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Husband and (relatively) new dad. This is the story of Max.

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  • April 30, 2013 10:34 pm
    We’re heading home tomorrow but stopping halfway in Knoxville for the night because it’s a nine-hour drive from West Tennessee to Charlotte. Most of the time he loves taking a bath, and he needs a bath right now, but he’s not getting one tonight. I have to find a way to kill an hour or so when we get to the hotel and there’s nothing for him to play with. If he feels sticky, he’ll definitely want a bath. He gets tired of the disconnected hotel-room phone after a while, and jumping on the beds only lasts so long. And there are only so many pages in the tourist guides to tear apart and only a few plastic-wrapped styrofoam coffee cups to chew on. We can only run up and down the hallways a handful of times before people complain, and hotels don’t get Sprout or Nick Jr. He’s looking forward to the trip, though. Because he misses his mom and knows she’ll be waiting for him when we ge home. View high resolution

    We’re heading home tomorrow but stopping halfway in Knoxville for the night because it’s a nine-hour drive from West Tennessee to Charlotte.

    Most of the time he loves taking a bath, and he needs a bath right now, but he’s not getting one tonight. I have to find a way to kill an hour or so when we get to the hotel and there’s nothing for him to play with. If he feels sticky, he’ll definitely want a bath.

    He gets tired of the disconnected hotel-room phone after a while, and jumping on the beds only lasts so long. And there are only so many pages in the tourist guides to tear apart and only a few plastic-wrapped styrofoam coffee cups to chew on.

    We can only run up and down the hallways a handful of times before people complain, and hotels don’t get Sprout or Nick Jr.

    He’s looking forward to the trip, though. Because he misses his mom and knows she’ll be waiting for him when we ge home.

    4 notes Filed under:  fatherhood, parenting, toddler, hotel, home, bath,.
  • April 16, 2013 9:08 pm
    I couldn’t convince Max to get out of the bathtub, even after I drained the water. So I told him he could wear my shorts as pajamas, which killed two birds with one stone. He left the tub, and he let me put pajamas on him. Well, three birds, because the shorts look funny. And I like funny things. View high resolution

    I couldn’t convince Max to get out of the bathtub, even after I drained the water.

    So I told him he could wear my shorts as pajamas, which killed two birds with one stone. He left the tub, and he let me put pajamas on him.

    Well, three birds, because the shorts look funny. And I like funny things.

    14 notes Filed under:  parenting, toddler, fatherhood, bath,.
  • October 25, 2012 10:04 pm
    Max insists on showers instead of baths now, which is fine. It’s easier to wash his hair. And when he doesn’t want to get out, all you have to do is make the water cold. View high resolution

    Max insists on showers instead of baths now, which is fine.

    It’s easier to wash his hair.

    And when he doesn’t want to get out, all you have to do is make the water cold.

    10 notes Filed under:  fatherhood, parenting, toddler, shower, bath,.
  • July 10, 2012 8:02 pm
    We had ice cream cake for dessert tonight. Max likes cake. When he found out what we were going to eat, he ran around in circles for five minutes yelling “cake, cake, cake!” Five minutes. We finally cornered him and buckled him in his chair. He used a spoon until the ice cream began to melt. Then he used his hands. Then he pressed the plate to his face and licked it dry. And then, he demanded a bath. So we hosed him off in the sink and took him upstairs to the tub. He’s clean now, but still on a sugar high. With any luck, he’ll crash peacefully and fall asleep soon. View high resolution

    We had ice cream cake for dessert tonight.

    Max likes cake.

    When he found out what we were going to eat, he ran around in circles for five minutes yelling “cake, cake, cake!” Five minutes. We finally cornered him and buckled him in his chair. He used a spoon until the ice cream began to melt. Then he used his hands. Then he pressed the plate to his face and licked it dry.

    And then, he demanded a bath. So we hosed him off in the sink and took him upstairs to the tub.

    He’s clean now, but still on a sugar high. With any luck, he’ll crash peacefully and fall asleep soon.

    8 notes Filed under:  fatherhood, parenting, toddler, cake, eat, bath,.
  • January 4, 2012 7:58 pm
    Bath time! View high resolution

    Bath time!

    14 notes Filed under:  fatherhood, parenting, toddler, bath,.
  • December 1, 2010 12:00 am

    Max takes a bath.

    2 notes Filed under:  bath, fatherhood, infant, parenting,.
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