Gavin has become quite adept in the art of spoon-feeding. Every morning, he feeds himself about one-third of his bowl of oatmeal.

Then, the 13-month-old in him takes over and he squeezes the oatmeal between his fingers while Daddy feeds him the rest.

It just feels so ... interesting!

That leaves us with one filthy boy. So, what are the parents to do? Into the tub!

I really didn't see what the problem was, Mommy.

Admiral Turtle oversees the cleaning process from the side of the tub.

Gavin conducts top-secret government-funded fluid dynamics experiments for the Navy after the cleaning process is completed.

Petty Officer Construction Man couldn't observe the current experiment because it was on a need-to-know basis.

At its conclusion, Gavin destroyed all evidence that the experiment ever took place.

Gavin is always more than willing to splash on cue. And when we ask him if he wants to take a bath, he always walks right to the tub in our bathroom and stands patiently while we gather towels and strip him down. He may not speak words like "splash" or "bath" yet, but he definitely understands them!

This shot doesn't even look like Gavin. Strange.

It's tough being a baby, splashing around in a bathtub every day as he fulfills his duties for his country.