Naked Baby! (No Greg)

[billroper]

So daisy_knotwise was running a bit tired as Katie was teething and managed to bruise her lip while running around yesterday, which meant that she wasn't sleeping well until the baby Motrin in her bottle eventually kicked in over an hour after she'd awakened Gretchen. Even the changeover from Daylight Savings Time wasn't going to help, as Katie isn't so big on clocks yet. "See, dear, it's only 8 AM. Go back to sleep." Not happening.

Gretchen wanted a nap and I agreed that I'd watch Katie. Of course, watching Katie is one of those Olympic sports. There's the flying chair push, the standing bottle throw, the bandaged knee climb...

Eventually, I decided to work on reducing the four boxes of extremely obsolete software that we found in the basement to the point where the recyclers would take it. This involves pulling the floppies -- no CDs here! -- and then flattening the boxes. This isn't hard, but it's tedious.

And as I was standing at the dining room table, shredding paper, Katie wandered in chewing on a diaper. Ok, maybe she got a clean diaper from the cabinet. Ack! Nope, dirty diaper. Bad mommy, I think, leaving the diaper out where Katie could get at it. I toss the soggy thing in the trash.

A few moments later, I hear Katie heading up the stairs, having circumvented the gate. I head over after her to get her before she can get upstairs and awaken Gretchen. And Katie's already at the first landing.

"Katie, come here." And then I look again and realize that Katie's not wearing anything at all on her bottom.

Well, now I know where the soggy diaper came from.

Comments

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

Ah yes. It's such a joy when they figure out how to get those dipes off. Be prepared for all sorts of joy now, it just gets more and more exciting!

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

My nephew figured out how to remove his diaper while still wearing a fully buttoned up set of overalls. Still haven't figured out how he managed THAT one.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Um...and you didn't notice her bare bum when she first walked in chewing on her own diaper? :-)

[spiritdancer]

IIRC, she's in dresses now, and from standing over her, you could easily miss it (I know David's pulled that one on me a few times, when he's had a long t-shirt on)

[billroper]

That would be it, exactly. The top was pink. The pink bottom matched nicely. :)

[spiritdancer]

Believe it or not, David has just figured out that one in the last couple of weeks. Oy!

[mbcrui.livejournal.com]

I know she's not very old, but my mother always says it's time to toilet train when they start changing their own diapers :) Seriously, you're probably lucky she's only figured this out in the winter... I had a streaker daughter for about 6 months because my Kate figured it out in about May.

[hrrunka]

Ummm... Gaffer tape, perhaps?

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

She's ready for potty-training, if she knows how to take off a wet diaper. I don't know if YOU are ready for that, though. :-)

As for the night stuff

[capplor.livejournal.com]

I figured if I could keep the kid asleep until dawn, I was doing good. Language happens much earlier than speech, so at 9 months I started using the phrase, "It's dark; time to sleep" at all night wakenings. Doesn't hurt to start early, either. At least it releases some mommy-frustration, to have told Baby what you want.

[catalana.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Talent. The kid has talent.