The TRUE meaning of Tubby Time

For many parents giving their child a bath is not easy. Some babies hate the water. Some parents think its just another "job" in their day. Not in this household. In this home tubby time is pure fun, entertainment, excitement and an integral part of the bedtime routine.

Some children get grumpy in the evening because they are tired or that is just fussy time. My son demands a tubby! Its is a ROUTINE necessity. He eats dinner, will play for a bit and then the angry face comes out...and you know its tubby or nothing. I will say "c'mon Kyle its tubby time". He runs following me into the bathroom to watch the water flow from the tap.
I will then turn to him and say "OK, lets go get your tubby stuff and get naked", there he is wagging his tail behind me to disrobe. I will then usually tell him to go see daddy. This is for my entertainment...I LOVE his little naked bum and watching him run around.

Then the moment arrives he gets IN the tub. We wash him up and then he plays with his toys, I let him stay in and play...I was once told water wears a baby out =)

(He figured out how to stand in the seat, so we do not use it anymore, but I highly recommend it. At first I thought we were never going to use it, but it was actually a great assistant while I needed it.)

I can not express enough the importance of the night time tubby. If we are out somewhere or for whatever reason do not get to the bath one night, Kyle does NOT sleep through the night. It is bath, a little playtime, book and bed. That is the way it must be if Mom and Dad are looking to sleep.

Although, I find even when he sleeps through the night I don't...I miss him. Plus in my condition its not always easy to sleep.

Anyway, the lesson Mommy's and Daddy's out there...is keep track of what you do the nights your baby sleeps through the night. It may be something as fun and simple as a tubby!