STEVE: I've got you, don't worry. Are you going to get him?

INSTRUCTOR: Go get him.

STEVE: Are you going to get him?

INSTRUCTOR and STEVE: Yay!

STEVE: So, I'm so excited, I've planned this day with Leo. We're going to, um, start out at the swim class, and then we'll head over to this drum class, you know, hopefully we'll get some good bonding time in.

SUZIE: And I'm going to take a nap.

STEVE: You'll get your nails done.

SUZIE: Yeah, right.

(Opening)

STEVE: Looking back, I have a great relationship with my dad. He chose a career where he'd be able to take off whenever he needed to, and spend whatever time he could with me and my sisters. So raising Leo, that's one of the things I'm very aware of, trying to live up to the father that I have. You know, it's not an easy thing to do. In, in some ways, it's more challenging for the dads to get that bond. You know, in our case, Suzie's been, you know, staying home most of the time with him as well, so for this whole time, they had this attachment.

SUZIE: I think, you know, a lot of things are structured to be more "Mommy and Me."

STEVE: You know, Suzie has all these, like, great little classes, and great special moments with Leo. It'd be nice if there were some classes or moments like that for me and Leo, as well. Even though we hike with the family all the time, it's nice to just do stuff just me and him.

SUZIE: I do think it's important that Steve gets that kind of time, too, because he also acts very differently when he's with just me, versus the two of us.

STEVE: Whoa.

INSTRUCTOR: Kick those feet, Leo.

STEVE: Leo gets so happy just watching bubbles, or watching flowers. Or watching all this, like, little stuff that make us smile too, but when we watch him go through it, we can sort of re-experience it for the first time, again.

INSTRUCTOR: Down came the rain and washed Leo out.

STEVE: And I think that that's what I learn from Leo. I sort of re-experience childhood, and re-experience seeing things for the first time. Just that, like, natural happiness that's kind of lost, I think, in adulthood. And it's, uh, it's amazing. He was walking on these unstable surfaces, floating on the water, and I sort of guide him, and help him, and be there to, to catch him. Ultimately, he just started walking himself.

INSTRUCTOR: Whoa.

STEVE: He's, you know, such a brave little guy. I guess that it sort of showed me how much he, he's grown, and how much he'll continue to grow. It’s really cool for me as a parent to watch him become confident, and become, you know, able to do these things on his own.

INSTRUCTOR: Whoa.

STEVE: Yay.

INSTRUCTOR: That was awesome.

STEVE: As far as male bonding goes with me and Leo, um, you know, I'm not exactly that traditional. I'm not a, you know, beer-drinking, football-watching sports guy. Uh, I'm very into Cubs baseball, and so I'm going to raise Leo to be a Cub fan, despite Suzie.

SUZIE: That's still up for debate, but OK.

STEVE: As a good dad, I think you, you do what makes your kid happy.

INSTRUCTOR: There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived in the moon. There was a man lived in the moon, and his name was [INAUDIBLE]

INSTRUCTOR: The only thing you really need for a musical experience for you and your child is you and your child. You can use any kind of household items; I've got some mixing bowls here. You do want to make sure that, uh, you don't use anything that has removable parts,

STEVE: Come here, Babe. Look.

INSTRUCTOR: Small pieces, or sharp edges.

STEVE: It was really good to be in a class with, uh, another dad who, I guess, shares the same, you know, love for music, and love for his kid, of course, and to not be, like, the only guy in the room. It's good to sort of make a fool out of myself.

INSTRUCTOR: Now bring them down …

INSTRUCTOR and STEVE: Cock-a-doodle-doodle-doo.

INSTRUCTOR: Bring them on down town.

INSTRUCTOR and STEVE: Cock-a-doodle-doodle-doo.

STEVE: Was it a good day with Daddy?

LEO: Dada.

STEVE: Yeah.

STEVE: Me and Leo had so much fun hanging out, it was pretty exhausting. I can see exactly what Suzie goes through all day.

INSTRUCTOR: Goodbye to Wyatt, goodbye to Leo. I'll miss you but I'll see you soon, so goodbye, goodbye to you.

SUZIE: What I think is really cool about our family, when you do have free time and, you know, the priority is always family.

STEVE: Right.

SUZIE: And I think it says a lot about you as a father, that, like, you know, yeah, you do have to work a little bit harder, maybe, to get that bond, and there’s a lot of dads who don’t do that. And —

STEVE: Right.

SUZIE: They miss out. So you obviously have made a huge effort.

STEVE: I think there were just little things that just started to develop, and, and started to grow between the two of us that, you know, now we can continue, and hopefully, they'll blossom into a deeper relationship.