Friday, January 30, 2004
We've been having a bit of trouble recently with bathing Sophie. Totally out of the blue a couple of weeks ago, she started sobbing uncontrollably at the mere sight of the bathtub. We'd fill it and plop her in, only to have her immediately slither back out. Tub toys didn't help, water temperature made no difference, desensitization attempts (i.e. putting her in an EMPTY tub) were a waste of time. Babies are supposed to be fresh and sweet-smelling, so we've been bathing her through her tears and escape efforts. It is not a pleasant experience to have to force your child to endure something that obviously upsets her.
Sophie had a bad reaction to new formula this morning, meaning that she puked up an entire 8 ounce bottle during what was supposed to be her morning nap. I went into her room to see why she was crying and discovered that everything in her crib - including Sophie herself - was SOAKED. This necessitated washing everything in the crib - again, including Sophie. By the time I finished holding and soothing her, I decided that I might as well bring Sophie into the shower with me and wash us both at the same time.
Strangely enough, she absolutely LOVED the shower. Didn't even mind the water occasionally splashing her face. Had no objections to sitting by herself in the back of the shower while I bathed. Not a whimper or whine. So I guess I'm stuck with a shower buddy from now on. It seems a better alternative than the bathtub nightmare.
On a related and even more bizarre note, Sophie - who says maybe a dozen words these days - pointed at my chest post-shower and said quite clearly, "boobies". (We have no idea where that came from. Grammom swears her innocence in the matter.) So you heard it here first: my 12-month-old is a budding pervert!
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