Kai vs. his nightime diaper ~~~~ Mommy vs. Kai.
That is what it is coming down to these days, a battle of the wills.
My son, the boy who couldn't be bothered to remove articles of clothing in the daylight hours, has begun an annoying habit of stripping from the waist down while he is in his crib.
It started several days ago. I naively thought it was a fluke. Kai had a rough bedtime last week and pulled off his pants and diaper after a frustrating hour of not falling asleep. Luckily, he was voicing his frustration and I went up to check on him. I was able to re-diaper him and stay in the room until he fell asleep. Well, he removed the diaper first thing in the morning when he woke up (the time I use to shower, leaving his crib vulnerable to bed wetting until I discovered the problem).
This pattern continued. By the third night of these charades, I tried another approach. I put a second diaper, backwards, over his p.m. one to make the tabs harder to pull from behind. Well, that worked!....For one night.
I repeated the double/reverse diaper the next evening. Kai was relatively quiet falling asleep...Or so I thought. In fact, Kai was just stealthily working to outwit me. I was awoken at 2:00 a.m. to a crying baby (probably cold and disoriented by his half nakedness). Thankfully his bed was dry and he quickly fell back asleep once he was properly dressed. The next morning, the diaper was off once again...and soiled. I had to strip the bed and wash every toy and linen.
Tonight I have secured his little butt into his diaper with a belt of duct tape. I have little confidence in this solution. A determined toddler is a frightening opponent. I may have met my match, but I can't give up or I will be forever changing bedding in the twilight hours. My next plan is to use duct tape AND onsie pj's worn BACKWARDS.
I'll let you know the results of this heated battle: Who reigns Champion and who (better not be me) is met with defeat.
UPDATE: Two nights of success! Kai is happy and Mommy is VERY happy.
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