It's been a while.

I will start by saying sorry for not having written to you for some time. I guess, as you will read these all together, I can get away with not writing so often, as long as I now get you up to speed with what has been going on.

I have a job. I work on my computer, in the flat, building websites for people in the UK (you should know something about the UK by now, maybe we are even living there when you get to read this). It feels good to be making some money and with this job there is the chance to find more work and therefore keep making money. That way we can get the things that we need and want without too much trouble.

It is important to like the job you do. We are very fortunate in our family that when we were young we were allowed time to spend learning lots of things. I work now (well, now while I am writing this, not now while you are reading it, although I hope that  is the case) but I have not always had to work. As a child, like you, I was allowed to spend my time in school and with my friends, learning about the world and how to interact with it. Not every child is as lucky as our family.

Because of that, I have a choice of what job I want to do. I have chosen to work on my computer for a few reasons. The first, and main, reason is that with the technology that we have now, I can work in Peru, or Colombia, or anywhere that I can connect to the internet, and my boss or client can be in Peru, or Colombia, or anywhere that they can connect to the internet. That way we, as a family, have the opportunity to move to different places in the world and I can take my job with me :) This is something that both your mother and I think is a nice idea, to be able to experience life in different places. We think it is a great thing for you too. What do you think?

The other reasons are that I enjoy the problem solving of writing computer programs and that I can earn good money.

We have made some changes to the apartment. We have added an office where your mother and I can work, I have put up some shelves (you'll understand why that is good when you try it yourself one day) and yesterday and today your mother and I painted your room. It is the first thing we have done in the house to get ready for your arrival and it made me very happy to be there with your mother, doing things together for you. I felt very grown up, for the first time in my life.

Another reason I feel more grown up is because I am now a married man. Remember I wrote to you about asking your mother to marry me and that she had said yes? Well, she was telling the truth, and last weekend she made me the happiest father to be in Lima, in Peru, in the world, by turning up to the local library with your grandfather and becoming my wife in front of a few family and friends. You should have seen your mother that day, son. She is such a beautiful woman, and that day she put flowers in her hair and everything. I would never have dreamed I would be marrying such a beautiful lady. Breathtaking!

I have been trying to get used to the ring I now wear. I love to wear it, but I think I am going to lose it or damage it all the time. Let's take a look at it now (if I still have it!) and see if I have looked after it well.

I like to watch football. The games from England are shown on the TV here in Peru. Today Liverpool won against Manchester City (a very good team) and gave themselves a very good chance to win the league. It will be the first time we have won it (I say we, I am not in the team) for 24 years. Hopefully by the time we read through this Liverpool will have won the league a few more times. You mother watched the second half of the game with me and it was great to see how much she enjoyed it. I think what she enjoyed most was how I was jumping and cheering and getting excited and worried. It was an exciting game. You mother is the coolest!

She tells me that she can feel you moving around now. I can't feel you from the outside. I really want to. Move around more, kick, punch, push as hard as you can!! (No don't do any of that, you poor mother will not have much fun with that).

I will leave this now, your mother and I are going to make an album of photos from the wedding to share with friends and family.

I haven't met you yet and already I love you more than I can express here. Keep safe and see you soon,

Love Dad x