Today for instance, I finally realized what was making bath time such a headache. Wyatt has hated baths since day one. I don't know if he screamed his head off when the nurses bathed him at the hospital since they took him out of the room to do it, but he made it quite clear once I got him home that he did not like to take baths. Every time I had to do it I left the experience with a migraine. then suddenly one day, he didn't cry! He kind of laughed while I sang him songs and washed him up! It was amazing! And short lived. He went back to the hatred of baths pretty quick. Well finally today I noticed that he had both his arms flung out like he was trying to get his balance back while he was reclining in the baby tub we use. This tub is pretty awesome (thanks Shara!), it has a little hammock thing for when he was super tiny, and end that is reclined and an end that helps him sit up. For some reason I hadn't thought till today to maybe try putting him in the end that helps him sit. In every other part of life I have noticed that he prefers to be upright, that he doesn't really like the view from flat on his back. But it didn't even dawn on me that he might prefer the same thing in the tub! As soon as I turned him around and he could see better and play better he was just fine. Granted he was not excited to be there, but he smiled a little and batted around his little floaty toys and best of all STOPPED CRYING!
Just that simple little change made him much happier and reinforced what a big boy he is becoming. Yesterday was his 5 month b-day. I can't believe I have had him for 5 months. That is crazy. Because it doesn't feel like it has been that long. I swear time speeds up as soon as you have kids. Yes, sometimes days at work seem to stretch on a little longer than makes me happy, but it's because I can't wait to get home to him. Most days though fly by and I'm almost shocked when he starts to yawn and rub his eyes, can it really be bedtime already?
He also is trying to get his hands on absolutely everything. Not too surprising, but still a little shocking when I realize he's holding his bottle just fine on his own for a minute or two. If he felt like it, I'm pretty sure he could feed himself right now. But I like to think that he still wants me to do it. :) Eh, it lets me feel needed for a little longer!
Being a mom is a pretty freaking awesome job.
After his very first bath, in the tub around 1 month, in the tub at 3 months
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One of the things I loved the most when you were small, was having you in the bath with me. You played for soooo long and were so relaxed to be mostly submerged in the warm water. Plus, it was a good place to learn your first swim moves!
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