date: Sun Nov 23 10:02:00 AM PST 2025
subj: twins bath days man time
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On bath days, rather night, because its usually after 6PM, I
carry my son into the bathroom. He starts to get pretty excited.
I tell him we've got to get the bath ready. He sees the bath
tub, with interest his head turns to look it over. I point out
the faucet and the knob that needs to be turned to fill the tub.
I turn the knob start to fill the tub and we watch together as
the steamy water pores out of the faucet. I take him in mom
and dad's bedroom and put him on the floor telling him, we've
got to get naked for bath time. He kicks his feet and seems
excited.  He's been taking a bath since he was a month old. 

I pick him up and get into the bath. I test the water, and its
usually hot, but not hot enough to burn or hurt us. I sit down
in the tub and slowly put him in, he is always a little
surprised by the warmth of the water, he takes in a deep breath,
sometimes with huuuu sound, he never cries, or pulls away. The
water is almost hot feeling at first touch but a moment later is
nice to feel. He gets used to the warmth quickly.  He kicks his
legs and splashes the water with his hands. I give him one of
the toys mom got the kids for bath time and he attempts to grab
it in the water. Its different that he is used. He doesn't know
its going to pop out of the water next to his hand, so he has to
make multiple attempts to capture the sphere, but he does. We
play with the toy for a time, then rinse. 

Mom and daughter appear in the doorway of the bathroom. I smile
at her, and she asks hows it going? I say its good. She says OK
you two enjoy your boys time. I reply back saying, "no, not boy
time, this is man time," with a smile. I tell our son, this is
man time. In my head we are in a bath house hanging out relaxing
as men do. 

I put him in the water on his back, now that he is older his
fear of getting his face wet has increased. When he was younger
his natural instincts were just to hold is breath, but as babies
get around six months old that goes away. He tries to sit up but
its not possible in the water. Eventually I assure him, he is
ok, he starts to relax. So I rinse his head and prepare him for
suds-up. 

Suds-up, he seems to like the cool temperature baby wash, and
getting all clean, and I tell him all about how to clean his
belly, his chest, his arms, armpits, hands, neck, neck folds,
legs, feet, and then his head, and cheeks. Then another rinse.

At this point the heat of the bath has him pretty relaxed, now
its time to take a few minutes just sit back, and enjoy the soak
in the warm tub. The water is cooling off as a cold breeze comes
in through the window. He and I lay back and I tell him, "Son,
you won't remember this, but your body will. You won't know why
you like baths, but you'll just like them. One day you'll give
your own children a bath like this. Someday when you are older
we'll go to a bath  house and enjoy the bath as men."

Nobody knows our future, but its a nice dream to have. For now
he and I get to have our man time together and enjoy the bath
until he is ready to be in there on his own. Then he and his
sister will play in the bath together until its time for them to
bathe by themselves.