Over the holidays we decided to try bathing the babies in the big tub. They were getting too big for the baby tub, it always took so long to bathe 3 in a row, and it was hard to find a safe place to park two while bathing one. It still takes a lot of time and effort in the big tub, but at least we can keep an eye on all of them at the same time.
When we first tried it, Abby was scared and missed the coziness of her whale tub. But by the 3rd bath she realized she could splash so much more in the big tub.
Zoey and Lucas loved it right away and enjoyed playing with bath toys. Here they are trading ducks.
"Rubber duckie, you're the one..."
Of course Lucas figured out how to stand in the tub right away. He also enjoyed sliding around the tub on his belly. He was practically swimming laps. Maybe it's time for some swimming lessons.
Lucas's smile says it all
The bath routine is possible to do by just one person, up until the end. It's hard to take babies out and dry and dress them one at a time while keeping an eye on the others that are still in the tub. The ones who are waiting in the tub get cold and fussy, and the ones who are already dressed start crawling off and getting into mischief. And anything involving Lucas is a wrestling match these days, so he's always the first in and the last out. Guess we'll keep fine tuning the details!
