Monday, January 30, 2012

Splish splash takin' a bath

Daniel loves bath time.  Ever since he was 10 days old when his cord fell off and he could finally graduate from sponge baths to tub baths, his eyes light up at the sight of the tub and the chance to splash. Mommy and daddy have different bathing techniques, where daddy actually gets INTO the big tub to face him in his little tub.  I call this the "super splash zone".  I, however, lean over the edge of the tub allowing only the upper part of my body, arms and face into the "partial splash zone." 

Daniel's whale tub had a removable "hump" that held him up before he could sit up steadily.  That allowed primarily for kick-splashing.  Now that he's a sitter, the hump has been removed and he's a hand splasher.  He's also getting more toys to play with in the tub, but the most fascinating toy is the big tub drain and faucet.  The bath tonight involved quite a bit of climbing and gymnastic attempts to get out of the little tub and into the big tub.  Blackmail pictures were taken of perfect plank poses made in attempt to get out, but they involve baby bottoms and will be saved for future girlfriends and prom dates.  Below is a short splash/dolphin imitation video.  The real splashing calls for a water-proof camera (or a more distant camera man).

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