As Clean As He Gets

With the last of the umbilical cord gone, Alexander has graduated from sponge baths to actual baths. Tim and I realized there was yet another seemingly simply task that we had no idea how to accomplish. Fortunately, the boy wasn’t aware of our incompetence and had total trust in us. We managed to get through it without anyone losing an eye.

This is probably the most highly documented bath in history. Although this will ensure Alexander’s future embarrassment, we will share pictures of his first bath here for the entire World Wide Web to enjoy.


First, a "before" picture. Note that the boy is filthy and unaware of what is about to happen.


Here he is hitting a large body of water for the first time in his life. He looks a little surprised. He is probably questioning that previously mentioned trust at this point.


And then we scrubbed and scrubbed.


And the boy sort of seemed to like it… he is blurry but happy.


Alexander continued to oscillate between having fun and being in a total state of surprise throughout the bath.

(yikes... mom should have brushed her hair, or put on make-up, or gotten more than 3 hours of sleep before being photographed. Well, this is reality, folks. Laziness prevails over vanity.)


Sadly, the fun had to end – although the towel had it’s own cottony appeal.



The end result: a clean baby! TA-DA!!!