Daddy's Day in the Sun

So, Mom had the great idea the other day to have Dad take care of all of the things he's been missing out on: changing diapers, bath time, and putting Max to sleep. Super! Dad can do everything!!...except change diapers, bathe a child, and put the child to sleep without killing him. It all started with me almost throwing up while changing the diaper, I can't wait until I am old and he has to change mine. Then from the second I placed Max in the tub things went to hell. He screamed the entire time. Do you think it's because a guy was seeing him naked? Well, then came the time to put him to bed. I put him in his crib and he decided to puke. This kid NEVER pukes. Daddy brings out the best. After cleaning up his puke, and me almost puking again, I put him back in his crib. Have you ever heard a car blow a rod? Yeah, that was the sound Max was making. But who cares right? Close the door, head downstairs and grab a cocktail.

Sure, he screamed a while, but what we couldn't figure out was why the screaming seemed to get closer. And then, why was there knocking on his bedroom door?? The little monkey climbed out of his bed! Umm, no...he can't be doing that. I put him back in the crib and went back down to my rum. At this point the crying was sounding like a distracting marimba music. No big deal. Until he was knocking at the door again!! What the @#%&!!

After a night of him then sleeping in our bed, kicking eyes out of sockets, I decided there needed to be a change. I looked around town for barbed wire to put around the crib. Unfortunately, I could not find this at the market or the Bodegona, so I had to go to plan B. Time for a big boy bed!! We dropped a twin mattress to the floor, threw a bunch of stuffed animals on it, and taught him how to jump on the bed. Last night, peace on earth. He loves the bed and the freedom. I love the fact that Jen has taken back the nighttime rituals and I'm no longer puking.

I leave tomorrow and that does not make me happy. At least we're back in PGN and we'll all be BBQing together soon in our backyard. Max likes baby back ribs and leg of lamb. On the way Max! On the way!!

Much love to all,

Mark, Jen and El Rey Max
xoxoxoxoxooooxxxx