When you have a ten year old boy that no longer gets into the tub willingly, and has to be dragged into the shower on a daily basis you can really appreciate having a little boy that loves to take a bath. A little boy that runs to the bathroom door, jumps up and down, and starts taking his clothes off so that you know he really wants to get into that water . It makes bath time in the house fun once more.
At first all there was to do in the tub was to suck the water out of a wash rag or splash about......
Then he discovered the toothbrush and decided this was the optimal bathtub toy. You can brush your teeth, suck the water out of the bristles, and knock the shampoo bottles over the ledge with it. Call it a magical toothbrush wand if you will, but then.........
His wonderful Meme bought him his first real bathtub toy for Christmas and bath time became a whole new experience. This little octopus plays music, lights up, and blows bubbles all over the place. It has created such a fun environment for bath time that we end up with a tub of cold water and one wrinkly toed boy before I can get him out of there. He loves to dance to the music and poke the rainbow bubbles with his toothbrush.
I know this will not last forever and before I know it I will be dragging him kicking and screaming to the tub but for this moment in time we are celebrating the simple joys that only water and bubbles can bring.
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