My entire kernel is being remade. On November 2nd, clearly the most moving and sentimental event of my life occurred. Samuel Kemp Harper pronounced his existence with just a bit of air and small, unused vocal chords.

Just the thought of that sound inspires more emotion in me than I can ever remember. Every passing conscious thought of fatherhood since I was a child came crashing back in that moment. The beginnings of every unspoken bond that we feel for our parents sparked with his first breath of air - like our own little private big-bang.

My friends and family all advised similar notions - that everything would change. Sure enough, it has. The thought of Sam now runs as a high-priority background process in my mind. He’s already brought my wife and me to a new level of intimacy, and more joy than would could’ve ever imagined. Until it happens, you think you have an idea of its potential impact, but it’s so much bigger - at least for me it is.

Watching him progress from complete sensory overload to curious concept integration is marvelous. He arrived with a fresh, clean slate which immediately began its progression into the amazing database that is our consciousness. Every day he’s more alert, intuitive and perceptive. This is so much fun.

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