The First Bath

OK, since I had surgery, going up the stairs has been hard for me and I apologize readers, for not keeping you all up to date on little Emma. So I'm now rapidly trying to post while she is napping. Which, by the way, she is sleeping beautifully, thank you for asking. So there will be several posts in a row...you may want to start at the bottom and read up. Just a suggestion. Or you could start at the top and go down...it might be like living backwards in time. Or maybe I've just been watching too much of the SciFi network or previews of The X Files movie. Either way, it's up to you. Enjoy.
So back to the first sponge bath. It's a good one people. Trust me on this one. And fortunately it's complete with pictures. And laughter. Settle in and find out what happened.
Mom was staying with us for the first week to take care of me. Very nice, I might add. She had food prepared for us, kept me on a healthy diet, brought me drinks when I nursed, did laundry, vacuumed...you get the point. So we had her talk us through a sponge bath since Emma's hair needed washing and we wanted her all clean and sweet smelling. (although does a baby ever NOT smell sweet?) We took her diaper off and she was really enjoying being naked. She enjoyed it so much that she peed all over her daddy. And the kitchen counter. And the floor. I guess she was saving up for a rainy day and rain it did!She then proceeded to spit up on Jeff. I was giggling (and obviously taking pictures!). We managed to get her wiped down and washed her hair, which she LOVED!! We got her all cleaned up and she was a happy camper. I brought her into our bedroom to put a new diaper on her and while I had her legs in the air, she projectile pooped all over the front of me!! It was all over the front of my robe and the changing table, but thankfully not on the floor or anywhere else. I cleaned her up, managed to get the dirty towel out from under her and my robe off of me without spreading the damage, was about to put the diaper on her when she did it again! This time it got on my hands and Mom's hands and we were trying to clean up a freshly bathed baby and ourselves all the while trying to not bust a gut laughing. Needless to say, Daddy got the last laugh!! Fortunately for me, there is no pictoral proof of the "pooping" events of that day, but it was pretty hilarious. Note to self: When chaging a diaper, leave the baby exposed for the minimal amount of time. Naked baby = free for all. I think nakedness triggers an innate response in babies: "UNLOAD" the bodily functions as fast and as furious as possible. Lesson learned.