As I’ve reported, per doctor’s orders Jensen is to have two 20 minute tepid water baths each day because of his Atopic Dermatitis. As far as the child is concerned, the whole ordeal amounts to torture that no little boy should endure.
Imagine.
Huck Finn being forced to take a bath.
Twice a day.
It’s not that it’s a painful experience, unless he’s had a particularly festive scratching episode just prior, but rather as Jensen proclaims IT’S SO BORING.
We go to great lengths to keep things interesting, as we allow him to take most any of his toys in the bath with him. But eventually he tires of it all. And I’m left with legions of rusted out hotwheels.
And then Fiddledaddy located this in the baby aisle of Target to the tune of about $4.
We quickly took off the top packaging which labels it a bath toy for BABIES. Because horror of all horrors. Calling him a baby is an offense that will conjure up his entire wrath.
Now the bath is a joyful experience.
But this is what I’m left with at the end of the 20 minutes.
Let it be known that a closed shower curtain masks a multitude of sins.
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Dee Dee, have any of Jensen’s doctors ever recommended placing a small amount of bleach in his bath? We were told to do that for Sweetboy’s exzcema and dermatitis at one point, but I could NOT bring myself to believe it could be true.
Anyhoo – Jensen is one mighty talented ar-teest. Brilliant idea to remove the “age-ist” label for a toy that might save the sanity of you Fiddleparents! We’ve employed that sanity saving technique a few times ourselves.
Missy,
YES. I put 1/4 a cup of bleach in his bath when his skin is in really bad shape. It helps to ward off staph infections. It doesn’t hurt. I just make sure he doesn’t dunk his head and he get rinsed well at the end. Don’t be afraid, try it.
I used to have to soak my feet in bleach water every night when I was a kid – it STUNK! Literally and otherwise! But I remember sitting on the bathroom counter reading books as my feet soaked in the sink, and it did make the time go by faster. Maybe he could try that?? I also remember wiping the outlet (because I noticed as I was sitting there that it had toothpaste on it) with wet hands – and getting shocked! I don’t recommend that part.
I was also going to comment on his artistic ability.
Does Jensen have a problem with shaving cream? The cheap stuff, like “Barbasol”? If not, you could make some bath tub paint. We did that for my nephew when he was young and he really liked it. Just spray a pile of shaving cream on a plastic plate, or frisbee. Put in a couple of drops of food coloring, and mix it in. Instant paint, and you just turn on the shower to wash it all away. You could even do 2 or 3 piles of shaving cream to make a “pallet” of “paint.” Just a suggestion.
Wendy,
I’ve been a little afraid to try the shaving cream, but I think it’s a brilliant idea. I just never know how his skin is going to react with something new. Thank you!
My kids love those so much that they don’t mind the baby label.
Well, I hate to say it, but if he’s supposed to be in the bath for 20 minutes. . .just how many was he in there to do all the artwork? Based on the height of the mural, I would say his feet got a great soaking. . .
It’s true. I have to remind him to plant his bottom in the tub. His sister created the Peach masterpiece, but the rest is all his. I’m afraid I’ll be repainting the ceiling when he runs out of room.
That’s quite a rendition of Princess Peach and the Angry Bird.
I love the tic-tac-toe going on!!
Incredible artwork, but my question echoes Christine’s … how can he be “soaking” all his bodily appendages in the tub while covering the wall all the way to the top of the shower stall with his designs? “Logistical” minds want to know …
My first thought was already mentioned . . . how does he soak when he’s standing up?
He’s got some great talent!
I want to mention that those things STAIN grout! I almost freaked when I was reading the beginning of the post but then when I scrolled down I saw that you have no grout in there, and BOY was I was relieved. Sadly, I know this fact from personal experience. My kids’ bathroom has half white grout, half green. Of course this may be due to the fact that it was left on there for so long because I thought it was washable (NOT!), and also that my daughter scraped the crayon perfectly all along in the grout lines, over and over again, until they were totally covered. She’s very thorough.
Was it on your blog that I read to give a bath in a dark bathroom and let the kids play with glow sticks? Our $1 store has them and even has a really cool “beach ball” type thing you can assemble. Putting them in the freezer when you’re done with the 20 mins will help them last a couple/few days.
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