"trade gods"? Grin!

We just spent the weekend with a 3 month old baby in the house. What a reminder of parenthood. I wonder how my own children lasted through to their current ripe old ages (21 and 24).

One of Wakana's friends is having relationship trouble. Her 19 year old husband is currently in Cuba defending us from those terrible al Qaida prisoners. He has decided he wants a divorce. His wife, Wakana's friend, is a 26 year old Japanese woman with a 3 month old baby. She has, in the past, caught him running around with other women.

We visited her on Thursday and she was so depressed we invited her to spend the weekend with us. We hoped to talk some sense into her but it was no go. She is convinced her husband will come home, see the baby for the first time and become a perfect and loving husband. Some people just blind thenselves.

Having the baby in the house was quite a change in our usual routine. Wakana spent a lot of time with him, holding, singing, rocking, laughing, and generally enjoying herself. I held him several times and sat with him on the couch, just us guys, hanging out. It was fun but when the time came I was ready for him and his mother to go home this afternoon.