This morning, my mum asked me if I want to try bathing baby caleb …. I couldn’t help but kept laughing. … my mum tot I had gone mad … haha
Actually I was feeling a bit lazy about bathing him as my right hand felt tired … from the entire night of feeding and from the morning walk even though I had the help of the sarong sling … yet I know that I cannot rely on my mum forever and I need to learn how to bath him ….
I suppose this is motherhood – taking care of your child even though you may feel tired or lazy … :P
Anyway, after yesterday’s trial I know what to do today …
Laughingly, I got his water ready – afraid that the water may turn cold by the time I got him ready, I prepared the water a bit warmer …
Then, remove his diaper and wipe his buttocks clean if there is any poo poo
Then, unbutton his shirt BUT DO NOT TAKE IT OFF or he will start to frown and cry his heart out … haha … so what I did was to warp his shirt on his shoulders like the big brother in Shanghai Beach … haha … since there are ribbons on his shirt (instead of buttons), I just tied the first ribbon so that it wont drop off when he is in the water. ..
First, I ‘brushed’ his teeth …then clean his face and neck …
Add his shampoo to the bath water and wash his head …so far he enjoyed washing his head …
Now we lowered him into the water and wash his buttocks, legs and feet …
Then sit him in the burp burp position to wash his back .. he enjoys this as well
Now, we flip him to wash his front … finally, we remove his mittens to wash his hands .. by now, he will be frowning and before we get him out from the water, we take off his shirt and quickly wrap him in his blanket … : ) by now, he is getting ready to cry .. haha
Dry his back and use the towel to cover this front – for me, covering his KKB is impt in case he gave me showers of blessing .. haha …
Finally – put his shirt on, and mittens, then diapers and footie mittens and the results – a clean and fresh baby caleb! : )
2nd attempt at bathing baby caleb
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Stupid auto save functin ... i typed a long post on my 2nd attempt at bathing baby caleb and it was all gone!!!!!!!! argh!!!!!