I'm a 33-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.

A Beautiful Parenting Moment

I’ve been blogging for nearly four years. In that time there has been good and bad, but some of my favorite posts have been about the unexpected and wonderful things Will has done. I’ve chronicled his smiles, his first words, his crawling and his first steps. The pages of this blog are his history. Our history. A virtual flip book that shows us all growing—in so many ways.

It goes without saying if I was making a Top 10 List of Kodak Moments I’d have limitless options. There are stories, videos and pictures of meaningful occurrences involving Will. A cornucopia of beautiful snapshots and instances of self-discovery that have forever changed my life. That have made me alternately swell with pride and tear up with joy. Memories I will always have in my heart that will make me smile whenever I think of them.

This is not one of those moments.

Hey, they can’t all be winners.

10 comments to A Beautiful Parenting Moment

Rachael

09/21/2011 at 11:56 pm

That seems exactly like something that would happen in my house.
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Dominique

09/22/2011 at 9:15 am

He’s got the most infectious laugh I’ve ever heard. It may not be a Kodak moment, but a moment when you can play and laugh as a family during a hard time, well, that’s one of the best moments in the world. Glad to see laughter and smiles still shining through!

And since dogs produce some of the worst stinky butts known to humanity, I’d say that is sweet justice indeed.
Grady Pruitt

09/22/2011 at 3:10 pm

This is great!

Parenting is such fun. Moments like this are priceless.

And I love the dog at the end.
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Chelseadawg

09/22/2011 at 3:14 pm

Umm…is it just the white balance or are the toes and heels of his socks HOT PINK??
Daddy Files

09/22/2011 at 3:46 pm

@Chelsea: Red. The toes and heels of his socks are RED! Stop rabble-rousing!
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Molly

09/22/2011 at 4:36 pm

Love it!! Will is such a cutie!
Kaitlin

09/23/2011 at 1:07 pm

You have a beautiful family!! I think your son is definitely going to have your sense of humor!
Jennie

09/27/2011 at 1:31 pm

I love that kids are so innocent and gross at the same time. If there was one thing I could reclaim from my childhood…it would be that.
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Alice

09/27/2011 at 2:43 pm

Great way to lead into your video, you had me fooled the first 2 paragraphs!
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Jackie

10/01/2011 at 3:32 pm

Awww! There are not many sweeter things in the world than that.
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