Thursday, April 11, 2013

Bath time

Wanna know how I bathe 3 boys by myself?  Well I think I'm so clever I'm going to tell you anyway!  :)

First you decide if you have the energy and if the boys need a bath.  Check.
Next you grab 3 towels and 3 diapers.
Set up a diaper station in the family room. Basically an area to dry and diaper babies and toddlers.
Put towels in the bathroom
Grab a boy, remove clothes, toss them in laundry.  Remove diaper and toss in the garbage. Put baby or toddler in empty tub.
Repeat, until all boys are in the tub.
Fill the tub with water, keeping little bodies out of the cold water that is not yet warm as best you can.     Once it is warm, fill the tub.
Refill the tub at least once when boys decide to go potty in the water.
Wash a baby, rotate bodies.  Wash a baby, rotate. Wash a baby.
Drain the tub.
Grab a towel, grab a baby.
Dry and diaper at the diaper station.
Repeat.
Repeat until all babies are diapered.
We have been having trouble with dry skin so the next step is to lather all little bodies with Cetaphil cream.  This is a fun step because Ned likes to " help" :). It actually is kind of fun. He likes to be silly and get huge scoops of cream and put it on the boys.
This is followed by a break.
A little while later get clothes out for everyone and dress them.

Ok it's really not this complicated.  At least when you are doing it, it doesn't seem like it.  It's also very worth it when everyone smells like baby shampoo at the end!



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