Forgiving abesent parent

I had my baby a few months ago & my dad hasn’t asked about her or reach out.

When I found out I was pregnant, I sent my dad a message letting him know with a picture of the sonogram. He never replied so I just forgot about it. He has always been in and out of my life, so I wasn’t that surprised.

Once family found out and they asked him about it he said he had no clue because I hadn’t told him. He changed his number a while back and never told me so when I text him he no longer had that number.

We talked about it after he reached out. He apologized for not letting me know he had a new number.

Well once I found out I was having a girl. I sent my mom, mil and dad a cute little picture and message letting them know. I thought it was really cute. My mom and mil reacted really well to it. My dad opened my message and never said anything.

I thought about calling or even messaging him again but I don’t because I don’t feel like I should. He doesn’t know how to have a consist relationship. He doesn’t know how to be a dad.

I want to forgive him for everything that has happened since I was a baby but with no effort on his part it hard. I don’t want to make a move and be rejected or let down. 26 years of this and I just want to let go of feeling like the little girl who just wants her dad.