Process Analysis

 

How to Change a Diaper

When you are changing a boy’s diaper that likes to pee in the process, you need to be creative as to how to block the stream. Here is the best way I found to do it.

                Start by pulling the new diaper out of the package, and unfolding it, getting it as close as possible to be put on the child. Next, get the child prepared. Lay him down, and unstrap the old diaper, but do not pull it away yet, keeping his privates covered. At this time you want to be ready with the new diaper to quickly place over the privates while you are pulling the old diaper back. The quicker you can do this the less chance you have for a bath of pee. Now, you can simply tuck the new diaper under the butt and you have blocked any chance of a leak. Now the last step to changing a diaper is to get rid of the old one. The easiest way I found was to start rolling it from the front to the back and use the straps to seal it close and throw it away.

Narrative Essay Draft

This is my story. I am going to tell you about the 10 minutes I was in active labor with my son. Which was the start to my early years, the early years of being a parent and the early years of my son’s life.

                I was admitted into the hospital at 3pm Tuesday July 27, 2010. At this point my water had broken but I was not having contractions so the doctors gave me medicine to help get the process started. Around 10pm I had asked for some pain medicine to help with the pain. After I got that dose of medicine I didn’t remember too much until 1am Wednesday morning. At that time I thought I needed more medicine but wanted to go to the bathroom first.

                While trying to walk to the bathroom I realized that no I didn’t need to go to the bathroom, I just needed to push this baby out. I was a little nervous but had taken some birthing classes to help me prepare for this AMAZING experience. So, I called the nurse in and told her I felt like it was time. She did not believe me because a little while prior to that they had checked me to see my progress and I wasn’t very far. When she rechecked she said, “Yes, it is time to push this baby out.”

                So, this where the fun begins. The nurse called the midwife in and we got the show on the road. I was worried that it would take a long time because all the stories I had heard about your first child being the worst labor and taking the longest. So onward with the experience of a life time.

                It was time, as I was pushing I was extremely calm compared to some. Once I had gave birth there was no better feeling in the world than having my baby son lay on me and look at me. I know everybody has their own experience giving birth, some bad and some good, but my overall experience becoming a mother, including pregnancy was the best feeling in the world, and changed my life, but I would not change it for anything.

Hello, and welcome to my blog. As you have probably read my blog is called "The Early Years. I named it this because I love talking about my son and have many stories about him. I have also learned a lot and I am still learning a lot about being a mom and the development of children. When we were told to pick a topic that we liked to talk and learn about this instantly came to mind. I took a few classes when I was pregnant and read books about child development in the first three years and it really intrigued me. I think that no matter who you are there is always learning to be done and when it comes to parenting no one person parents the same but there are MANY wonderful opinions and suggestions. I am very excited and look forward to writing about "The Early Years."