Baby boys are commonly known to prefer the open air to a diaper when it comes to relieving themselves. Titus is no exception. In fact, in the mere 11 days since he was born, he has managed to directly or indirectly pee on me 5 different times already. Here are the details:
1. There are a number of things the nurses watch for in a newborn to verify that everything is working correctly, including the state of the baby’s diaper. They are told to be concerned if a newborn goes 24 hours without a wet diaper. At 25 hours (6:00 Saturday morning), the nurse asked me to take Titus’s diaper off to see if he would prefer the “open air”. Sho ’nuff, less than a minute later I felt a rush of water that could possibly be compared to Niagara Falls! He soaked every blanket in the bottom half of his bassinet, and managed to make me more than a little damp with the side-spray!
2. Of course, I didn’t learn much from that hospital incident. Within a couple of days of being home, he managed to hit the changing table, wall, car seat, floor, and me again…all in one shot!
3. By that time, I may not have gotten any smarter, but I did get quicker. A day later, he was laying on the changing table again, and I saw him getting ready to go. I managed to “divert” the stream into a new diaper (pretty proud of that), and kept pretty much everything (except myself) clean.
4. Of course, Titus realized that I was getting better at this, so he decided to target Sarah next. She was relatively quick for a first-timer, but I still managed to get hit…plus there wasn’t a diaper underneath him when he started, so he pretty much needed a bath after that one.
5. Yesterday was my first day back at work, so I got home and held the little guy. While I was holding him (slightly inverted), he managed to shoot a large quantity of liquid (thank goodness it wasn’t solid) out the back of his diaper, all over my dress shirt and pants!
I’m not sure if I’m just a little slow or what, but I’m almost tempted to figure out an alternative method of diaper-changing…even though it is a bit of a thrill to run for cover every time he needs to be changed!