Wife and I have been trying for years and we (mostly her) went through the IVF route and she is finally pregnant and we are 24 weeks along. Today she asked me to install the car seat so that our dog can get used to it being there.

Took me a full hour and after no texts or call back, a couple of YouTube videos that didn’t help, I finally got it installed by myself :).

Wife came out to check on me because it was taking forever. She saw me staring at it installed and asked me if I was ok. “It took me an hour, but I am very proud to say I figured out how to get my baby girl’s car seat installed.”

The TEARS that followed out of nowhere. Holy crap—happy tears, but nonstop for like 10 seconds.

I don’t know what caused that wave of emotion but it’s officially a core memory and it’s one that I will forever live in my heart.

I can’t wait to be a dad.