Bath Time

So Ainsley's umbelical cord finally fell off this week. (Carter's came off 2 weeks ago) We had never actually given a teenie baby a bath before, so both Lovanna and I were a little nervous about the first bath. We had the Puj Tub , Burt's Bees Baby Wash, and plenty of cute washclothes and towels from generous friends like you..

So yesterday Carter projectile vomitted all over Mom, and I got a chestful from Ainsley last night while trying to give her Kangaroo time. Neither of the 4 of us had bathed all weekend. This had to stop. The kids were fed, had had their diaper changed, and were calm. Why not push our luck and throw in a bath?

So once we collaboratively decided the bath water temperature was acceptable, we decided Ainsley would go first. She's generally a bit tougher than little Carter right now, and she was done feeding. Of course Carter finished a bit slower so he escaped going first.

Expecting the worst, I slowly lowered Ainsley into the water - expecting a scream reminiscent of mine after Michigan lost to 0-16 Penn State last week. To my surprise, she remained totally calm!!

We got her clean, and even poured water over her head to rinse the soap/shampoo off, and nothing. So proud of my little girl. Maybe some of Grandfather who was a Senior Olympics Gold Medal award winner in swimming was passed down to her..

I did learn that its better to keep a little trickle of water running, and they tend to move and splash, and they DO NOT like it when they start to run out of water..

Next came young Carter's turn. This one was on Lovanna. Apparently both babies like the water, he was fine. So relieved/proud/glad that our babies smell like little babies again!!

So here's one of the really fun parts of little twins - pulling out real cute outfits from the giant wardrobe of a closet that all of you have so generously given us: