Dadot's First Bath

In December we decided that it was time for Dadot to have his first bath. You see, Dadot gets dragged everywhere with us and Eli uses him as a pillow. Needless to say, we were overdue for a bath.

Eli loves baths. When I suggested that Dadot needed one, he grabbed him and ran for the bathroom. So I explained that Dadot would need a special bath - in the washing machine. Eli helped me to put bubbles into Dadot's bath water and helped me put Dadot in. He was very excited for Dadot . . . at least at first.

About three minutes into the bath, Eli grabbed my hand and took me to the washing machine. He made it clear that he was ready for Dadot's bath to be done. So we opened the machine and checked on him. And we kept checking every three or four minutes through the entire cycle.

When the buzzer went off for the end of the cycle, Eli came running from across the house. He was disappointed when I explained that Dadot was too wet to play with. So we set Dadot up on the kitchen table with a fan blowing on him. It happened to be right next to Eli's favorite place to watch the world from his window. A few minutes after Dadot began to dry, I discovered him and Eli like this . . . .

Eli was patiently telling Dadot all that he had missed during bath time.

Best friends should not be apart!