Shower Time

When people think about having a baby, most people imagine quiet evenings rocking their baby to sleep while your little one nuzzles close. While there are moments like this, most are pretty much at the opposite end of the spectrum. Most people don’t spend much time considering the sleepless nights and your ears ringing from the never ending crying. On top of that, no one thinks about doing the simple everyday things that are affected by having an infant. For instance, what do you do with your baby when your car needs to be cleaned out and it is freezing butt cold outside (a.k.a. not baby weather)? Or when you would like to play a board game with your friends? How about having a shower in peace? This is my latest dilemma. Most people just put their kids into the shower with them. I can’t do this for two reasons. 1) Rees has fairly bad eczema so the doctor recommended not bathing him more than twice a week to help prevent his skin from over drying. 2) Rees will not stay at the back of the tub while I shower. He insists on being right under me which results in him drowning in the shower stream but still refusing to sit back. Because of these reasons, Rees usually gets the boot at shower time. Playing with toys on the floor isn’t good enough for him either. He insists on standing at the tub, flinging the curtain back as hard as he can, trying to touch the water, and squawking at the top of his lungs during the WHOLE shower. While I am in the shower, it really ticks me off. Looking back, it is really cute and endearing. Looking back, I think it is a bonding moment. I love the little guy.