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Bath time

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Bathtime #1: Much stress, much screaming, 2,374 washcloths and 117 towels used.

Bathtime #2: Some stress, much screaming, 1,324 washcloths and 59 towels used.

Bathtime #3: Little stress, no screaming, 843 washcloths and 4 towels used.

I think we’re getting the hang of it.

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The art of nappy changing

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
  1. Wait for squelching noises to emit from baby’s rear end
  2. Carry slightly annoyed baby to the changing table
  3. Put new nappy and wet wipe within easy reach
  4. Undo dozens of pop studs to reach nappy level
  5. Open nappy and remove
  6. Try to ignore screaming
  7. Wipe penis and surrounding area with wet wipe
  8. Wipe bottom with wet wipe
  9. Get new wet wipe to clean up the pee that just sprayed everywhere
  10. Rapidly install new nappy before he pees again
  11. Undo nappy again to make sure penis is pointing the right way
  12. Undo more pop studs to remove remaining clothing which is now wet
  13. Apply new clothing, fastening many many pop studs
  14. Undo badly aligned pop studs and refasten
  15. Carry baby back to mummy for more milk
  16. Wait for squelching noises to emit from baby’s rear end
  17. Repeat

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