The Dad Bod

It has been recently brought to my attention that the "Dad Bod" is in style.
For those of you that don't know what this trend is, it is a guy that looks fit but still has the "beer gut". Ya know, a dad.

When I was 15 and you asked me the kind of guy I wanted I would have said.. blue eyes, blonde hair, tan, tall, ABS, athletic, smart, funny, etc etc. The everyday typical 15 year old girl answer.

Ask me now, I want the Dad Bod.

Not because it's a trend. And not because my husband has that body style. But because I know how he got that body style.

My husband has always been extremely good looking. When we were in school he had all the attributes that I looked for in a high school love affair. Outwardly. 

Today. He is not that person at all.

He no longer has a 6 pack under his shirt, because he eats. Like a man. He eats all the fried, greasy, unhealthy crap that I cook. Because I cooked it.
He no longer has thick blonde wavy hair, because he shaved it. To become a soldier for the United States of America.
He no longer has thin chiseled out arms. Because he crawls in attics and moves furniture. Because he chops firewood and pressure washes the house. Because he carries a car seat and a five year old at the same time.
He no longer has baby soft hands and lotioned up legs. Because he works hard and doesn't have time for that crap.

He obtained that body type by actually being a dad.

And when I watch him wrestle around with our almost 1st grader or holding our newborn in the wee hours of the morning... or when I watch him lift his hands and worship our Savior.. or when I watch him walk away as he kisses me and leaves for work..
I see the most attractive person that I've ever laid eyes on, in style or not.