The plan was to give J a bath, sitting in the big plastic storage container, actually in the tub. Then, I found a nifty bath toy and spent the $20 on it. So tonight I went upstairs, ran his bath, and had the toy floating in the water before I went back downstairs and got him. All the way up, he said he didn't want a bath, but couldn't resist peeking when I told him there was a new toy. When he saw it, he was transfixed! He let me peel of his clothes, and when I asked him if he wanted in, he said yes. He had a great bath, squeaky clean now, and was fine with the whole thing.
I think you guys might be on to something with the drain. When he got out, he covered his ears, which makes me think maybe he doesn't even like the sound of the water going down this particular drain.
PS - this is the toy. The mat floats (which reminds me of the floating massage, sigh...), and so do the vehicles.
Re: Yippee, he took a bath!
Hooray for success!
And that toy is SO awesome
How cool, where did you get it?
I am having a problem with Alex standing in the bath (ie: through the whole bath), so I am looking for some toys that will encourage him to sit.
where did you buy this? it seems like a great toy - or present.
glad he got clean