We bath every day except I think about 3 nights total when the kids had snotty noses and then we had baths every 2nd night.
That's because I believe bath time is like magic - it calms down the babies and they literally pop off to sleep like babies (insert crazy laughter)!
They are way too wild in the baths and getting wilder/ braver all the time so we only bath them one at a time.
It's like a conveyor belt around here.
While one is being bathed, the other is playing with me or playing in their bedroom while I get out their clothes for the next day.
We have a rule that the baby who has slept the least amount of time gets bathed first since that one will typically be crankier and I can't stand the whining!
That baby can then calm down quicker and both they and I are happy :)
- Nanny V baths baby 1 and then brings that one to the bedroom where I dress the baby.
- While I'm dressing baby 1, Nanny V then takes baby 2 to have their bath.
- I then dress baby 2 while V tidies up the bathroom and toys in the living areas.
- We then let them jump around their cots (!), chat to each other, steal each other's stuffed animals, etc. until they get whiny.
- That's when they tell me they want "milk".
- If it's 5:40, I'll then wrestle them into their sleepsacks and put them in bed with their bottles
- I tuck them in, pray with each of them (last night I thanked God for Connor's lovely smile when I arrived home), tell them I love you (sign language too) and say goodnight.
- I then walk out and switch off the light.
The whole thing only takes about an hour to an hour 15 mins but at this stage I feel like I've had a workout because of wrestling the kids into their clothes and later, sleepsacks.
So I go to have a well-deserved cup of tea while watching The Bold and The Beautiful :)
Do you do baths on your own or do you have help?
P.S. On weekends, D does baths and I still do the dressing.
