Mom Tip

this is so minor and ridiculous, but i thought i would share anyway in case it might help someone in the future...:)

i'm constantly trying to figure out when to start teaching the boys to do things on their own...i mean, how do you really know this stuff? there's no manual! seriously, when do you teach a little boy to wipe his own bootie? i mean, he seems like he's old enough, but if he's not, that can get pretty gross, so when is the right time? (fyi, i've heard that 5 is round about age to start that and my sis-in-law kyle says definately before kindergarten...cuz she was a kindergarten teacher and that is not something they do there!!) :):) i've struggled with this in the past, and it always just comes at some point...dressing themselves, potty training, clearing the table and unloading the dishwasher....etc.... so, for months, i've been trying to teach logan to bathe himself...and he fought me every time!!! (ian would be in the same bath practically pulling the washcloth out of my hands wanting to do it himself) ....today, i discovered how to get him to want to do it. see, i've always used the baby head to toe wash...cuz i like the smell, and its pretty cheap since its shampoo and body wash in one. well, i randomly got some bar soap the other day just to keep in there for visitors (truth be told, joey has asked me if we have bar soap instead of body wash the past two times he's spent the night, so i finally just remembered to get him some:):) .... amazingly, the boys love this! they get all sudsy and get to wash all over...i don't know why this is different than using the body wash, but for some reason it is, and they both now LOVE to bathe themselves! so...if anyone is having trouble with this...try some regular old bar soap...
that's all!! :)