Eli's new favorite trick

Eli has always been good about his taking his bath . . . I say that like he's been taking them for years but in actuality I have been to Taco Cabana more times than he's had baths.  Anyways, Eli has always been good about his taking his bath but this past week baths just got a whole lot awesomer!  Eli is quickly becoming more aware of his body movements and has perfected a deliberate movement similar to a fish flopping on dry land.  He will start out soaking in his tub, enjoying the relaxing warm water and intoxicating smell of Johnson&Johnson baby wash, but eventually he realizes that he is naked and free from the everyday constraints of his clothing prison.  With lightening quickness he flexes his legs straight out and clenches his butt cheeks which causes the entire lower half of his body to pop out of the water!  It's tough to capture his awesome power and speed on camera so the picture does not accurately portray this movement.  He actually flopped 3 times while I was trying to take just this one picture!  It's like trying to take a picture of a lightening bolt with a polaroid camera.  All you can really see is the after math of water splashing everywhere.  It can sometimes be a little frightening because he will catch you off guard while you are scrubbing his feet or putting more soap on the washcloth and the commotion makes you think he is just slipped and dunked himself underwater.  When you turn and look, he's just splashing away.

And, in case you're wondering . . . yes, it is a pink bathtub.  We are a very progressive family that does not feel we need to conform to society's blue-boy and pink-girl motifs.  We actually got it from a friend at a baby shower who couldn't remember if we were going to have a boy or a girl.  We didn't know what we were having at the time either and did not feel that the color of the bathtub would have any detrimental impact on our child.  So we kept it and it works just fine.  The effects on Eli remain to be seen.