DOCTOR: Alright. So this is Baby A here. Little heart beating there… Listen to it.
DOCTOR: So that's the heartbeat of the first baby there. Ok?
DOCTOR: Alright. So let’s see if we can see in between the legs. You guys ready?
DOCTOR: So that would definitely be a little girl. Ok?
[MOTHER LAUGHS]
MOTHER: I have no girl names.
DOCTOR: Let’s just hop over here to Baby B here.
DOCTOR: There we go.
MOTHER: It's a boy!!
[MOTHER LAUGHS]
[FATHER CHEERS]
DOCTOR: Finally! Finally!
MOTHER: You've got a brother.
[FATHER CHEERS]
DOCTOR: There it is.
MOTHER: Baby Elian
Before I became a father, to be honest, I wanted to be like Andy Griffith.
Those fathers taught by example. They were strict and had rules for the kids so that they would understand.
That way they would develop their maturity.
Being a father has made me grow up.
Everything that’s happening is new.
Let me tell you, I gained new experience by learning and figuring out new ways to take care of our twins.
All of this has made me a better, more wise dad.
I have 5 kids now.
Each one is very unique.
Being a father is a lot of responsibility.
You have to teach rules and at the same time remind them and tell them,
“I love you, I love you, I love you”. I would tell them everyday.
The oldest one is a girl. Jacquelyn Lee. She's six.
I’m very proud of her. She learns so fast. She was about 6 months old when she started signing.
And our conversations make me feel good. And she has so much attitude and expression with it.
My second daughter is Gloria. She's four.
She's very very quiet and shy. At the same time, no one's a stranger.
She's very friendly.
Then my third daughter is Gabriella. She's very very fearless. No fear of anything. She does crazy things she’s not supposed to be doing. She's two.
She's very very fearless. No fear of anything. She does crazy things she’s not supposed to be doing. She's two.
Then the twins are awesome.
We haven’t really figured out their personality yet. We’re watching them grow and wait to see what their personalities will be.
Being a deaf dad is a little hard, to be honest.
Because
there are some days that they don’t understand that they have to sign to communicate with me.
My wife and I continue to teach the children to sign
so that we can all communicate as a deaf family.
The first language is American Sign Language here.
I love everything about ASL.
I love it. It’s beautiful, creative, and all these different people signing.
ASL is not the only language in the world.
There’s different sign languages the way hearing people have different spoken languages.
Russian, Chinese, all these different signs.
Some people didn’t understand sign language and how beautiful it is and how creative it is.
Communication with your hands is just awesome.
My family means a lot to me.
To be honest, at first. I thought love was “I love you”. Finished.
No.
When we were married, my wife taught me that love isn’t about saying I love you.
It’s about helping her emotionally feel appreciated. Cleaning up, taking care of the children, anything like that.
Love means 100 things.
Actions. Not just surface words. It’s taught me a lot.
Really, I'm still working on it. I'll still be working on it when I get older.