Changing diapers doesn't sound like a glamorous task. It sounds stinky and dirty. Gross, even.
What no one talks about is how intimate it is.
Maya loves being changed. She is always happy on the changing table and she talks and laughs and smiles freely while watching you do the dirty work.
When I say, "Hey! I think I found an awesome way for you to bond with her!" People just think I'm trying to pass off changing her diaper myself. I see how it looks. I do. But really, that's not it. Justin changes her in the evenings, and she loves that guy! All I'm sayin' is maybe it's worth it. Maybe changing her diaper helps her associate that grand ol' time with the person doing it. It's bonding with a baby made easy.
You don't have to change her. Diapers aren't for everyone. They aren't that bad, but some people just can't do it. I get that. Babies are tiny and strange and then they poop, and you're always in danger of some unexpected P&P during a diaper change. Accept that, though, and the diaper-changing experience can be a fun one. And I'm not just saying that so you'll change her diaper.
Every now and then she'll have a diaper that you think might kill you with its stench, and every now and then she'll have one that actually smells good to me. (I accept that this is weird and is probably unique to me as her mother - but hey, no complaints here. I'll take a sweet one over a stinky one any day.)
ANYWAY. I am constantly surprised by the things that I've learned and experienced during this mom gig. She's way more magical than I ever knew she'd be. It never occurred to me that changing her diaper could be a bonding experience, as weird as it sounds. It's comforting for me, also, to know that she has a way to bond with loved ones who aren't me.
There's always excitement happening in Reghanland these days.
Like now... Gotta go change a diaper.
What no one talks about is how intimate it is.
Maya loves being changed. She is always happy on the changing table and she talks and laughs and smiles freely while watching you do the dirty work.
When I say, "Hey! I think I found an awesome way for you to bond with her!" People just think I'm trying to pass off changing her diaper myself. I see how it looks. I do. But really, that's not it. Justin changes her in the evenings, and she loves that guy! All I'm sayin' is maybe it's worth it. Maybe changing her diaper helps her associate that grand ol' time with the person doing it. It's bonding with a baby made easy.
You don't have to change her. Diapers aren't for everyone. They aren't that bad, but some people just can't do it. I get that. Babies are tiny and strange and then they poop, and you're always in danger of some unexpected P&P during a diaper change. Accept that, though, and the diaper-changing experience can be a fun one. And I'm not just saying that so you'll change her diaper.
Every now and then she'll have a diaper that you think might kill you with its stench, and every now and then she'll have one that actually smells good to me. (I accept that this is weird and is probably unique to me as her mother - but hey, no complaints here. I'll take a sweet one over a stinky one any day.)
ANYWAY. I am constantly surprised by the things that I've learned and experienced during this mom gig. She's way more magical than I ever knew she'd be. It never occurred to me that changing her diaper could be a bonding experience, as weird as it sounds. It's comforting for me, also, to know that she has a way to bond with loved ones who aren't me.
There's always excitement happening in Reghanland these days.
Like now... Gotta go change a diaper.
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