Diapering an octopus!

Have you ever tried changing an octopus? Well, I haven't either, but I'm fairly sure that changing Gideon is as close as it gets! Lately our boy is all legs, arms and twists once you get that diaper off. It's madness! So, Noah and I have started our parenting and have begun using the "dad voice" to get him to lay flat and let us diaper him. Well, in my case, the "mom voice". Yeah, uh, not so much working here. For some reason, the "dad voice" works way better than the "mom voice". He just grins at me. Stinker! We have finally gotten him to the point where he starts to cry but lays there so you can change him. Yup, this parenting stuff is a breeze (sarcasm, people!) Today the little rascal got a little feisty during one of his changes so I whipped out the "GIDEON TIMOTHY!" That got his attention. Note I did not get to Patrick, I'll save that in reserve for when he's really bad! What struck me was that when we were choosing names, we tried out the full name to see how it sounded. Noah and I joked that a good full name would help in discipline and that we'd be using it enough, it ought to sound good when yelled at the top of the lungs after a naughty boy! We tried all sorts of combinations, but Gideon Timothy Patrick stuck. It was quite a surreal moment this morning when using it. One of those "oh wow, we really do have a baby" moments. I know it's silly. You'd think after almost 9 months I wouldn't have those moments. Well, I do. We'll get this diaper thing down, along with all the other curve balls he'll eventually throw at is. One day at a time, one change at a time. It's just a good thing he's so darn cute! Notice the tee shirt. Yup, he sure is!