Hi all, this is Eric Franklin Gregory, husband to Catherine and papa to Peeper. This weekend was my first Father’s Day and this is my first blog post. Here goes…
One of my favorite moments of the day is bringing Peeper into our bedroom where Catherine is catching a few extra sleeps. Catherine rolls over and smiles and says hello and good morning, and Peeper smiles, breathes out through her nose over and over and lunges out of my arms toward her mom. It’s the same display of joy every time she sees her mom.
The other day I was watching Catherine and Peeper interact so naturally in a supportive, mutually enriching, wordless relationship. A typical day for my wife (her mother helps out a ton, but when she is not around, this is what Catherine does): Feeds, clothes, changes diapers, cleans up after, watches Peeper take the DVDs out of the box for countless hours, makes sure she doesn’t eat something bad, does laundry, dishes, feeds and walks the dog, might go shopping, rocks and nurses Peeper to sleep for two naps and night bedtime every day.
I work most days and have grad school two to three times a week so cannot be home as much as I would like. Catherine runs the home show and finds a way to always greet me with a smile when I come home. She reads Peeper books all day, sings songs when she is upset or getting sleepy, gives her alternatives to biting that are more suggestion that command. She is a wonderful model of kindness, compassion, patience, and cleverness. She is clever with a tune, clever with the lunch and dinner menus. She meets cries with a song or gentle breath of air onto Peeper’s face. Read more
