Rub a Dub Dub

Mia has gotten big enough that the newborn bathtub that fits in the sink is getting too small. I gave her a few baths in the sink itself, but she's so slippery that I was afraid she would smack her little head on the side of the sink. I feel like she's still way too young for the regular bathtub, though. So, I set off to find a solution and, lo and behold, Target had the answer. I'm sure that other moms use these a lot, but being a new mommy, it was like finding a new toy to me. I got her a large, inflatable bathtub shaped like a duck. Not just any old duck either. Mia got the bright, hot pink duck. I didn't notice when I bought it, but it also has a thing in its bill that quacks when you press it. You set it in the bathtub with the baby in it. That way, if the baby falls over, she just lands on a cushy, inflated duck. There are also a couple of suction cups on the bottom so it will stick to the tub. Pretty ingenious, I thought. Anything that makes my life easier and makes Mia happy is a winner. Mia thought the duck was funny. Before putting it into the tub, Wesley made the duck bounce and fly around the living room. You would have thought Mia was watching stand-up by Tony Clifton. She was laughing so much that Wesley and I had to stop messing with the duck a few times because we were laughing so hard. Having a baby sure can be entertaining. She thought getting a bath in the duck was jolly good fun. She splashed, and splashed, and SPLASHED. Then she would hit the duck and just grin really big and look at us. Such a funny girl!