Christmas brought a special gift this year in the form of my daughter, Sally, a 7 lb. bundle of pooping crying fun born Dec. 18th. I say this with the utmost respect and pure excitement to begin fatherhood.
In fact, I have taken to diaper changes. With the appropriate setup and attitude one can change a diaper in under thirty seconds. This benefits both parent and child. Of course I have no other subjects then my daughter, but she has made it abundantly clear that being naked is not in her life plan. This is OK with me on many levels. But it also precipitates the need for fast diaper changes to avoid a crying scared baby. I have been working on my technique and have been pulling consistent sub-30 times recently. Fatherhood is going to be fun.
The other benefit to a quick diaper change is the decreased chance of an uncontained explosion. I haven't seen explosions of this magnitude since I left the service. It is amazing the audible violence that accompanies a diaper blow out. Even at 2 weeks of age I have witnessed, nay been victim to, multiple diaper blowouts. This is where the poo actually blows through the side of the diaper like a stinky claymore. Truly a sight.
I haven't a clue what my daughter has in store for me in the future. My wife and I call ourselves "Seat-of-the Pants Parents," because we are learning as we go. I assume this is how most have learned parenting. I suspect it is going to get harder before it gets easier. But as we proceed I will keep handy the Marine ethos of "Adapting and Overcoming," and as for future diaper blowouts all I can do is, keep my head down.
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