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Sometimes our Brutus Baby wants to be frozen. We're not sure why. Maybe the freezing kills germs, or maybe it massages his dense tissues. He lets us know when he wants it by gesturing towards the freezer door.
Here he is just out of the freezer. Sometimes he's completely buried in the ice -- it does not seem to matter, and it does not hurt him.

Brutus Baby frozen
We never would have figured out he likes this. But he kept getting into the freezer. He'd haul in a water bottle and one of our plastic cups. He'd then fill the cup with the water bottle and get inside. It freaked us out at first, but he kept doing it, so now we help him.

Brutus Baby eyes unfrozen

We usually leave him frozen for about 12 hours, then we put him out in the sun to thaw. We have no idea how long he can stay frozen, but 12 hours seems to do the trick. Weird -- but really cool.

Brutus Baby head unfrozen

When he's ready to get out of the ice, his body vibrates super fast, shattering the ice around him. But often he'll let himself slowly thaw out. Maybe it's therapy.

Brutus Baby thawing out

It looks like today he's going to stay in for the duration. Maybe he likes the feel of the warm brick on his back and the ice on his belly.

Brutus Baby almost unfrozen


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