All the experts say bathtime is supposed
to be a calming part of the bedtime routine… not in my
house!! In my house bathtime has become pure madness! Eve’s new
favorite game is to slide over backwards in the tub and kick
her legs like crazy, kind of like she’s swimming, only she
makes a huge, watery mess and half drowns herself (would fully
drown herself if I didn’t rescue her every time!). Lex swims
around on his belly and blows bubbles in the water, or
raspberries on Eve’s belly, or sticks his face into the corner
of the tub and makes weird sounds that probably echo in his
ears and sound neat. They both have a blast and we all end up
drenched. Then things calm down for a moment when I get Eve out
and Lex pulls the plug and puts away the toys. But the chaos
strikes up again in full force when they’re both in diapers and
cruising around. Eve likes to make a beeline for the soaked
bathroom as soon as I get dry PJs on her and Lex tries to dress
himself, which takes awhile, especially since he’s easily
distracted (especially by Eve’s cruising around!). I keep
thinking I should get pictures or a video of this, but I’m a
little scared to get the camera anywhere in the vicinity of the
soaked bathroom and if I take my eyes off Eve for even a second
she’ll probably drown herself in the tub — all in the name of
bathtime fun! Fortunately we do stories AFTER bath so everyone
calms down for that.