Hey Hoser

This boy LOVES the water.

He was born in it.

At the mention of it, he runs for it.

At the sound of it, he bolts for the source.

He also loves wheels just as much,

so when he discovered the hose-reel,

the hose, and the spigot,

his life changed forever.

(click to enlarge the photos)

The hose is where it's at and he is happy to be right in the stream of water

no matter how chilling it may be.

On this particular day,

it was his watering hole.

Now my only question is

how much is too much hose water?

Can we say guzzler?

Muddy Bunz

Very Big in Bathrooms

Lately, Ajay has been in hot pursuit of our bathroom. It's a very cute bathroom, soothing and calming, but a space I don't really qualify as baby-crawling/licking grounds.

He has been showing so much persistence recently anyway, but his interest in the big white seat that makes the awesome flushing sound and how it makes for a bangin' drum has been a constant endeavor.

Finally, I convinced my self to get my clean-on in there so the baby could go on an adventure in "The Foreign Land."

When he discovered that he could pull the curtain back, he got a little peek into the tub. His eyes widened and his arms started flapping with excitement. When I asked him if he wanted to take a big boy bath, he looked at me like, "Please get me in there ASAP!"

(Look at his little sucked-in belly!!!)

Our sweet guy has known just one bath, his first and only bath up until this past Saturday night. His baby smooth skin has only felt about 20 showers (no, he doesn't stand in there). If you do the math, that's a full-body wash about every 2 weeks.

Of course, we love him to be clean and to smell baby fresh, but we also want to protect his soft skin from over-scrubbing and over-drying. So, in order to keep his main touchies clean, he's been given sponge baths (washing face, neck, hands, and feet) every week and a half, give or take a few days.

Would you want to dry out this little softy? I don't think so!

Obviously, getting in to the tub was no problem. I just introduced him to the spigot cover, Mrs. Frog, and Ajay was showing me that he was ready [insert monkey bars, aka me, here].

This great rinsing-cup was mainly used for drinking, but don't worry.

The baby wash is all natural.

You know he was laughing and looking all about, and chatting a little, but the photos of that didn't turn out that well. Plus, our really nice camera has a silly delay, so we usually miss those "Kodak" moments on film, but that's okay. We watched him experience this new independence with much intent!

Hey! We got one!

Eventually, Ajay's toes began looking like peach raisins,

so I washed his head

and

we

noticed

this:

(And that little bum-bum is the squeaky-cutest-and-cleanest in town!!)

Easter Day Bath Time

As we expected, Ajay was perfectly peaceful for his first bath, never making a sound. Having been born into a pool of warm water made for a welcomed wash-time. I bathed him and Chris photographed the experience. Ajay loved seeing his "first friend" hovering above us while all his nooks and crannies were wiped clean.

After being wrapped in a cozy, hooded terry cloth robe (the one with little teddy bears from Aunt Bree), he "air dried" while taking a nap on our family bed.
The peace that fills our hearts and home is indescribable!

It's a boy!

Ajay Zane Schroeder born Friday, March 19th at 8:27PM.