Diaper Lessons

I was a nanny for years and changed many a diaper, but I specialized in girl diapers. Though I am sure that I have changed quite a few boys' diapers before--I apparently have forgotten the rules.  Either that, or their parents came home to a wet treat every time I babysat.  For those of you who need a refresher, here are some diaper-changing rules.  Follow them closely if you like a pee free day.

Rule #1 - Cover the "wee-wee" while changing.  There are a couple options for this, some less effective than others.  And we have tried all of them in the last week: hand (doesn't work very well and often redirects to other places in the room), washcloth, absorbing it in the new diaper (its like throwing a quarter in the wastebasket), and the most effective: "pee-pee tee-pee" (as shown below in William's fave camo print).  We recommend the tee-pees.  They absorb well and are machine washable.  It's like a stylish accessory to the diaper changing process.

Rule #2 - Point the penis down when putting on the diaper.  Matt says that it is simple science.  If the wee-wee is pointed up, all of the force pushes the tinkle to the sides, around his back and out the back side of the diaper.  We learned this the hard-way on our Frette sheets, couch (twice now), on mommy while I was feeding him and on Mimi's lap.  The picture below was the first offense to the couch and the least offensive.  The spot on our bed was probably 10 times larger.

The problem is that Liam has become a master at distracting us with his charm and good looks.  I mean, look at how darn cute he is laying on the couch.  Of course we forgot about the rules!

Rule #3 - Beware of a second round of poo while in the act of changing.  We aren't sure how to predict this happening, but on multiple occasions, Liam has decided to poop as we are changing the diaper.  If anyone has any advice on how to eradicate this, please comment.

Rule #4 - NEVER, EVER, EVER leave a naked Liam naked for long. No MATTER HOW CUTE HE IS!  Last week, we had Tori Wible come over for a photo shoot.  Of course, our shots were mainly nudie photos (hopefully he wont hold it against us later).  Unfortunately, this resulted in a golden arch of urine all over her props and equipment and poop all over his swaddle blankets.  Again, don't be fooled by how cute they are.  Take a look below at how sneaky he is--trying to distract us with his adorableness:

In 9 days, here is the tally: 

Pee on Furniture: 3 times

Pee on People: 8 times

Poo while changing: 4 times

Poo while looking cute for pics: 1

He's winning the battle right now, but after enacting these tips hopefully we will win the war!