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There are no words to describe how much I am looking forward to being a father. As men, we are taught to be strong and constant, allowing our family to live without fear of the future. As I’m sure anyone in my position will understand, I am in uncharted territory during the first 8 weeks of this pregnancy. I must maintain a realistic vision of the future so that if, at any time, I am asked to provide support and reassurance, I can do it with a large measure of reality. When your wife looks deep into your eyes and asks you if everything is going to be OK, the answer must be yes, and it must come from a place deep inside that knows it will be. For one of the first times in my life when I look back at her and say,”everything will be just fine beautiful” I know it will be. Marriage is a wonderful thing, it is a time when a man can (often unknowingly) forget himself and become part of something greater- a family. (Please forgive the spelling and punctuation, my wife hasn’t checked it).