Just realized I genuinely like being a dad and that's weird

Confession: I was really scared before my first kid was born. Thought I'd resent the loss of freedom and feel trapped. And don't get me wrong the first year was ROUGH and sometimes I do miss my old life. But like, my kids think I'm the coolest person alive and that hits different. I've become someone who actually enjoys building Lego sets now. Someone who gets genuinely excited about parent teacher conferences. Is this what growth feels like or am I just fooling myself to cope