Bathtime, Partaaay of 4!

So, I know one of these days, I will remember very little about these first few years as a parent. I already have to check back to my blog when people ask me certain questions. SOOOOO glad I'm writing all of this down! These are some things I want to remember about bath time:

Bath time is SUCH a fun time in our house. (a LOT of work, but the kids LOVE it---you would think they were at an water-amusement park!) Sav, Ethan, Andrew, and Benjamin


And at 2.5 yrs old, they can all still fit in our bath tub upstairs! They LOVE splish splashing together and its funny to watch them sliding all over each other without bothering one another. Reminds me of what it must have been like in utero. Funny to think about. All FOUR of these kids were in my belly! It still catches me off guard most days---nothing is ever normal when you have quadruplets.

So, this is how I bathe the kids by myself.


I lay out a changing mat on the small little bathroom counter. I have all of their clothes together and all of my post-bathtime essentials within reach. This way, I can diaper/dress/lotion them one-by-one while keeping an eye on the others.


We LOVE our new bath toys from Aunt Susan---especially the twinks (Ethan back, Drew front). They like to tell me which car they are holding ("apple truck", "ice cream truck", etc)



Mr. Smiles- Drew- the kid cracks me up. He repeats certain words and phrases OVER and OVER and OVER again..."like my ipod stuck on replay". Its funny for the first 5 minutes (especially if you haven't heard him before)...but it seriously lasts all day long---even when he is napping, I can hear him in there: "Vacuuum...batteries gone gone....zzzah zziw zzzi guowwo....its broken...its broken....zzzu zzzzah go gii.....vacuuum gone gone....vacuuum bye bye."

Its like, he wants to speak in paragraphs like adults--so he'll fill in the spaces with sounds and "his own version" of words. We will catch like every other word. Hilarious.

Little Ethan, my hoarder, likes to gather as many cars, balls, toy fish as possible. He'll tell you the color of the object very matter-of-factly. (so proud of himself) He pretend plays and talks to his toys like best friends. He's too cute! But don't you dare take one of his toys away. He cries and throws a fit---as if someone broke his heart into a thousand pieces.



Little Benny Boo loves his stackable boats. However, I have to keep reminding him that we don't drink bath water because it is iCkY! Ben LOOOVES his bath and will let me groom him and pamper him all day long. He LOVES helping me soap up his hair with shampoo and will lend his siblings a hand as well. Mr. Cranky-pants does NOT like when bath-time is over- not one bit.



Sweet Little Sav. Guys, I swear that she is SO much happier and full of life since her surgeries are behind her. Even the grandparents have noticed. She is SO happy. We used to "have it out" every day---she was my most difficult child...but now, she is laughing and dancing and playing and smiling. Poor thang must have been in so much pain.
Miss thang is a bully in the bathtub (or anywhere, for that matter)...and if she sees her brothers having fun with a certain object, she will immediately try to take it from them. She loves all of the bath toys---but HATES when we have to get her hair wet or rinse. Ever since she went under the water in the pool last year, she HATES when water falls in her face---it freaks her out. She LOVES to shampoo her OWN hair (miss independent) and will soap her brothers as well. She combs her OWN hair, lotions her OWN body.....you get the picture.

I kinda get sad thinking about the day that we have to start splitting them up for bathtime...you know, as soon as they get interested in "how their body parts are different"...but so far, they've noticed, but could care less! Nothing but lots of splashing and endless giggles. Love it.