It Was Bound To Happen

The first few "baths" of Olivia's sweet life had me worried (what didn't at that point!?) that she was going to be a bath time screamer.. Looking back now, if I could actually remember much from that sleep-deprived state, I don't think I'd even consider those first few times "real" baths. No matter how much I tried to hurry, she was probably cold during the sponging sessions and annoyed that I couldn't get her arms in and out of sleeves very quickly.

But now... my girl LOVES bath time!! Just a whisper of "It's Olivia's Bath Time" song and she's smiling from ear to ear. I'm so impressed that she lets me rinse her head and body at the end with the shower nozzle!

Sooner or later.. it was bound to happen... at least that's what I keep telling myself! Today, Olivia pooped in the bathtub! Yuck! Needless to say, I think this added to her enjoyment of bath time. She had some super big smiles after that. Here's a pre-poop (literally 30 seconds before) photo I took today:

The look on her face gave me the first hint as to what was about to happen and just as I removed the washcloth... SURPRISE... ewwww.. I hesitated for a minute thinking .. great, now what!?

If you find yourself in this predicament, here's what parenting.com says to do:

"If your baby goes to the bathroom in the tub, remove him, then the poop, drain the water, rinse the tub, and start over. It's important to use fresh water for the rest of the bath so that you're not washing your baby with bits of fecal matter, which contain bacteria. While it's obviously not ideal, don't panic if your baby takes a sip of the water before you can remove him from the bath."

That gave me a good laugh! Who would look that up online anyway!? And, really, use fresh water?? I should've thought of that.. HA HA. I would've passed out if she drank that water!