Mr. Tambourine Man

I mentioned in a previous post how Evan has grown more restless on his changing table the last month or two. Well, once he learned how to sit up from a lying position without any help or props he cranked the squirminess up to 11. The only way to keep him prone through the whole diaper change is to physically pin him down, which just doesn't feel like the right answer.

He can be distracted from his compulsion to sit up, however, if you get a little creative. We often will count to 10 with him (he doesn't count yet, of course, but he gets interested in what we're saying), or ask him to say the few words he kind of knows, to keep his mind busy. A toy can do the trick, too, especially if it's new or it makes lots of noise, like a tambourine:

Since Steph just got Evan a set of shaky musical instruments a few days ago this tambourine qualifies as both!