Bath Time Evolution

I remember the first time I gave Lilly a bath when she came home from the hospital. She was so tiny and fragile. I felt like I was going to brake her or rub her too hard when Jordan and I were giving her a bath. I remember her sucking on her little fist for a couple of minutes, and then she started screaming. Jordan and I were so scared and anxious since we had no clue what we were doing. By the grace of God, we managed to wash her precious 8 lb 2 oz body and got her all cleaned up.

Her first bath tub was a precious pink infant tub that had a newborn hammock that kept her snug and safe. Well, that only lasted 4 weeks before she started kicking her legs off the sides and wanting to splash everywhere. After a few attempts to keep her still in that thing we decided to take the hammock off, but the plastic bathtub was just to hard for my princess. I know this only because she slipped as soon as I put her in without the hammock and bumped her head. The hammock went back on and that bathtub went into retirement the following week! haha can you tell I'm a first time mom???

Lilly's first bath at home. She was 4 days old.

Thank goodness Nay Nay (Jordan's mom) was there to help Jordan and I through our first adventure home with our baby girl!

The next week Gigi (my mom) and I went straight to the store and bought her a bath lounge that was SOFT! We Lilly thought it was the coolest thing ever! It was just like the hammock but much bigger so she had plenty or room to get comfy with no hard bathtubs to bump into. ;) She loves being so close to the water! I could never get her to sit up in that thing without her wiggling her body as close to the water as she could. As soon as she learned she could make bigger slashes she did! She would always find a way to hang her toes off the edge and splash her toes. As she got older, it became harder and harder to give her a bath in her lounge. She wanted to twist and turn to get into the water as much as possible! When she learned how to sit up, she never wanted to lay in her lounger, she wanted to SIT UP and splash with her hands instead of her feet. After I washed her, I would put her on her tummy on the lounge and let her kick her legs and hit the water with her arms...she turned into a fish that night! One time I attempted to lay her back on the lounge and she threw the biggest fit. I swear this was the FIRST time my daughter threw a fit because she wanted to do something I wouldn't let her. Gosh, she's growing up so fast! I think I had a glimpse into the future and saw her at 16! haha I saw how much it meant to her to be able to sit up and enjoy her bath time and toys, so Jordan and I broke down, yet again and knew it was time for another upgrade.

4 weeks old and trying out her bath lounger for the first time.

She loves playing with her toys when she's taking a bath.

This is the point when we knew Lilly needed an bath seat.

Today, Lilly's new bath seat came in the mail. Jordan and I were sooooo excited because we knew how much joy this little seat would bring Lilly. We let her try it out on the kitchen floor first just to see how she would like it...and it was a SUCCESS! She was so interested in the toys on the front and she was in hog heaven being about to sit up like a big girl. So, of course we had to try out our her new toy. I swear Lilly and I played in the bathtub for a good 30 minutes! She would kick and splash like there was no tomorrow! Her toes and my hands were soooo wrinkled...but it was soooo worth being able to share my time with my daughter. I would never give up my time with her during her bath nights. I think Jordan wants to help sometimes, but I'm just not ready to share one of my favorite times with Lilly!  She had a blast tonight  and I would totally recommend everyone getting their baby one if they are sitting up well. Here's the link to the bath seat if anyone is interested: Baby Bath Seat. Read the reviews first because there are some things about it that I'm not crazy about, but all in all I think it was the perfect investment for our bath time adventures!

"Mom, what's this cool new toy all about?"

She loved it!

So happy!

Random Lilly picture, but she just looks to precious in this one not to post it! ;)

"Mom, I LOVE my new bath seat! You and dad are the best!" haha

So many fun things she can now reach to see and play with.

So, this is our bath time evolution. I know there will be many many more bath time upgrades, but right now we are enjoying our special moments with our latest upgrade!