Bath Time

Bath time used to be Noah's favorite time of the day. After dinner every night we ask Noah if he's ready for a bath and he always gives us a big smile. We clean him off from dinner and (if he's clean enough) let him crawl up the stairs for bath time.

In the last few weeks, as Noah is walking better and better, he has become very independent. He does not want Mommy to carry him any place where he could walk himself. He has also learned that if he's careful, he can climb out of the bathtub. The last few nights, after we've got the tub nice and full of water and bubbles Noah has decided that it's time to "ga" (go) and starts to climb out. We take this as his signal that bath time is over. After he's all washed we let him climb out of the tub and he's ready to go! Noah takes off out of the bathroom and down the hall...sometimes with a towel and sometimes without. We can usually get him to slow down long enough to get a diaper on him but then it's family play time.

I think this has replaced bath time as Noah's favorite time of the night. Now he picks a toy out of his room and runs down the hall to Mommy and Daddy's room and then runs back. He continues to do this for 20-30 minutes until he looses his burst of energy. Oh to be one again...