Baths have always been a little tough in our house with two babies and parents who have little time together. Derek took charge of baths early on, even when I was home on maternity leave and we used the whale bathtub on the kitchen counter.
Now that we have a good routine of things based on our work schedules, Derek typically bathes Silas & Zoe once during the week when he has them alone, and then we do one bath on the weekend when we're both home in the morning. Bathing both babies is definitely easier with two people, because one baby needs to be occupied while the other one gets bathed and subsequently dressed. Because baths have always seemed complicated x2, we have opted to give thorough sponge baths the other 5 days per week.
Now that Silas & Zoe are solidly sitting on their own, we got a nonskid bathmat that allows us to bathe them sitting up. I used it for the first time last night after we got home from the Cape.
Because they were already up 1 hour past bedtime, I tried to be efficient and just pulled Silas out of the bath, wrapped him in his hooded towel, and threw him on the nursery room floor to airdry while he played and I got Zoe going.
Then I did the same with Zoe so that I could start getting Silas in his pj's.
Now that it's summer and hot and we spend time outside everyday which requires a lot of sunscreen, I want to try to give baths more often. The nonskid mat combined with the success of piloting efficient bath giving last night inspired me to try both in the bath together! Baths together will obviously be a piece of cake when they are older, but I wasn't sure how it would go at this stage. Derek happened to be awake when we got home from the zoo today, so that definitely helped for the first run through! The idea is that I will try to incorporate this into my nightly routine with them...
They had a blast playing together and Zoe cried when she got plucked out of the tub :(
Here are a few minutes of their first bath together!
Now that we have a good routine of things based on our work schedules, Derek typically bathes Silas & Zoe once during the week when he has them alone, and then we do one bath on the weekend when we're both home in the morning. Bathing both babies is definitely easier with two people, because one baby needs to be occupied while the other one gets bathed and subsequently dressed. Because baths have always seemed complicated x2, we have opted to give thorough sponge baths the other 5 days per week.
Now that Silas & Zoe are solidly sitting on their own, we got a nonskid bathmat that allows us to bathe them sitting up. I used it for the first time last night after we got home from the Cape.
Because they were already up 1 hour past bedtime, I tried to be efficient and just pulled Silas out of the bath, wrapped him in his hooded towel, and threw him on the nursery room floor to airdry while he played and I got Zoe going.
Then I did the same with Zoe so that I could start getting Silas in his pj's.
Now that it's summer and hot and we spend time outside everyday which requires a lot of sunscreen, I want to try to give baths more often. The nonskid mat combined with the success of piloting efficient bath giving last night inspired me to try both in the bath together! Baths together will obviously be a piece of cake when they are older, but I wasn't sure how it would go at this stage. Derek happened to be awake when we got home from the zoo today, so that definitely helped for the first run through! The idea is that I will try to incorporate this into my nightly routine with them...
They had a blast playing together and Zoe cried when she got plucked out of the tub :(
Here are a few minutes of their first bath together!
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