Once Minna could start taking real baths we put the baby tub in the real bathtub while Joshua took his bath. At first Joshua was freaked out about having the baby tub in his tub, but once we put Minna in he was thrilled. Now he gets upset if she doesn't take a bath with him. He especially likes it when we wash Minna with soap. Of course if we use soap on him he freaks out. Minna loves the bath, except getting her neck and hair washed. She looks so relaxed in the warm water.
I think part of what Joshua likes about the baths is a real chance to interact with Minna. He hands me the soap and he will help me splash warm water on Minna to make sure she doesn't get chilled. Here he is helping me. 
Joshua also looks for other ways to interact with Minna the best he can. When we are in the car and she fusses (which is about every time, she hates the car seat) sometimes Joshua will soothingly say "Minna, Minna" to try to calm her down. Other times he will fuss in sympathy for her. Also when Minna does tummy time and gets upset I will rub her back to try to calm her down. If I am not right there, but Joshua is, he will come over and rub her back to try to soothe her. Its so cute.
Update on the baby bear, it now has a diaper bag, multiple diapers, PJs, a couple of onesies, a bottle, and Joshua's old moses basket to sleep in. Joshua will also tell us "Shhhh, bear is sleeping". He really likes having the bear to take care of.
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