The reason I started this blog (and titled it as such) is that we’re inexperienced parents learning as we go. I’m fairly certain that most of our readers are more experienced parents than we are (so why not draw on your knowledge). And I think I’ve got a large enough readership to have a contest (although you guys sure don’t comment very much).
So, without further ado, I’m introducing The Instruction Manual Award. We’ll play as questions in our lives come up (probably weekly). Best answer gets the award. Hang it on your wall, post it on your blog, do what ever all the other cool kids are doing with their awards.
So your question for the week: What’s the best way to get a baby/small child out of a full sized bath tub and into a towel without getting yourself and/or the floor soaked?
Feel free to answer in your blog and leave a link, especially if you need pictures (although please be smart about posting pictures of your child naked on the internet). I’ll pick the best answer on Monday.
Don’t worry the question will get harder.
January 16, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Drain the tub.
January 16, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Yep, we drain the tub. That way the boys know when the water is gone, the bath is over!
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January 17, 2007 at 10:21 am
Humm . . . I usually have at least two in the tub at a time. Lift the drain. I throw an old towel on the floor, then get out a fresh towel for each child in the tub. I hold out the towel while the baby holds his arms wide, I swoop down and lift him out. Wrap, rub, and dry. Repeat. Then the fresh towels go on the rack to dry, the wet towel on the floor dries the floor and goes to the laundry room. I usually stay fairly dry.
January 17, 2007 at 8:20 pm
First, I use a bath rug, that takes care of the floor part pretty well. Then I actually drape a hooded towel across the front of me, so that I can pick up the baby while I’m still sitting beside the tub and wrap her up quickly while staying dry. When my first child decided he didn’t want to leave the bath,I made up this song, “Bathtime is fun, bathtime is fun, now it’s time for jammies, bathtime is done!” This bouncy little jingle always ended any resistance, along with a peak at his wet face in the bathroom mirror. My second just likes to be wrapped up in her towel tightly to be my “burrito baby.”
January 18, 2007 at 5:25 am
Darn – I am too late – drain the tub. Kids love to watch the water go down.
I’m ready for the next question. I calculated I have 71 child-years (number of years with each child) of parenting experience and all the grey hair to prove it – Bring it on!!!!