Bath time

At exactly 8 pm, I always run the bath and get Shosei ready for his evening bath.  Now that he can stand up, supported by a wall or by putting his arms around my neck and shoulders, it is so easy to undress him.  He knows it's a routine and enjoys having his bath.  Recently, I started incorporating teeth brushing into the routine.  He has 8 teeth.  4 on top, 4 on the bottom.  Routine is good for a baby.  Routine is good for me.  I live by routines.  I tend to get out of whack when something out of the ordinary happens during the day.  But I've gotten better. 
When I was a child, I would stay in the bath and get completely warmed up before bravely stepping out into the cold rooms of my house during the winter months.  I used to count to twenty in 3 languages.  Japanese, English and in Spanish. 

Now, for my son, I count to ten in 4 languages!  The latter, plus in Chinese.  He is always so content, warm, and sleepy and ready for his evening bottle of warm milk.