Ducky Bath

We have a pretty good nightly routine going with Ethan and it's working great. Bed times are quite a bit easier now than they were 3 or 4 months ago. He is really sweet while we rock him before bed and will, for the most part, snuggle while we sing or read to him before bed. He calms down and drifts off to sleep while we rub his back and sing to him a bit while he is in his crib, he even likes it when his monkey or his puppy dog give him kisses as he's falling asleep. (Before he would pitch an all out fit when he realized we were trying to put him down to sleep). He knows the routine and I think it's comforting to him, he seems likes it. We have dinner  (Ethan eats and then plays in his high chair while we eat) then Ethan gets a ducky bath, lotion and pajamas and then time to read some stories and sing a bit while we calm down before bed. He knows 8:00 is bed time and is always ready to sleep by even if we're out late for some reason.

By far his favorite time of the evening is playing in his ducky bath, he loves it! He gets all excited while we're getting it ready for him and even recognizes when we say 'lets of have a ducky bath'. Even if he's a bit fussy a ducky bath is a sure way to make him happy. He has so much fun splashing around kicking his legs, playing with toys, putting his feet up, twisting around and seeing just how low he can go in the water. He slides down until just his nose and eyes are still out of the water, when we pull him back up he pushes with his arms and slides right back down to the same spot again. As of late he as also found his little man parts, he thinks its fun to try to yank them off while he's in the bath, Andy and I get a good laugh out of it, he's just so serious about it. He loves the water, playing in it, having it poured on him and just hanging out. I will definitely have to get him in some swim lessons some day or at least find a good little indoor baby pool.