Sunday, May 6, 2007

OVER AND OVER



Dear Spike:

The little rag doll looked up at me with his dark drawn-on eyes and begged me not to humiliate him again.

But I had to do it. Over and over. Fold, fold, lift, sit, fold, tuck, fold, pull, pull, pin.

And repeat.

Fold, fold, lift, sit, fold, tuck, fold, pull, pull, pin.

Just about every stuffed animal and doll in your room had been diapered — and I’m still no closer at being good at this.

Love,
dad

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe a Snappi?

Anonymous said...

When I used to do cloth diapers I always had one safety pin above each hip. Maybe that folding method would be easier for you. One pin isn't any harder than two either. It was helpful to have them open and ready in your mouth. Love the blanket too. Did my sister wife make it? Katie

Eric Devericks said...

I saw these things called G diapers on Martha Stewart the other day. You should look into them. Flushable diapers. Crazy!

Anonymous said...

In this case, there's nothing quite like on-the-job training. You'll get the hang of it!

Anonymous said...

it sucked at first...but, for some reason a real baby is actually easier...and you know what, you learn just like you do anything else....i remember the first time i changed the oil in my car....wow.

- Jon
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Anonymous said...

and i'd like to add...it looks like you did a pretty damn good job with those dolls too! No worries man!

- Jon
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Darren said...

Easier on a real baby? It wasn't for me. Try doing it on a doll that moves.

The hospital had me put Clare's very first diaper on actually. It wasn't so hard. And by the time they can move you'll get the hang of it. We didn't use cloth though, so I had it easy and didn't have to deal with the folds and pins.

Anonymous said...

gDiapers are fantastic. I use a prefold instead of a flushable (for cost effectiveness).

Anonymous said...

I just have to know. It's been so long. Is it...Soccer Boy? He looks great in a diaper, but I'm a bit concerned about his foot falling off!

Grandma L