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Three-week-old daughter gives Giants’ Cruz Super strength

CARRYING THE FLAG: Victor Cruz displays some Puerto Rican pride during Media Day in Indianapolis yesterday.

CARRYING THE FLAG: Victor Cruz displays some Puerto Rican pride during Media Day in Indianapolis yesterday. (UPI)

The first in a series of Post exclusive Super Bowl diaries by Giants star receiver Victor Cruz, as told to Steve Serby

INDIANAPOLIS — I don’t want to pinch myself, so I can stay in the moment and soak it all in. It’s been an amazing journey for me, and I don’t want it to end.

Yesterday was a whirlwind with Media Day. It was exciting to see what it was all about. They got me to dance the salsa, of course, that was pretty cool, and a TV lady from Azteca Sports asked me to put on a sombrero and say hi to everybody in Mexico — saludos a Mexico!

I signed a deal with IMG, which was huge for me to have someone like that market my off-the-field stuff and all the ventures I want to do and a lot of stuff I’ve dreamed about doing. It’s the start of something special.

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We’re a confident bunch. We understand everything that got us here has been because of our confidence, because of the amount of passion we have for the game and holding everybody accountable. You could feel it.

And before Super Sunday, I get my own personal Super Thursday when Elaina brings Kennedy, my beautiful 3-week-old daughter, to Indianapolis, so we can share the Super Bowl experience together as a family.

Last night was the first time since we arrived here I was able to Skype with Kennedy. I’ve Skyped with her before. It’s cool just to see her, and it’s always good to let her hear your voice.

She won’t come to the game. The Giants have set up child care, so all the families can attend the game. She’ll be watched by a retired neo-natal nurse. Elaina will be there, though.

Elaina and Kennedy will get in Thursday evening, so I’ll be making a beeline right there after practice.

I haven’t seen her since Monday morning, when I gave her 110 kisses and somehow peeled myself away to head to the buses outside Timex.

Duty calls. Super Bowl duty!

She’s already spoiled. She won’t go to bed unless you hold her, unless she looks at you. She can be a little feisty at times when she’s hungry or you have to change her. But she’s pretty even-keeled. She doesn’t wake up too much throughout the night, just once or twice.

I haven’t figured out yet who she looks like. I think she has a good mixture of both of us. It’s tough — some days she looks like me, some days she looks like Elaina. She has beautiful blue-gray eyes. No photos yet, sorry. We don’t want anybody to see her just yet.

You definitely dream of making that catch or making any catch in a Super Bowl. It’s amazing that I get an opportunity to play in one and be a factor in the game.

MVP? I hope so. I don’t think about it. I want to go out and play my game and make every catch.

And come back to the hotel and tell Kennedy her dad’s a champion.