A new father sees his first Father's Day as a routine Sunday with a chance to get ahead in work.

But his wife has different plans to celebrate her husband on his first Father's Day with their two-month-old son.

Lee Norris, 31, of Butler, who met Erica in 2009, came from a small family with one sister. Erica came from a larger family with more than 25 cousins.

The couple married in July 2011 and celebrated the birth of their first child, Isaiah Mariano Norris, on April 16. While the thought of more children has been discussed, Lee likes the idea of a large family.

“You try to anticipate what life would be like, but it's impossible to really wrap your brain around the change that's about to take place,” Lee said. “I really don't process Father's Day. I'm just thinking about what I have to get done.”

Two weeks before the birth of his son, Lee started his job as a programmer analyst.

“He does come home and work on the computer, but he spends time with us,” Erica said. “The reason he is doing that is because later on he won't have to. He tells me that every day.”

Even though Lee works as much as he can when he is home, he finds time to spend with Erica and Isaiah.

“He makes me slow down and appreciate time with my family more,” Lee said of his son.

“Seeing him grow is a reminder that he won't always be so little and snugly. He just reminds me to take a breather and enjoy.”

Lee appreciates the family's attempt to celebrate him on Father's Day even if he plans to get some work done that day.

He said having his son and his wife in his life is enough of a celebration for him.

“The day is a reminder of the privilege, responsibility and joy that God has blessed me with,” Lee said.

The family looks forward to the time when Lee will have more time to play with Isaiah and teach him information such as calculus and Spanish. Lee uses his father's example to determine what kind of dad he wants to be.

“Everybody's parents make mistakes,” Lee said, “and I learned both from my parents' good examples and bad examples, too.”

While Lee takes his parents' examples and applies them to his father role, he remains a hands-on dad with Isaiah.

“He offers to change the dirty diapers even when I offer to,” Erica said. “He's not afraid to get his hands dirty.”

Lee, a motorcycle-loving, Latin dancer and computer enthusiast, plans to pass on his hobbies to his son.

“We're not going to spend seven hours in front of a TV watching five college football games,” Lee said. “I want him to do significant stuff with his time. It should be something significant that helps him to be a better person, helps other people and helps him appreciate what life is all about.”

While teaching his son activities that he hopes will make Isaiah a better person, Lee finds the importance of being as a role model for him.

“Being someone's role model is a very sobering situation,” Lee said. “You are responsible for how this person grows up and treats people. Now, it's exponentially important because your conduct is being mirrored.”

Although the family has no set plans for it's Father's Day celebration, Erica plans for the family to attend church and visit with Lee's family to get the Norris men together for the holiday.