Good Enough

So I have a tendency to be lazy, a fact that I’ve discussed in numerous posts…but you’d think I would learn from past mistakes?

This morning as usual I brought my 1 1/2 year old into bed with me to wait until the other kids wake up to join us.

I’ve been changing diapers for six years straight now. I have perfected the technique of laying on my side, in bed, and have an effective changing a diaper with one hand. This technique was developed to provide maximum for mom, and minimum disturbance of baby.

Can you see where this is going? It’s happened before. And yet, I still continue to use the same methods.

  I give his diaper a good yank, because as usual it has reach full capacity. And I see it flying…a rather large clump of “the stuff” now on my bed and on his pajamas and still squished on his undercarriage. My three year old who has just entered the room, has witnessed the whole thing and runs out screaming.

I am now WIDE AWAKE and full of spring loaded, super mommy action. Diaper in pail, baby in bathtub, duvet cover stripped and all infected blankets are now safely bunched together ready for the washing machine.

Clean and dress baby, take laundry down to the washer, look for anything I may have missed and viola! Back to relaxing.

I have to say that as bummed as I am that this happened, when it could have been so much easier, I am secretly amazed and proud that within 10 minutes or less there is absolutely no trace of the incident.  I think I just may be getting the hang of this mommy thing!

Which is good. Because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten into trouble for incidents such as this one!

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