You make bath time so much fun!

I just took a bath and got a shower, too! Hannah was playing next to the tub, and she seemed pretty interested in the water and the suds, so I stripped off her clothes and socks and she came in the tub with me! I've had her in with me before, mostly at times when I didn't want to get out but she needed my attention. This time it seemed like she wanted in, and she had a lot of fun! She splashed and splashed! (Hence the shower!) I got some extra soaking time, too, and it was nice for both of us!

She leaned forward a little too far and got some water in her face and mouth. She started crying. My first thought was to get out of the tub immediately, but I was thinking about what I've been reading in "Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves" where she talks about babies and children needing to feel their emotions and reactions. I was thinking if we got out of the tub, it might distract her, and she was probably a little scared from getting her face wet and just needed to cry about that for a bit. So I just held her while she cried and she cried for about 45 seconds, then went back to splashing! That seems better than rushing out of the tub with an upset (and slippery) baby. I'm learning a lot along the way, hopefully the mistakes I make won't be too catastrophic or tramautic for my little love!

Hannah does have quite the rubber duckie collection, but today we bathed duckless. All the duckies were in her bathroom! We still had lots of fun!