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Fatherhood. It's All Worth It.

This post is sponsored by Gerber but the content and opinions are always my own.

With Father's Day approaching I've been reflecting on how truly blessed I am to have my husband as a partner in parenthood.  He always goes above and beyond his call of fatherhood every single day and his unconditional love for our babies is so obvious and heartwarming to watch.  

I'm so excited to be teaming up with Linqia and Gerber & to have my sweet husband share some of the #growingupgerber moments that make fatherhood all worth it.  So without further a due here are some words from him.

A photo posted by Katie (@herandeverything) on Jun 13, 2016 at 8:00pm PDT

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The hug and "daddy's home!" I get from Norah every time I get home from work.  

Every milestone by Norah or Graham.  Norah's potty training, how easy going she is saying "well okay" about the pool being closed and Graham holding my finger tight.  

Every time Norah tries & fails to wear my boots

When Norah appropriately uses words that most 5 year olds don't know. 

Seeing two happy kids each day, especially knowing how many kids don't have homes, fathers or mothers. 

Knowing that both of our kids will grow up to be better than us with every opportunity to be great and doing all that I can to make that happen. 

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Just like motherhood, fatherhood has it's exhaustingly tough moments but then it also has it's blissful sweet moments that you want to hold onto forever.  And just like Mom's, Dad's need to be celebrated too!

What are some moments that make parenthood all worth it to you?!  Share your moments on Instagram using the hashtag #growingupgerber and check out other moments of parenthood here.

Five Things I Love About My Husband

My best friend, my husband.  A man who deserves to be bragged on every single day.  With Father's Day upon us I wanted to dedicate a post to him because he is nothing short of amazing!  I'll also be sharing a classic yet unique gift idea for all of the Father's in your life plus a fun giveaway!

Five Things I Love About My Husband:

1. He is so intelligent. He literally knows something about everything. He is the friend to phone if you're ever on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. 

2. He is kind hearted. Not just to me and our babies but to strangers around him. A most recent story is we were at Home Depot getting out of the car and noticed an older man about to attempt to load a heavy item into the back of his car and we knew he wasn't going to be able to do it without help. We glanced briefly at each other and without saying a word he darted straight over there to help out.  It's the littlest things that makes my love for him grow.

3. He is helpful and he takes care of us. After a long day at work he comes home and cleans, cooks, does laundry or whatever needs to be done. He takes on both kids to give me a break, he takes the load off my shoulders many times without expecting anything in return. He is my rock & I honestly don't think I could survive motherhood without him. 

4. He is incredibly handsome. I still get butterflies like I did when I first laid my eyes on him junior year of high school, it only took me a year to make a move on him!  Now a days those butterflies come in simple moments like when he's loving on our babies, when he's doing housework, when he is standing by my side at church or the rare times we get dressed up to go on a date. 

5. Last but not least, he is the BEST Dad to our babies.  His patience is never ending, he adores and loves them with all of his heart and it shows! 

I love celebrating the wonderful husband and Dad he is!  When I'm looking for a gift for him I always try to find something he doesn't already have, something he'll use, something unique or something he'll have for a long time.  JORD wood watches are all of those things.  

I'll be honest when I first heard wood watch I thought 'I'm not sure how that would look' and 'how could that be comfortable' but y'all, these watches are amazing!  The rich colors are beautiful and the wood is incredibly soft!  Being a handy man and engineer my husband loves & appreciates quality work and how things are made.  He was really impressed by the watch especially the wood work and the convenient clasp.  I know he will have this piece for a very long time. 

Okay, on to the GIVEAWAY!  JORD is giving one of you the chance to win a $75 e-voucher AND anyone who enters (excluding the winner) will get a $20 e-gift card.  All you have to do to enter is visit this link and fill out the form which takes two seconds!  The giveaway ends June 19th.

We chose this particular watch but you can shop all men's watches here.  I know you'll find something for Father's Day the Dad's in your life will love!

You can find JORD on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter.    Wood Watch Review

A special thank you to JORD Wood Watches for partnering with me on this post.