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Most of you Mommies have had this experience but, until recently, I had not had such extensive experience with it as I have had lately.  I call it the Diaper Dance.  It starts with The Tot being laid down on the changing table at which time the wailing begins.  Tigger or Mr. Duckie is quickly employed to curb the dissatisfaction.  This works about 30% of the time.  Whether or not it works, the next step: actually taking the diaper off, usually prompts another round of protest.  Then cue the squirming and kicking.  If there is “pooky” involved, God help us.  It is then imperative that The Mommy work with the speed of a NASCAR pit crew to get the little bottom cleaned and the new diaper in place.  Unfortunately, sometimes The Mommy is slightly off her game and The Tot has managed to turn over onto her stomach before the new diaper can be installed.  The Mommy then has to get creative and employ her flexibility, literally and figuratively.  There have been songs sung, dances done, and upside-down/backwards/standing up/sitting down/over-the-shoulder/around-the-back diaper installations.  And lots and lots of laughter.  And, yes, this happens not only at home but also in public.  Most recently at our pediatrician’s office.  Add crinkly examination table paper to The Diaper Dance and I laughed so hard I cried!