Joyful Stars

There are many advantages to my cozy, single level home.  For one thing, the bathroom with the tub is on the same level as all the other rooms in the house.

This is great during bathtime.  It has become, for Emerson, her alone time.

She sit in there for 20 or 30 mintues, sing to herself, tell herself stories, play with a few bath toys.  It’s a wonderful chance for her to decompress from her day, and she is much more relaxed going into bed time.

for me, it’s a great time to tidy up a little, do the dishes, pick up, knit etc.  It becomes a little bit of alone time for me, too.

She’ll usually call out “ok, I’m ready for you to wash me,” when she is done playing.  I’ll go in and wash her up.  Then we head over to the woodstove (she chills very easily) and she’ll lay on blankie while I dry her off, apply body creme, and get her in her jamies (lately, just a short sleeved T-Shirt and diaper).  She likes little foot massages too LOL

Days activities can seem so overwhelming to a small kid.  And this small amount of time along is important to her well being.

I probably wouldn’t do this if the bathroom was on another level of my house, though…so I’m quite glad for our little home.