It's been over a month....yikes!

I have been absolutely horrible at updating our blog.  I was going to say there hasn't been anything to report, but there's a slew to bring up to date on.  In time.  For now, I am in the middle of finishing report cards, they go home on Thursday, I have 9 more to write comments for.  Grades, fine.  I can handle those, but I always feel inadequate when I go to type comments.  It's me.  It's my nemesis.  Thankfully I'm nearly done!

As for tonight's post, I had to share pictures of our little man and the solution to our problem.



BATH TIME.

Bath time has been a nightmare at our house for quite some time now.  For whatever reason, Eli has to toss everything out of the tub onto the floor because he's afraid it will go down the drain.  As far as I know, we have lost nothing down the drain, but he thinks anything and everything will go down the drain.  Yes, this include the juice pitcher we keep in the bathroom for rinsing his hair with.  Out it came today.  I guess that really hasn't been our problem that's just the latest challenge with taking a bath.  You can't have a toy in the bathtub if it doesn't float.

Our true bath time problem has to do with washing his hair.  He hates, Hates, HATES getting water on his face.  Yes, we wash his face - but that has to be with a washcloth.  Yes, he puts his face in the bath water when he plays.  Yes, he puts it in the water at the pool.  No, water can not, let me reiterate that really quick, it CAN NOT go in his face washing his hair.  It's not the most enjoyable time washing your child's hair when he is literally screaming and crying because he doesn't want to get his face wet.  We found the answer.  The other day we were wandering around the store, when Jess spotted a pair of swim goggles.  Not the kind you or I would wear at the pool, the kind that just cover your eyes, these are more like snorkeling goggles.  The kind that cover your eyes AND nose - where you can't breath at all through your nose.  With a little cutting so he can breath through his nose, we had him squish them to his face (no, no no - there can be no straps around his head either.  How traumatic!  YIKES)  and lo and behold, we've had two weeks of scream-less bath times!  The best part you may be asking?  He gets the funniest expressions when we're ready to get his hair wet.  They crack me up.  I finally ran to get the camera tonight so I could capture the moment.

Looking at the pictures now, I still laugh.  He is the funniest little guy around, even when he's not trying to be funny.  HA HA HA

Are they on tight enough?  

There can be no water leakage!

Squish, Squish.  

Yep, they're on and I'm ready!

That's it?  I'm all done!