Year in review...

I like to spend my birthdays alone. Even though I have fun times in a group of people or with several friends...deep down I like to be a hermit. Being a 'dad' and losing my personal free time is still a very big adjustment for me. I can't go 36 years of being selfish to not selfish over night.
Why do I like to be alone on my bday? Simple...most people look at their life and make resolutions on new years. I do it on my birthday.

Normally I like to sit back on my birthday and evaluate my short term goals, long terms goals, ways to accomplish those goals and take stock of my life. Am I where I want to be? Is this what I envisioned my life to be at 36. Am I happy? Why or why not. No, you won't see those answers posted as that is G-14.

Looking back in the past year, it was a year of change and compromise. A new little person wreaking havoc on my world. One of the funnier events happened a few weeks ago. Some time ago Barber Shirley emailed me some videos of babies projectile vomitting and dads throwing up when changing a babies diaper. I always thought they were lame and phony.

One Sunday morning after breakfast JT took a crap. Aya and I went to change his diaper. Nothing really out of the ordinary...but for some reason the stink just got to me. My stomach started to get queasy...my throat tighten up...I managed to take one deep breathe and hold it all together. Sadly, JT's diaper pail was full, so I had to take the trash out. I opened the pail and like Hurricane Katrina the smell of all JTs diaper hit me.

YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

Yup, I lost it...gagged in a second...turned to run to the bathroom. My fractured foot ran into the wall so I feel in pain and then barfed on myself. Through my watering eyes and gagging, I could see Aya standing there changing JT on the changing table and just laughing at me.

After 5 minutes to compose myself, I noticed Aya just left the dirty diaper bag in JTs room for me to throw away. So sad...but true. I could have been one of those barfing dads on the video.

Yes, baby poop really does smell that bad. He is a little guy with adult stink bombs!