Gay dads become parents in all sorts of ways, but we all have something in common: that indescribable feeling—a mixture of excitement, pure love and terror — familiar to every new dad. Because words simply don't do it justice, we asked you to describe what it felt like to become dads using nothing but gifs, and the results were funny, touching, poignant and everything in between. Check out our favorites below!
Some dads expressed nerves familiar to any first time parent...
Some expressed shock at how much their lives were about to change...
Some were touching...
Some were just downright hilarious...