Rub-a-dub-dub, baby in the tub!

Layla had her first bath in her bath tub from Aba (My mom Abuelita Mad) last Sunday and it was a disaster because I read somewhere that she should have a bath before feeding. Forget it...these pictures are from the next day when I fed her first and she enjoyed the bath much more.

I also wanted to make bathing easier for her because she always cried when they bathed her in the nursery. The nurses have to bathe several babies, so bathing time isn't exactly fun over there. That's why I'm always talking to her and keeping her calm, and I massage her before I dress her up. Now she's a more quiet baby during bath time. She just makes this really funny face when she feels cold. Haha!

The hassle about bathing her (Actualy she just gets a sponge bath. Her hair's the only part I really wet.) is the stump of her umbilical cord. It hasn't fallen off yet and I'm becoming impatient. It can't get wet, so I place a towel on it just to be safe, and I have to clean it everyday with alcohol so that it'll dry up and fall off. I also discovered that I wasn't even cleaning it enough. You have to really dig in and wipe it good, and I was afraid to do that because I thought it might hurt her. Apparently she doesn't care, so I've been diligent with the cleaning and it looks like it's going to fall off in no time...then I can dunk her in the balde! Just kidding. :)