Bathtime!

Lauren loves bedtime and hates getting up, so comfort seems to be her thing. It's not surprising, then, that she loves bath time. She always has.

When she was first born, we just did gentle sponge baths keeping her wrapped in the towel, holding her over the sink. Once she was a little bigger, we put her in the baby tub in the kitchen. She loved the warm water and kicking her arms and legs to splash us. It was definitely her favorite time of the day.

Once she got a little older, we transitioned her to the ducky tub. It's this blow-up tub that fits in the big tub, and she looked so cute in it. The duck's bill would quack when you pressed it, which scared her the first several times she heard it. She got used to it after a while and really enjoyed staying in the tub as long as she could. We had a couple of waterproof books that she liked to read and other little toys she played with.

Now that she's a big girl, she definitely has a routine. When it's bath time, we turn on the water and she strips off her clothes. She then goes in underneath the sink and gets out the same toys every time: some spongy letters and numbers and two bottles for pouring water. Once she's in the bath, she plays and splashes and has a wonderful time. She doesn't love it so much when I try to rinse her hair, but Jeremy has taught her to put her chin up when it's time to rinse. It works sometimes, but it's definitely still not her favorite thing to do.

Once she's washed, I drain the water and she pulls up the duck stickers that are on the tub bottom. She then lines them up in various formations on the side of the tub. Before I she turns into an icicle I get her out and wrap her in her kitty towel. Lately, she loves having me hold her in my arms and call her a little baby. Sound familiar?

Before I forget, a cute moment from the other day:

She noticed in the morning that the cat had scratched my finger. She took it and gave it several sweet kisses, saying, "All better?" She's such a caring little girl!