Kings of the Road

Stella’s first bath in the baby bathtub was a success! Before today, I had only given her sponge baths. Since her umbilicus fell off last week (ohmahgod my baby is growing up so quickly; she already lost her umbilical stump!), and the last of the scab is finally gone, I decided to give her a “big-girl bath.”

She just loved it! She loved being naked, and having warm water poured over her. She only got upset when I took her out, started drying her off, and put her clothes on. In fact, she got so upset that I had to read her a chapter in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to calm her down. I think it helped when I explained that unlike poor Charlie Bucket, who only gets one tiny chocolate bar once a year on his birthday, we have chocolate everyday in this family. She promptly fell asleep.