Things I Wish Baby D Wouldn't Do ( Not for the Squeamish or Those Who Have Never Changed a Diaper)

Baby D is convalescing, he doesn't have fever anymore but is still fairly quiet. It was during one of these peaceful intervals that I decided to give him a diaper change. Now, diaper changes are of two kinds - the scheduled change that happens anyway at fixed intervals and the on demand change that usually indicates stinky poo.

For the first kind I really come prepared with very limited supplies - wipes and a fresh diaper. The second sort , on the other hand, calls for more extensive equipment - cotton and water, wipes, some old newspaper to contain the mess and so forth. 

And so I went in thinking this was a scheduled change, only to discover that Baby D had forgotten to apprise me of the true state of affairs. Imagine my panic then, hampered by limited supplies and somehow restraining Baby D from putting his feet into the muck (Here's the first of things I wish he wouldn't do! Why does he have to and Daddy D doesn't approve at all). After using up a week's worth of wipes we were finally clean and I started to powder him up when he, as always decides it's a good time to pee. It's something he does fairly regularly and his powder puff has come to grief. I have decided that using cotton wool for the purpose is a more prudent idea. It's more disposable and hence fewer tears (mine) shed.

The other thing that amazes me is the speed at which his nails grow and are they sharp! And of course he needs to be a scratcher - angry red scratch marks appearing on his face regularly. He doesn't like being "mittened" as it hampers the thumb sucking. I have cut his nails a few times, still it scares me and I need to wait until they have grown quite a bit to handle the task with any degree of confidence. As they haven't and are quite scratchy nevertheless, I have settled for giving him a good file with baby emery boards. Hopefully it's a win win situation for everyone!

Between the manicure, the extreme diapering, all the nursery rhymes and the rattle game, quite an intense day!