A Whole New Take On Bath Time

Being that Gabriella has now not only outgrown her infant bathing tub but the kitchen sink as well (her feet were hanging over the side of the sink and she looked terribly uncomfortable), we have decided that it's time for bath time in the big tub! So last night was our first foray in the regular bathtub. I have no clue what we're going to do though when we get back home to Maine as we only have shower-stalls in the house there. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

So we plop her bathing cushion in the tub and get the bathroom all nice and warm and start to fill the tub with water and then place Gaby in the tub......



The very minute I get her in the tub the water starts to go down the drain. Turns out the stopper-upper thingy (plunger, whatever it's technically called) is not working. Damn! And the way the drain is designed we can't get a manual drain stopper because it won't fit. What to do?

Daddy to the rescue!!!!!!



For Gaby's entire bath last night, Gareth performed this gymnastic routine in order to keep the water in the tub. When he realized I'd taken a photo of it; his response was;

"You are so lucky I didn't take a picture of YOU giving her a bath."

But then, smart man that he is, he knows darned well that had he taken a picture of my backside that he would have soon found his name engraved on the sofa in the front room as well as pillows and a blanket for his nightly sleeping enjoyment/comfort.