There is a somewhat humorous story to go along with all this adorableness. Nolan has had what's known as cradle cap since he was a baby. It's a think overgrowth of skin that starts to get yellow and flaky if left untreated. I would get it cleared up, it would come back, etc. We hadn't had to deal with it for a while now when I noticed him scratching his head a lot more recently. I was thankful to discover that it was cradle cap again and not lice as I was fearing. I read that coconut oil worked really well for cradle cap and since I had some on hand I slathered his head up with it over lunch.
After sitting with it on his head for 30 minutes he jumped in the tub and asked Miles to join. I can't pass up a photo op and happily obliged. There is also adorable video footage that I would love to share but it's not Internet appropriate...with all the toddler and baby nudity and all. That will just have to wait until his first date or an equally embarrassing opportunity. Back to the bath though. So i get both the boys clean, dressed (Nolan wanted to wear their matching pjs at nap time) and off to bed for their naps.
When Nolan woke up I noticed his hair still looked super oily (see picture below, taken 4 hours after the bath). I got on google and researched how to get oil out of hair. Who knew that something so good for your hair would be such a PITA to get out?! Luckily what was needed to strip it out of his hair, I also had on hand (baking soda and castile soap put on dry hair and then rinsed with hot water) and it worked great.
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