The Itsy Bitsy Spider Effect

From Day One, Mia has disliked having her diaper changed. She cries and squirms and frequently succeeds in flipping herself over while I'm still fumbling with those darn tape tabs. Are all kids like this? I babysat a heck of a lot of kids when I was a teenager, and I don't remember this. Yes, we use a wipes warmer and we've tried various distraction toys and techniques. Sometimes we find something that works, but after a few weeks we're back where we started. The boneyard of formerly useful distraction toys now includes: a cellphone, a toy with 3 buttons that activate red flashing eyes and/or a buzzer and/or classical music (we call it Chuckie because those eyes are pretty sinister looking), a more real-looking cellphone, and a chenille duck that makes a convincing "quack quack". Chuckie,which the package said was "designed by a pediatrician" for this very purpose, holds the record for longevity-- we've had to change the AAA batteries 2 or 3 times.
At the moment, the only thing that is working is singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." We've been doing that for 2 weeks, and it is already beginning to lose its luster. To extend its useful life, I now sing it in various musical styles, including opera, country western, jazz, and even rap. A few funny faces makes it even more entertaining.
The other day, Jeff walked by Mia's room during a singing diaper change and commented, "I see I'm going to have to up my game."
No photos for this post. After all, Mia will probably want to read this someday.