Neonatologist celebrates Father's Day with his 10 sons

This Father's Day, Dr. Joseph A. Garcia-Prats has at least 10 reasons to be thankful for -- his 10 sons.

"Cathy (my wife) wanted five, and I wanted five so it works perfectly," he told CBSNews.com, laughing.

The Texas Children's Hospital neonatologist is father to Anthony "Tony" Joseph, David "Dave" Victor, Christopher "Chris" Paul, Joseph "Joe Pat" Patrick, Matthew "Matt" Thomas, Mark Stephen, Thomas "Chop" Martin, Daniel "Danny Joe" Joseph, James "Jamie" Michael, and Timothy "Tim" Robert.

It's certainly a mouthful to say, and Joseph jokingly admits they were running out of names near the end. But, he wouldn't have it any other way. He admitted after their third child was a boy, he and his wife knew they would have all boys on their hands.

"We started praying that they were boys because we had the system down really well," he admitted. "We had lost of clothes, and we knew how things were going to work."

Even the brothers got used to the fact that it was going to be an almost all-male house. When Cathy was pregnant with her sixth son, her concerned son Mark pointed out that they didn't know where the baby would sleep if it was a girl. Tony and David volunteered that she could sleep in the garage.

Joseph explained that being a doctor for critically-ill newborns helped him prepare for his own large brood at home and vice versa.

"I think in both roles you have to be dedicated to that role," he said. "You also have to be a very good listener. You have to be very respectful of your patients, of the family, of the mom and dad. Likewise, at home, you have to be dedicated to that role as a father, dedicated to that role as a spouse and respectful of all your children's attributes."

Eldest son Tony especially picked up on those nurturing qualities. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor. He's currently working as a pediatrician with the Baylor International Pediatrics AIDS initiative at Texas Children's Hospital, and is currently based in South Africa.

"It's kind of nice that we share the underlining joys and challenges of medicine," Tony explained to CBSNews.com.

The decision surprised his father and mother, but Joseph said Tony was always a good role model and dedicated so he fit the medical tract perfectly.

Tony said his father never pushed him towards medicine, but he realized that it was what he wanted to do. He even got an opportunity to work with his father while they were both at Texas Children's Hospital.

"Friends and colleagues always spoke so highly of my dad and what a great clinician he was," Tony said. "I always looked up to him as a child. It was amazing to have a little bit of a different perspective and insight to his work and see how well respected he was."

"I was really proud and still am of everything he does and how he carries himself," Tony added.