Who doesn't love a good bath? -- Photo Blog

Who doesn't love a good bath?





Monster lookin' like his daddy!





Blargggg!!





"Awww!! Mommm!"

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More Tub Toys!

It's hard to find cool tub toys for Monster's age group. Plain and simple.

I really really enjoy the fun the Munchkin Squirters has brought to our half an hour a day ritual in the tub. Monster knows that it's almost bed time, so he really enjoys his splash time in the tub. And I love squirting water at Monster with the cute little squishy animals.

Alas, seeing the same old toys everyday gets tiresome, so when I was Christmas "window shopping" in our local big box store's baby aisle I came across a simple little toy (toys, rather). A bag full of foam letters and numbers! The packaging suggests 3+, and anyone who knows why I'm welcome to hear the reasoning! The foam is relatively hard, making it difficult for a baby to chew a piece off and choke. Maybe it's just the fact that it's unrealistic to expect your 8 month old to know how to count to 10 and say the alphabet?

Anyways, I bought the big bag of letters and numbers that day and brought them home. They are awesome! Just for the shear fact that when they're wet they stick to the sides of the tub and shower! Monster wont sit still in the bath, and part of the reason could be the colorful letters and numbers plastered all around him in his bath? I like them, because if he's reaching for the letters that means he is not reaching for the bath tub plug!

Not only are the cool right now, but they are a toy that can grow with Monster. As he started speaking more and more, we can teach letters, numbers and colors in the tub. As for right now, I do all the talking and he does all the chewing.

Here's Monster showing me his name.

Cute baby face in the tub!

Chewing on the blue number one!

Bath Time - Toys

Monsters bath time has always been one of the highlights of my day, he always enjoys himself in the tub.

I can't say that I was surprised to realize that my Pisces fish baby enjoyed the water (Note: Yes, I am one of those crazy "New Age" folks... Thanks mom!). Bath time fun only increases as Monster gets older.

Just over a month ago monster started sitting up with minimal support, but I was hesitant to let him sit in the big tub until he could really keep his balance. The last couple of weeks, even if we lie him on his mesh bath thing he just tries to sit up anyways. I decided to stop fighting it and just let him sit in the tub on his own.

Just last week I purchased more tub toys for Monster because in the beginning he only had a rubber duck. Once he lost interest in that toy, the tub was rather boring for him, sitting, staring up the tub walls (can't say that I blame him). Now we have a bunch of soft plastic sea friend toys that squirt water!

The sea friend toys are by Munchkin, and Monsters favorite thing right now is to be sprayed by the colorful, squishy little creatures. That or chew on the soft plastic turtle.

What are some must have tub toys for the babies that just can't get enough of the water?

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