The Ever Series 3/3: Dominic/Dad

“The happiest moment in my life, without question, happened on 10/28/15. It was the day my daughter, Ever was born. Ever is my first child and so on the day she was born everything felt new for me. The smells were new, the sounds were new, the whole process was new. The only thing familiar was the doctor my wife had been seeing and of course, my stunning and strong wife, Ashley. Everything was happening so fast and before I knew it my daughter was in the world and in my arms. Whoa! I was a father. It would be the greatest accomplishment of my life. As I held my new baby girl I thought about the Down syndrome diagnosis we had received when my wife was only four month pregnant. I thought about all the emotions I had felt from that day until the day she was born, every emotion a human being can experience, yet all I could feel was unmatched love. Five years later as I think back on those days and months I still feel all kinds of emotions but mostly I feel lucky. Lucky to be the dad who has the opportunity to raise, love and experience life with my angel. I could not be more thankful to be her father.”

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