So, I'm kind of bummed tonight. Daniel asked to take his bath separate from Matthew. I knew this day would come at some point. It is so convenient to give them a bath at the same time...it also saves on water. But it really just signals the end of one childhood stage and the beginning if another.
Daniel has been maturing by leaps and bounds lately. It's crazy to watch happen. To think of how horrible bath time was before Matthew came along. Daniel would scream, cry, and claw his way through it. No matter what we did, bath time was a nightmare. Then Matthew came, we would have Daniel help do the baby baths. Then eventually they just had baths together. Then Daniel loved baths. The two of them would play and laugh. We would joke that at 16 and 14 maybe they would want separate baths. Knowing it would be much sooner than that
Tonight, Matthew came in while Daniel was in the tub. He tried to be all casual about "checking it out", almost like he was waiting for Daniel to change his mind. But I could tell his feelings were hurt. We talked for a bit, and Matthew had a lot to say ( hmm where could he get THAT from;-), but as usual he went with the change like a champ. He was able to play his own way, without a bossy, bully brother.
However I'm still a bit sad...maybe we'll have a few more combined baths before it's all over. On the bright side, in a few years I won't have to deal with bath toys anymore....oh wait that still makes me sad:-(
1 comments:
Don't worry, there will be another phase, and another, and another, each usually more complex and demanding than the last...
You have plenty of quality time left ahead of you!
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