When the New Baby Smell Wears Off

"Hey, babe, can you come here and smell something?"

I could hear Steven turning the sink off in the kitchen and thinking over my request.

"No," he yelled back.

"Come on," I said. "Just smell your son for a second."

"Why?"

"He doesn't smell good."

I heard Steven shuffle down the hall. He stuck his head in Milo's room, where Milo was happily exploring his nether regions, stark naked, on the changing table.

"I took the diaper off," I explained. "And he still smells bad. Will you smell him?"

Steven rolled his eyes, then leaned into the table and inhaled. Yucky-ick noises quickly followed.

Milo giggled and began clapping his feet together.

"Is something wrong with him?" I asked.

"No," said Steven. "He just stinks. He needs a bath."

"I thought babies were supposed to smell good," I said. "How come we got a stinky baby?"