Big Kid Baths

Sunday night was the first time I've actually bathed the kids in the real bathtub. Up until now, I've used an infant bath. Lately, they seem to only want to sit up (as opposed to hanging out in the reclined position that the bath/cushion is made for) and they are getting too big for the baby bath/ bath seat. So, I tried it out with them, one at a time. Eventually, they'll take their baths together, and that should be lots of fun. But I want them to get a little bit bigger and stronger. I'd hate for one/both of them to go a-crawling in the water and have to figure out how to keep them both under control and heads out of the water.

Alec's first experience was great. He was thrilled to have the extra room to play and all of the rubber duckies around to play with. It was a long bath because he was enjoying it so much. He figured out how to splash the water with his feet, and that was really fun. When I finally pulled him out, he was not happy. He wanted to stay in the tub and play. He's come a long way from his first bath, which he hated!

Emma was a little more hesitant. She sat there and looked around wondering what the heck was going on. When I handed her a rubber ducky to chew on, she was okay with it...but it wasn't until the second big girl bath that she started to see how much fun it could be (splashing the water and looking at her hands under the water...reaching for bubbles). Mommy had fun making her hair into a mohawk. Here are a few pics of the first big kid baths. Funny mowkawk/hair pics to come!