bubble bath

Once Cole was big enough to bathe in the big tub, Tony took over bath time. It's become a fun nightly routine for the two of them. Last week, Tony decided it was time for something new and slipped a bottle of Elmo bubble bath into the shopping cart during our trip to the store. That night, Cole had his first bubble bath and now every night he calls for bub-bo bub-bo. Tony covered his head and then Cole began to add side burns. Within minutes, he was covered with only his face peeking out from the mounds of suds. Cole had a blast, and we all had a good laugh. We've determined that the 3(!) capfuls Tony used the first time is definitely too much especially since the rinse cycle took longer than the bathing part.

I'm the bad guy because I won't let him have a bubble bath every night. Besides, he gets more excited if it's a once a week (or less) treat.

walkie talkie

Cole's vocabulary is growing rapidly now. Tony has been wishing for Cole to "really talk", and now I fear he is regretting that wish. Cole's 2 favorite words right now are "no" and "out". He's creative with his use of "out". He says it when he's done eating and wants to be released from his high chair, and he also uses it when he wants me to come out of my office and play with him. I guess in his mind, he wants me to be freed from my office. Funny thing is when he says it that way, I want out too.

Here's a pic from our big trip out, our vacation in Point Pleasant just a few short weeks ago. Sadly, it feels like it was a year ago already.