Cannon Balls in the Bathtub

Tonight, while giving Owen a bath, I learned a lot of things, that I didn't know until now... Every night at bath time, is an adventure, so I didn't expect anything different tonight. Nor, did I expect to learn so much.

• Cannon balls are possible in a garden tub.
• When you do cannon balls in the tub, you can go all the way under, just like in the pool!
• Snot, doesn't dissolve...it stays the same. Even when you fish it out.
• Poop, does dissolve, and it puts a whole delay on the bath giving.
• Little rubber balls, that are fun little bath toys....can get stuck in the faucet, and when a 2 year old turns the water on to dislodge it, water squirts everywhere!
• Don't drain the tub, thinking when all the water is gone, the subject of the bath, will want out...it doesn't work.

Our bath nights are always full of laughter, but tonight was a totally different experience. I will start with the cannon ball incident. I put Owen in the bath, while the water was running. He likes to play with the water as it comes out of the faucet, so I was trying to be smart on time. Normally he does this at the end, and never wants to get out, so I was killing 2 birds with one stone (so I thought). The playing went on, and the water got deeper. Hence, cannon balls. I didn't think he knew how to do those, but once again, I was wrong. As he continued with cannon balls, I began to notice he got braver and braver, and began going under. He got choked up once, and snot was coming out...this is how I know snot does not dissolve. A few minutes later, after I had fished the snot out, and he was continuing with his water acrobatics, he got choked on water again, and was coughing to get it all out. This is how I know, that poop DOES dissolve, and fast! I had to jerk him out, and completely disinfect the tub and him, before completing bath time. By this time, I had more water on my walls and floor, than in the tub, and I was exhausted! We continued on with the bath. --Note, I have yet to wash his hair, or body (other than the above mentioned incident)-- I realized that I was not going to get him out of the bath, any time soon tonight, so I pulled up a stool and my kindle, and settled in. The next thing I heard was "I can't get it", and I heard the water turn on. I looked up, and water was squirting every direction, but down into the tub, and this is how I know that bath toys can get lodged in the faucet. And lastly, I learned that even if you think bath time is over, it isn't over until "Owen says it's over!" I thought if I drained the water while he was playing, then when it was all gone, he would want out. Not so fast. He is capable of sitting in an empty tub, and playing for at least another 15 minutes...until he begins shivering.

I'm sitting here blogging, while I obviously should be accepting the "Mom of the Year" award. He is grilling play dough burgers on his grill, and shoving them so far in his trucks, that a surgeon won't be able to remove them. Not to mention, the dog has gone into hiding, because she has ate more than her share of burgers tonight. Did I mention that he is doing all of this grilling, while standing on an upside down clothes basket?!

Here's to hoping that tomorrow night isn't AS exciting as tonight.