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Fathers Day takes on different meaning for new dad
'I never realized I could love someone so much'
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Dustin Jones cradles his 8-day-old daughter, Lucy Ann, in his lap. Although Jones plans to celebrate Father's Day like many before with family, the holiday now holds new significance in his life. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Since the moment they found out Karen Jones was pregnant, friends and family flooded her and husband Dustin with baby care books and all manner of advice, but nothing could have truly prepared the couple for what was to come. Namely, the moment when they came home with their newborn daughter. Free of the doctors, nurses and specialists who’d spent the past several days checking up on their brand new bundle of joy, there was a sudden moment of panic for the Gainesville couple.