Tiny bubbles

Water. That's got to be Finn's favorite word. Although when he says it, it sounds more like, "whahderr" and can mean anything from milk, to the bath, to a fountain or lake. And sometimes it means that clear tasteless liquid stuff you drink that comes from the kitchen faucet. And when he sees water, he wants to touch it or get it in it. Taking a shower has become a challenge as he constantly opens the shower door and tries to join you while shouting, "WHAHDerrrr" like some sort of kamikaze pilot going in for the kill.

But the good news is that he loves bath time. So much so that the other night I was able to work while he played bathing beauty for nearly an hour. Relax. I didn't leave him unattended. I sat (rather uncomfortably) next to the tub, perched on his step stool, with my laptop teetering on my knees.

All this bath time, has resulted in lots of bubble bath. And being the good mom that I am, has resulted in a quest to find the best bubble bath. You know, it doesn't sound like a hard thing to do but you'd be surprised. The natural ones are often very expensive and don't result in lots of big bubbles, meaning you end up using half of the $12 bottle (purchased at Target) for one bath. The cheap ones in their Disney/Nickelodeon character shaped bottles with flavors (flavors?) like razzle dazzle blueberry scare the heck out of me. But I finally found one that meets my requirements: natural, medium priced, plenty of bubbles per squeeze and smells yummy, like citrus and honey and vanilla. It's Burt's Bees Baby Bee Bubble Bath. My tongue got twisted just typing that. First runner has got to be Method's Squeaky Green Hair and Body wash. That also smells really good (like marshmallow-y) although it is not particulary bubbly. But definitely still a favorite. And it comes with a cup shaped lid that is perfect for rinsing the young man's hair free of shampoo.

For shampoo, I can't help myself. I use the old standby Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears Shampoo. It still smells the way it always has. Like babies. Mmmmm.