Graduation Day, 2007

Michael on Father's Day...

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Originally uploaded by rapnyc.

This was the most extraordinary moment for me. Ever. We went out to lower Manhattan for Father's Day, originally to head to the swimming pool, but we found that the pools would not be open till the end of June. We went to Seward Park instead, which had sprinklers running full blast, and we all got wet. Michael was in my arms when all of a sudden he just turned into me, wrapped his arms around my neck and just stayed there. We must have stayed like that for five minutes, and the whole time, the thought kept running through my mind: this is my son. Nice Father's Day...

So here we are at the end of the year...

...school year, that is. I am still going to Lehman with just 2 or 3 classes left, plus that goddamn thesis thing looming over my shoulder. My job is OK, I think, but I am growing restless there too because of growing issues there.

Home is great, though. Ting is a great mom, I am learning to be a good daddy, and Michael is blooming into a really sweet little boy who likes to play and be held upside down by his ankles, and whose current passion is slapping the hell out of an electronic bongo drum that teaches numbers and letters in both English and Spanish while a salsa beat plays in the background. Oh, and it has lights too! Cool!

This is a current Michael and Mommy:


So I really am thankful for everything about my family. Having a child is the best feeling in the world.