Diaper Change

One of the biggest problems about modern parenting I've found is encountering that one hurdle that no baby book or amount of research could prepare you for, because either no one has experienced it (making you feel like an incompetent parent) or it's something too embarrassing to document (like having your baby pee on their own face).

What's been plaguing us the past week is our baby's mutant ability to pee into the rear of his diaper, wetting the small of his back in every outfit he wears. Structural analysis of the diaper disproves my theory on urine deflecting off of the super-absorbent front panel, and running down the rolls of fat in his thighs to pool at the small of his back. Numerous methods of pee absorption, from tissues in his diaper to hiking his diaper up to his chest, all proved unsuccessful. Our final attempt at solving this enigma was to move him to the next size diaper, which was for newborns exceeding 10 pounds. Either this monster gained 3 pounds in 4 weeks, or this baby got enough backto fill out a ginormous size "1." Not only did the larger diaper keep his clothes dry, but it also hid his unsightly muffin top. The diaper still seems a bit large, but the 80's look is retro and trendy now, isn't it?
If your baby is developing an unsightly muffin top too, consider a few bucks off of Pampers at your local Target store, here. (Expires May 31st, 2008.)