I'm a 32-year-old father and husband born and bred in Massachusetts. I have a beautiful son named Will, a gorgeous wife named MJ who is far too hot to have married me, a dog I love and two cats I put up with. I'm a smart-ass former newspaper reporter with a penchant for turning a phrase, who decided to go corporate and is now enjoying life as a content manager for a website.

This blog is not just another "daddy blog." Sure I write about my son, but these pages are a record of my life. I don't just highlight the fun milestones like first steps, I also chronicle the "other stuff." The fights, the torment and the doubt that inevitably come with being a husband and father. It's not always puppy dogs and rainbows, but it is very real. And often there is beauty in the sadness, redemption in the struggle.

Thank you for checking me out, giving me a try and sticking around for the journey. If you'd like to contact me you can email aaron_gouveia (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Touchdown Will!

Look, I know it’s Fatherhood Friday and everything over at Dad-Blogs, but I just don’t have anything in the tank this week.

So instead of reading my inane ramblings, you get a very cute video of Will doing cute Will things. I love the fact that he can say “football” and “touchdown” now. And that he puts pots on his head. And check out his “mad face.” The kid’s intense.

9 comments to Touchdown Will!

Badass Geek

10/02/2009 at 10:06 am

Now all you’ve got to teach him is the old “Pull My Finger” gag.
BellaDaddy

10/02/2009 at 12:15 pm

So cool, thanks for the peek! Love the vid!
Vic

10/02/2009 at 12:38 pm

Looks like it’s haircut time again!! I’m still available for the task…Isn’t time for a southerly trip for you guys?
Daddy Files

10/02/2009 at 12:50 pm

I’d love to, but I have no vacation time left. And what do you mean haircut time AGAIN? He still hasn’t had his first one!
Jenn

10/02/2009 at 1:06 pm

Love the “oh boy” at the end, haha. The mad face is great!
Don’t cut his hair!!! I’m still traumatized over cutting my son’s hair before I was ready to, haha.
Otter

10/02/2009 at 1:51 pm

Great video. Attacking mom while she is using the computer is one of the favorite activities at our house too. I can never get video of Braden though. Every time I try he comes after me and the camera. He has no focus.
Nyx

10/02/2009 at 1:51 pm

ohhh boy….

that should be a parenting motto.

and hey. he put a pot on his head. that, right there my friend, is innovation. he’s thinking outside the box and finding new meaning in commonplace items.

or he just likes to put pots on his head.

absolutely adorable
Jason

10/02/2009 at 3:19 pm

I hate to say it, but my favorite part is the last 2 seconds. I think a meltdown is how 75% of our home videos end.
Cape Cod Gal

10/05/2009 at 10:20 am

Dude, that was a mixing bowl, not a pot. Geez!!!!