I Put My Baby In The Trunk
Don’t worry! I didn’t leave him there! This is a blog about a life hack that made things so much easier for me.
Recently, I was headed for the car after my oldest had skating lessons. The baby needed his diaper changed, but the rink is cold and not the easiest place to change a baby. I figured I would change him in the car.
But have you ever tried to change a seven month old in a car?
if you use the carseat, their head is cocked on a weird angle and they look so uncomfortable. If you use the front seat, they wiggle and squirm and fuss. As I walked toward the car, dreading the diaper change, I realized the trunk was empty.
A flat space that my baby couldn’t roll and fall from!
So I popped the trunk and quickly started changing him. I am not going to lie, I really thought someone would see me and make a negative comment about how awful I was for putting my baby in the trunk. Instead, another mom looked over and exclaimed, “What a great idea! I never would have thought of that!” So for those of you who would have never thought of that, here is my life-diaper changing hack: