All Posts Dear Little One – A Letter To My Daughter From Dad Jacob Becker I will begin this journey of writing about life through the eyes of a first-time father with a letter to my first-born daughter, Elly Rae Becker. I am excited to document this journey. It’s already been such a life changing experience—more …
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All Posts Witnessing Birth & How My Life Instantly Transformed As A New Dad Jacob Becker That moment. That moment you see your child for the first time. That moment she is there, living, breathing, right there in front of you. I’m talking about the moment that changes your life forever. I’ve always wanted to be a …
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All Posts How Being A New Dad Has Turned My Life Into One Big Juggling Act Jacob Becker I’m just going to come out and say it — I was warned. In fact, I was warned many times over. I was warned that “me time” shrinks drastically when you become a parent. People literally told me straight …
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All Posts If My Daughter Was Born With Hearing Loss I’ll Be Devastated Jacob Becker I honestly can’t even describe the pain I’ll feel if it turns out my newborn daughter is diagnosed with hearing loss. There is nothing I want less in this world than for Elly to inherit the deafness I was born …
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All Posts Parenthood Is Pretty Much Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be Jacob Becker Expect the unexpected — that should seriously be the theme of parenthood. I anticipated having a close bond with my daughter, but nowhere near this strong. I figured there would be tough times as a dad, but not to this …
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All Posts I Never Expected Loving My Daughter To Be So Frightening Jacob Becker Who knew? Not me. I had zero clue you could love another human this much. I had no idea that when my dream of becoming a dad came true recently that what would follow would be loving on a level I …
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All Posts 5 Mandatory Expectations I’ve Set To Achieve Great Dad Status Jacob Becker Well, I’m about three and a half months into this dad journey. It seems like it just gets better every single day. The joy, the pure joy of a child, it’s incredible. However, it’s also already become very evident in these …
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All Posts The Bond Between Father And Daughter Is Absolutely Magical Jacob Becker Every single time Elly runs into my arms and wants daddy to hold her, well, it just keeps getting better. Those moments when she’s sitting on my lap, so comfortable and at peace. The days when life just kinda sucks… but suddenly …
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