Sunday, April 03, 2005

Notes From The Changing Table: My observations of the last five months lead me to several conclusions.
First, that the degree of cooperation from the diaper changee is inversely proportional to the urgency of the diaper change, i.e., when having a slightly damp diaper change, the baby will wriggle and twist and into all sorts of contortions, but when up to its shoulders in diaper gravy, baby will be as docile as tuckered-out puppy.
Second, perhaps in a Darwinian self-preservation strategy, the volume and complexity of cute noises, coos and gurgles emitted by the diaper changee is directly proportional to the volume and complexity of the diaper contents.
Third, new mothers who have inhaled a few too many diaper fumes are wont to use terms like "inversely proportionate" in unusual contexts to remind themselves, when up to their shoulders in their offspring's poop, that they have Bachelors degrees.