Let me start with saying that I've never in my life been as thankful for a 10 minute shower as I am now. How many of you fellow moms have gone for at least two days without showering? I used to shower every day. I used to shave, every day. I used to just stand under the water and let every precious minute squeak by. Oh my oh my have things changed.
Now, maybe I'm a big softy and I should let him scream it out- but I can't handle it. I've tried putting him in the pack and play. He cries that "I'm being murdered" cry. I tried putting him in his walker. He stood beside of the bathroom and cried the same cry. I tried putting him in his high chair next to the shower with snacks and toys. Nothing works.
So, I resort to either taking him into the shower with me or waiting until there is another adult handy. Showering with a baby boy that refuses to be set down is interesting to say the least. I've become the master of the one handed scrub. I suppose the double shower is handy because we BOTH get clean and I get to forgo the side bend over our super tall bathtub later in the day.
It surely keeps my heart all in one piece. He thinks mommy's soapy head is hilarious and he enjoys slapping the water coming out of the shower head. He just likes to be held. He loves his mom- some day he won't want to show it as much. So I will be eating up every slobbery kiss, every cuddle, every hug and every single tear he sheds that is from wanting me close.
