Bath time has become one of my favorites parts of the day. And not just the couple times a week I get to take a bath, I mean every day when I get to give Chancellor a bath. I don't know why, but I always look at it as a chore. I avoid giving her a bath for as long as I can,coming up with various excuses to wait. I can't do it yet, her clothes are in the dryer. No, not now, it's lunchtime. But last night I realized that it has always been one of the happiest times of the day.
Chancellor loves water. LOVES water. Bath. Sink. Pool. Bowl of dog water. She just adores it.
But when it's bath time...
She gets so excited as oon as we enter the bathroom. I turn the water on and she starts smiling and "jumping" around in my arms. She pulls herself up on the side of the tub to watch it fill up.
Then when she gets in, it's just time to play!
Even when I pour a big cup of water on her head to rinse the shampoo out, she gasps and smiles afterward like it was the best waterfall there could ever be.
If I fill a cup up with water, and let it slowly pour out, she will watch in amazement and try to grab the water. She never seems to mind that it can't be done, she just stares and smiles and grabs.
Then she'll pick up the cup, dunk it in the water, and attempt to drink a little bit. This usually makes her cough, but she doesn't care about that. She just likes her water.
She lifts up the wash cloth and plays peek-a-boo with it, or just slams it down into the water to make giant splashes.
She squeezes her rubber duck until it makes the squeak, then laughs as I "Quack! Quack!" along with it.
But the newest game is my favorite. As she sits in the water, she suddenly decides to throw her entire face down into the water, then she blows bubbles with all her might. She comes up with a huge gasp of air, and a big, toothless smile. She'll do it over and over again. It's the cutest thing I have ever seen.
Chancellor loves water. LOVES water. Bath. Sink. Pool. Bowl of dog water. She just adores it.
But when it's bath time...
She gets so excited as oon as we enter the bathroom. I turn the water on and she starts smiling and "jumping" around in my arms. She pulls herself up on the side of the tub to watch it fill up.
Then when she gets in, it's just time to play!
Even when I pour a big cup of water on her head to rinse the shampoo out, she gasps and smiles afterward like it was the best waterfall there could ever be.
If I fill a cup up with water, and let it slowly pour out, she will watch in amazement and try to grab the water. She never seems to mind that it can't be done, she just stares and smiles and grabs.
Then she'll pick up the cup, dunk it in the water, and attempt to drink a little bit. This usually makes her cough, but she doesn't care about that. She just likes her water.
She lifts up the wash cloth and plays peek-a-boo with it, or just slams it down into the water to make giant splashes.
She squeezes her rubber duck until it makes the squeak, then laughs as I "Quack! Quack!" along with it.
But the newest game is my favorite. As she sits in the water, she suddenly decides to throw her entire face down into the water, then she blows bubbles with all her might. She comes up with a huge gasp of air, and a big, toothless smile. She'll do it over and over again. It's the cutest thing I have ever seen.