Baby Gabriel's 9th month has been all about crawling. Little did I realize that most of my diaper blogs from month 1 to 8 are pretty much only applicable for a non-crawling baby that is very happy to lay down and get his diaper changed (or unhappy to be there, such that be your luck) . Once that movement happens, then this is a different ballgame.

My plans for the "optimal" cloth diaper changing station, for instance, are pretty much not working anymore, except for one thing. The mat:

Let us recollect for a minute a smaller baby that used to stay like this long enough for pictures!

The mat is a must for a crawling baby. Any sort of altitude in your setup and the baby may be crawling into the floor anyway (with less desirable results). The trick of unfolding a cloth diaper to catch a messy diaper on the mat can still help also. I cannot say that I have yet found the best way to do the changing. Grabriel is not that happy laying on his back for diaper changing anymore (except for very, very few instances like just right after he wakes up in the morning). I have used a trick now and then to give him something to play with while he is laying on his back and that has mixed results.

I think my wife has been experimenting with putting the diaper backwards so that she changes him while he is crawling. I haven't given a try yet but that will be my next one in my "things to try list" for me. And as always, I will report back to you on how my adventures go on that end. Until then, adios!