[tri-med] Re: Bathing and traveling (bed)

This is yet another great reason the tent works so well.  They are all 
enclosed and they have their own SPACE. 

We put a key ring on it to keep Cody inside and he is in heaven.  Have a few 
books and a couple of toys in there for him....can you say HAPPY ? 

Tracy Mom to Cody (Trisomy 9p) 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie" <debbwebb@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 5:19:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [tri-med] Re: Bathing and traveling (bed) 

It probably helps that our grrls are the same age, and about the same size. 
Debbie and Claire (T18) 

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:47 PM, <dncingqwn@xxxxxxx> wrote: 

> sometimes debbie i think you are reading my mind! i don't have any 
> suggestions...but i have been trying to figure out a better system for 
> akaiya's sleeping/bathing. akaiya is 40 inches long and her crib is a tight 
> fit! thank goodness she loves to be in very enclosed spaces when she sleeps! 
> but arms and legs are all over the place more and more and she has gotten 
> "stuck" quite a few times so a new bed is on the priority list! as for 
> bathing, i just lay her down in the tub, but it would be sooooo much easier 
> on my knees and back to have some kind of gigantic wash basin positioned up 
> high...ahhhh dreams for when i win the lottery! 
> kelly - mom to akaiya t18 - 6 yrs old 
> http://akaiyajacelyn.blogspot.com 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Debbie <debbwebb@xxxxxxxxx> 
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Mon, 18 May 2009 11:46 am 
> Subject: [tri-med] Bathing and traveling (bed) 
> 
> 
> 
> I'd like to know what the bathrooms for the special needs children look 
> like 
> - especially for the older/taller children. 
> Claire is slowly outgrowing the tub insert we have for the kitchen sink, so 
> we need to start planning some sort of remodel, or better yet, an idea for 
> a 
> simple insert for the tub for bathing. 
> 
> DH is very tall, so bending over the tub while she is laying down won't 
> work 
> well - actually for any of us, so our backs are the biggest concern, not as 
> much with lifit as with lather and rinsing. 
> 
> I don't want a total remodel (can't afford that) and was hoping for simple, 
> common sense, inexpensive ideas that can help us out. 
> 
> Other questions I have are regarding her play pen (bed for travel) and 
> reconstructing the daybed for her room when she gets too tall for the crib. 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> Debbie, mom to Claire(T18 and getting longer) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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