great.

Her: What did you do?

Me: I forgot

 

Parenting gets better. And the first two years are great, but somewhere around that time their personality really takes shape, they can do more and it becomes great-covered with bacon and the smell of freshly cut grass that someone else mowed-great.

Having a child also brings forth the emotions. As you watch your little human laugh, frolic and play with your action figures they’ve created a direct link to any memory of Brian’s Song or Old Yeller and uploaded the waterworks.

I remember the times that they stumbled around the house and accidentally found a cat or dog. They were both curious as toddlers and gently stroked the incredibly calm animals that were secretly yearning for world domination or just to go back to the time when it was just them and I. The first time they put their head underwater at the pool, skinned their knee, fell asleep at the dinner table and so much more.

Pampers was there every step of the way. They get dads and this Father’s Day is no exception with them celebrating dads as we discover fun new roles and stages through fatherhood. Have seen their recent video? It’s all cool dad moments that you might have seen and quite possibly experienced firsthand. For over 50 year parents have trusted Pampers to keep babies healthy and happy. From diapers, wipes and training pants Pampers has your little person covered so that you can concentrate more on being a parent than a loose pooper scooper.

Have you got a great story about being a father? Share it using #ThanksBaby on twitter. If you’re around on June 15 at 9 PM ET there’s a twitter party using the same hashtag with Life of Dad. There will be some cool prizes, lots of great baby photos and some really cool fatherly moments.