Relaxing in the bath!

I used to love to lie in the bath and read Mummymo. However, at Christmas we had our bathroom rebuilt and replaced the bath with a walk in shower. End of books I am afraid. I do prefer the shower (or we wouldn't have done it) but there has been the odd moment when I would have liked to slink off and wallow. My daughter is too much like me to be funny. She has the same sense of humour, the same ability to command others to do her bidding and worries about similar things too. She loves the shower but enjoys her bath too. When she was small I used to tell her about her little brother Arthur. Arthur was a very naughty child and one day, he was so naughty that he was washed down the plughole after his bath. After that, she was always very keen to get out when I pulled the pug! My daughter loves to read too. If we stay in an hotel she will disappear for hours to lie in the bath and get lost in her latest book. Like her father, sometimes the only way to get her out is to knock on her door and call "Last one to the bar buys the drinks", that won't move her, but the thought that the bar is open will!! You wont have that problem for a year or two, but trust me, the day will come. LOL.

Oh Mummymo, you have no idea how much I'd like to relax in the bath with a good book! Unfortinately my littlest doesn't approve of Mummy having any peace and quiet in the bathroom and insists on joining me. If he's not allowed in then he bangs and hollers on the door, which is hardly relaxing! It sounds to me like your daughter has had a very bright idea with her book in the bath, but you really ought to be careful otherwise you'll never be able to get int he bathroom yourself!!

As you know we don't have a bath , I tried reading in the shower but the book got soaked :) :) . It is not a bad thing that Niamh is taking after you , If she grows up to be half as sweet and thoughtful as you then she will be well loved , Not that we could love her any more than we do , xxx

Nope I am the only one that likes o lay in tub and read all the rest of my kids jump in and out of teh shower. Now my grand daughter might one day as she loves to try and read her books when I am reading mine. She is 3

Awww that is so cute mummymo, like mother like daughter. I usually read in the bath too, haven't lately though as it's been all showers at the moment. I'm due for a hot long soak though and a good book too. As for my son, he plays with his toys in the bath and sometimes pretends he's swimming in the pool. He'll put his goggles on, fill the bath almost to the top and swims LOL too funny sometimes.

Hi mummymo! Oh that is so cute! I am sure she admires you a lot that is why she is really trying to do everything you are doing. You have such an adorable daughter and very smart too! I think she will grow up to be a very smart young lady. Unfortunately, I don't have kids yet and if ever I will be blessed with even just one, I would really hope that she will be smarter than I am. Just my thoughts dear. Take care and have a nice day!

this is just so cute!!! mother like daughter... I am heading to go relax in the hot tub... wish my computer could come with me! LOL I would keep talking to you all on my lot!

i dont read while im in the tub..i just lay there and relax..its the mannerism of my daughter and the way she walks the reminds me of myself ..although i havent notice this..its my husband who commented it..

My fav is Christopher Robin and I walked along Under branches lit up by the moon Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore As our days disappeared all too soon But I've wandered much further today than I should And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood So help me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do Got a honey jar stuck on his nose He came to me asking help and advise And from here no one knows where he goes So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there How to loosen the jar from the nose of a bear So help me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh It's hard to explain how a few precious things Seem to follow throughout all our lives After all's said and done I was watching my son Sleeping there with my bear by his side So I tucked him in, kissed him And as I was going I swear that old bear whispered Boy, welcome home! Believe me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one What do you know, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh Back to the ways of Christopher Robin and Pooh Back to the ways of Pooh

It has been a long time since I gave our boys a bath and they are adults now, went to university so that shows how smart they were. They did start to read when they were five or six but never in the bathroom. They were mainly into science fiction books and for a time collected all the Star Wars books and what happened to Hans Solo, Princess Leia and their kids. When we were at certain houses at guests where they had a magazine rack and pocket books on the shelves in the bathroom but that was if you were going number one and it took a while for it to get through. I never read a book while taking a bath, I did not have enough money to buy another book if that one gets wet. I however love to read while I am eating, and drinking tea.

I had to smile while reading your post, mummymo, because it reminded me so much of my friend and her granddaughter that she is raising. I am constantly reminding her when she wonders about some of the antics of the child that she is very much like her and has picked up many of her habits. Kids like to imitate what they see their parents do and that is why we must always set a good example for them. Your little Niamh must be like a carbon copy of you. I find her name so unusual-but very pretty.

That is so sweet, Mo. What a great habit to pick up from you. Like you, I can think of nothing more relaxing than a good book in a bubble bath. I don't do it often enough. The habit my son seems to have picked up from me is hearing music even when there isn't any to hear. I love music, and if I am ever somewhere that I can't hear it I just sing or hum to myself. Thank goodness, in today's world, it is always pretty easy to have access to music so that we don't have to scare people around us with our singing.

great minds think alike! i am running a bath right now and i will soak in the bubbles for the next hour as i re read 'one flew over the cuckoos nest'. Hollie has my sense of humour, very black for a 6 year old! i must get her to stop setting bear traps for granny!

Bless her!! Its scary to think, if shes like this at 6. What will she be like in her teens?? lol Makes you wonder what other habits shes picking up?? I love hot baths with bubbles but dont like reading in the bath as Im scared I will drop it in the water!! I enjoy listening to music though, this helps me relax even more.

that sounds so relaxing mummymo... too bad i can't do it often here in my house as i don't have the time... i am always busy working and earning money to fufill our needs... on my spare time, i prefer to go window shopping or taking a walk rather than having a hot bath... on sunday, i usually go to church... so i never do it for so long already... may be i should start to have a hot bath again like you to relax myself... enjoy your hotbath mummymo and have a nice day...

I do love to lay in a tub and read. It is such a treat to go to a motel/hotel that has a hot tub. When the kids were younger during the long cold winters we would drive an hour away so we could have a weekend of fun in the pool and Mommy in the hot-tub! Funny about my daughters they are a very small bit like me but not alot. I think my Scots daughter takes after me though..lol xoxoxoxoxoxoo

I do like to read and relax in the tub! I will be there soon and shall not be heard from for a while! It is good that your daughter is imitating you.

I love reading in a hot bath. Always have. When my kids were babies, I take them in with me. Strap them gently to my chest, prop up a picture book and read to them! The loved it. By the time they could crawl and were bathing on their own, the knew just how to lie in the bath so they could 'read' their own picture books - with me right there to turn the pages and keep the book dry! LOL

I don't have kids, so I can't answer that part of the question. I can however answer the other question. I don't take baths very often, well not like I used to anyway. When I do take a bath though I just sit there. I don't read or anything else. I think for me though that showers are more relaxing. I say this because a while ago my husband bought a shower head that has several different settings. I love one especially because it feels like a massage.

My daughter is just like me too in her ways, but I am afraid I am not a good role model for her in some of the things that she has picked up!! I used to love nothing more than a bubble bath and a good read, before all my kids came along I would be in the bath for hours. But those days disappeared along time ago as it takes up too much of the time that I have not got, although I am sure when the kids are older and do not need me to do as much for them then I will be able to go back to my indulgence!!