Step 1: Locate a baby in need of a diaper. Show baby something fascinating such as his foot to keep him occupied during diapering.
Step 2: Gather necessary diapering supplies: Snappi, cover, diaper and lay out diaper next to baby. Baby should still be checking out that foot. : )
Step 3: fold top of diaper down 2-3 inches
Step 4: fold both sides of diaper into the middle section.
Step 5: fold out the back corners of the diaper so they look like wings.
Step 6: Now here's where that baby comes in handy. Lay baby's bum on center of diaper then proceed with great haste to step 7. If you pause even for a nanosecond, baby will start to roll away like in the picture below. If that happens center baby on diaper once again and try to renew baby's interest in his foot.
Step 7: pull diaper up through baby's legs and "fan out" the front wings.
Step 8: grab snappi from nearby supplies. This is where we ran into trouble making this tutorial. The Snappi in question had mysteriously disappeared somewhere between steps 2-7. If this happens to you, don't panic. Question all available subjects who were in the vicinity of said Snappi. In our case, that would be one preschooler and one black kitten.
If your inquiry proves fruitless as mine did, remain calm. Go to back-up supply of Snappis to retrieve another one. The first one will turn up eventually in some odd place at some unforseen time in the future. It will be like a little like opening a Christmas present when you come upon it unexpectedly while vacuuming under the couch cushions or getting a clog out of the bathtub drain.
Step 9: Return to baby only to find that steps 1-7 must be repeated all over again. :sigh:
Step 10: After repeated steps 1-7, pull front and back of diaper tight at each side and apply Snappi.
Step 11: attach center of Snappi and voila, a diapered baby.
Step 12: Add cover of your choice.
Step 13: Pat yourself on the back for another successful diapering adventure. And, don't be sad that the journey has ended, because you will be able to enjoy the experience all over again in about an hour. : )
3 comments:
That's all well and good, but you didn't cover what to do when said baby grabs a hold of the snappi and wont let go of it (get another one)..
Or when you think you have a wet dipe to change only to find peanut butter smoosh in there and not enough wipes at hand (take child to bathtub and hose him down). Other than that, thanks for the tutorial.
Couldn't help but notice the 5 AM Post. Really? You need a little more sleep than that. We miss you guys and hope that all is going well. Thoroughly enjoying the blog!
Oh my gosh that is so funny.....Good luck finding that missing snappi. :)
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