La Dolce Vita

• Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - The First Shower

Back when we were expecting our first child, we spent some time talking with friends older and wiser than us about parenting. We talked with them about things they loved about their parenting, and things they wished they had done differently. We learned tons from these godly folks, and tried to implement many of their lessons into our own parenting. One idea we grabbed onto was from a dear friend who showered with his babies as soon as they were old enough to shower (and kept showering with them until age and awareness made it no longer appropriate). He felt this time was tender, allowed his children to learn that Papa would shelter and protect them (as he protected their eyes from the water), and was generally a sweet Papa-kid time. All of our kids have loved "show (rhymes with cow) time." In fact, even now that our bigs are too big, they will still ask for a swimsuit shower with Papa. Little Noah had his first shower this past week. He LOVED it. He kept leaning into the water, and was so relaxed. After the shower, he was calm and quiet for almost an hour afterwards-so sweet! Here he is-Mr. Clean & Mellow!

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