Who needs a waterpark . . .

when you can have a bathtub!!!

I almost put Peter to bed tonight without a bath, but I sure would have missed out on an exciting time! As soon as I took off his clothes, the fussiness was over. My son LOVES being in just a diaper, and he LOVES baths even more. He's always been good in the bathtub - he just hangs out and enjoys someone else doing all the work. Well, he must be growing up, because he has decided that he would like to have a part in all the work. He spent the entire bath grabbing at my clothes and splashing water all over the kitchen floor. He is learning cause and effect - he flails his feet and water lands all over Mommy, Daddy, the table, and the floor. Mommy and Daddy laugh, so he does it again. :)

After bath time, he actually let me put him on his tummy to rub lotion on his back. This is a first - he usually fusses when he's on his belly in the evenings. Tonight he showed off his head-raising skills. He really is getting strong! After rubbing lotion all over, I had to dress him. This brought on the fussies. I'm telling you - if he could go naked all day, I'm sure he would. Thankfully we live in a climate where he can spend most of his days in just a diaper. Our 3-week winter will be over soon, I'm sure, and he can go back to hanging out the way he enjoys - in the buff.

Peter has had a cold this weekend (he caught it from Dad), so he hasn't slept well the past couple of nights. Uh, make that two of us who haven't slept well the last couple of nights. I gave in last night and slept with him for 4 hours. He kept fussing when I put him down after feeding him, so I put him in my arm and we got in bed. He was asleep in less than a minute! Apparently he just needed Mommy. He's in bed now, so I'm hoping for at least a few hours sleep before work begins again in the morning. Goodnight!