Sunbathing…sort of

We’ve been having our mini heatwave here in the UK. Here, a heatwave is anything above 27 degrees, so arguably it’s not actually that warm….hey, we take what we can get. With the sunny weather, we thought we should let Baby A enjoy one of the great relaxing pastimes for the summer…..sunbathing.

Well, sort of. What we actually thought we would do is combine two of his favourite activities: we know he likes being outside in the sun, and we know he enjoys his baths….so why not a sun-bath….?

Yep, we took his bath outside and dunked him in! The weather meant it was very mild and he was relaxed. Actually…too relaxed, come to think of it. We had an ulterior motive for taking him outside – these days he splashes about so much he makes a mess of everything around him – including drenching our clothes. But….being outside he was very calm, and hardly splashed at all. Sod’s law.

Then again, if we had been indoors, my clothes would probably have been soaked through…..

It’s bath time!

So, I’ve talked about feeding, sleeping, toilet habits (which I’ve covered a few too many times…I’m becoming obsessed), but I’ve missed one of the most important parts of Baby’s A day: bath time!

Baby A’s first bath was the day after he was born, at the hospital. One of the nurses showed us how to do it all (thank you!) and it was really helpful, especially as he was such a little thing. He was relatively calm though.

Once we took him home though and gave him his bath by ourselves for the first time…boy, did he scream! He absolutely hated it. He cried all the way through, probably from the shock of the water more than anything else. It was probably a bit cold as well – this was our fault ‘cos we relied too much on those bath thermometers you can get. They tell you the ideal temperature, but to be honest the water felt freezing!

He’s calmed down a lot since and enjoys his bath now. I say “enjoy” but we’re only guessing – he just doesn’t react when he’s in the water – no crying, no smiling…nothing. What he DOES do whenever we put him in the bath is pee. A lot. We were caught unprepared a few times and he made a bit of a mess.* He also farts – it’s really cute though ‘cos all you see is an eruption of bubbles in the water!

* Sorry, I just can’t help myself. Even on a different topic i still have to mention his toilet habits!