Getting Our Baby to Bed - [The Courtship Series #16]

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There you go, just sleep, it's okay, daddy's right here with you. No, you're okay, you're okay, you're safe here with dad, daddy's got you, daddy's got you, you just rest your tired little head and go back to sleep, hmm, dad's little guy, such a precious little thing, I love you buddy, I love you more than I ever thought I could, hmm, let's get you back in your crib, oh, oh, okay, never mind, hmm, it's okay, you're not going back in your crib, I get it, hmm, hey sweetheart, you can come in, it's okay, how long you been out there listening, hmm, so when I told the completely made-up bedtime story, that was, I'm glad you liked it, I don't think he understood a thing, hey, these are real-world concerns, all right, no, no, no, you don't need to take him from me, darling, there's plenty of times that you're up with him in the middle of the night, you need some rest too, oh, I know, I know, tell you what, I'll stay here with him for another half hour, if I'm not able to get him back into his crib sound asleep by then, and you can take over, okay, hmm, maybe it defeats the purpose if you just stay here with us, I'm trying to get you to go get some sleep, yeah, tell me, what do you want to tell me, cute, huh, you know, you're probably right, it's probably pretty cute watching me here with him, he's a cute guy, he's our cute guy, part you, part me, 100% beautiful, hmm, sweetheart, I know it's not fun to be up in the middle of the night, but this is just, I wouldn't, I wouldn't trade these moments like this for anything, because the day's gonna come, he's gonna be too big, I won't be able to hold him like this anymore, he'll always be my baby, but he won't always be my baby that I can hold, hmm, you know, you're pretty cute with him too, you realize that, I think it's adorable actually, and so what if your singing's off-key half the time, sweetheart, there's not a more beautiful sound to me than the two of you laughing and giggling together, no, I was just telling him how much I love him, I can't wait to watch this little man grow up, and I can't wait to guide him, watch him develop, do all those things that kids do, and become a man, I'm sure he'll make me proud, but I, I really hope I'm, you know what, my goal is to be the kind of dad, when he's grown, he looks up to, and wants to emulate, and my dad, he's an amazing man, I'm just trying to measure up, and that's the example I want to set for our boy, I want him to look at me, I feel like I did it right, I feel like I did right by him, I know, sweetheart, hey, I've told you for a while now, that you're already a hell of a mom, yeah, it's not easy, is it, we were warned, we were certainly warned, hang on, shh, shh, shh, okay, alright, he was just, just snuggling in a little bit more, well, while you're here, refusing to go get some sleep, let me just reaffirm to you, how proud I am of you, you're an amazing mom, you're an amazing wife, amazing partner, such a lucky guy, hmm, sweetheart, you deserve every bit of it, I love you with all my heart, there's no one else I'd rather be walking through this life together with, bringing this precious life into the world, and raising him, no one else I want by my side more than you, no one else I want to walk this path with, you're my everything, darling, you are, yeah, I know, my goal every day is to keep being the man that you deserve, just want you to remember, you're my number one, okay, like my dad said, when I was a kid, he said, son, I love you, but I didn't choose you, God picked you out for me, your mom, her I chose, let me know that, as much as he loved me, my mom was his number one, his one and only, and you know, it didn't make me feel less alone, .