One funny thing about James is that he has always hated baths. Even when he was tiny, and I half cradled him in my arms while washing him off, he would howl and wail. When he got a little older and could crawl and pull up and play, I thought he would learn to love the bath. No such luck. Every time he got near the bathtub, James cried and tried to resist getting in.
One time I changed his clothes upstairs near the bathroom and let him roam around completely naked for a while. He seemed to have fun at first but then hastily crawled away from me and whined whenever I got too close. After a couple of minutes, he tried to escape down the stairs, where I caught him and held him while he sucked his thumb fearfully. The only thing I figured was that since he is only ever naked before a bath, he was worried about being doomed to that fate.
A few weeks ago, we hit a huge milestone! James, for whatever reason, suddenly liked the bath. He smiled and played with his siblings the entire time!
So of course I had to get it on camera.
William loved splashing as hard as he could when he was about this age but has since grown out of it. Looks like James is going to follow in his brother's footsteps. William thinks it's hysterically funny. And now I have another child who swamps the floor each bath time.
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