Griffin rarely cries during diaper changes\u2014he giggles and smiles and generally seems pleased-as-punch to get his fresh, dry diaper. It was, therefore, surprising that he started crying this morning right after I fastened on a new one. It was, after all, a beautiful day. And we were out in the garden at Sarah’s school having a great time. But Griffin was definitely crying. Since I was busy rolling up the old diaper (a delicate task) and because a quick glance didn’t reveal any problems, I said something silly and remained focused on not getting any pee on my fingers.<\/p>\n
But Griffin would have none of it\u2014he yelled. Loudly. Fearing that one of Sarah’s colleagues would come running out to rescue my baby from me, I tossed the diaper aside and pulled out the big guns: tickle time! Except it didn’t work. He kept on squirming and yelling and acting like I had poured Tabasco in his diaper. Accepting the fact that he was going to melt down here on the school lawn, I reached around him to pick him up. That’s when I was distracted by a sudden pinch on my hand. A small army of tiny ants were besieging my fingers. Huh. Where’d they come from? Oh. OH!<\/p>\n
Recommendation: Don’t put your changing pad down on an anthill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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