I feel that we are so lucky that Hailey loves her bath time. I remember being so scared the first few times when I bathed her on my own. I was so nervous, I didn't know how to hold her or comfort her if she started to cry. Now I look forward to bath time, she loves being in the water (must be from her daddy) and loves to play with her letters. I attempted the big tub a while ago but she's a slippery wet noodle so I figured I'd go back to my safe, sink tub. I'm sure she's ready to be in the big one but mommy can only transition so fast.So I was doing my best not to stress about something but I feel one of my gifts is stressing out :) I thought I was going to have to wean her off nursing soon and I was dreading it. The past month I have been reading up on how to do it and each time I read about it I was praying I wouldn't have to. It's kinda funny because when I was pregnant I already committed to nursing not even knowing how challenging, painful, stressful, tiring...but amazing it was. I was so nervous, scared and a little weirded out by the whole thing to be honest. I was really struggling with the idea and felt foolish for it. So many people were telling me it was the most precious thing you could do with your child and it was so beautiful but I just wasn't on that same train of thought.
Once Hailey and I got the hang of it and the pain lessened and the feedings were more then 2 1/2 hours apart I actually found myself enjoying it. I started to look forward to our quiet time together when it was just us. It is such a precious time that we are able to share. I really feel that I have gotten to learn more about her personality more by nursing. I do consider myself blessed that I was able to nurse and that I still am. I do not take for granted this time or the fact that I'm able to continue to do so. When the time came to introduce solids I tried to put it off as long as possible...I kept telling myself she wasn't ready but the whole time it was me who wasn't ready.
So I have learned to enjoy our special time together, I am trying to soak in all her little smiles and sighs as much as I can.
Hailey is growing so fast and progressing faster then I'm emotionally ready at times but it's such a joy to see her grow, develop and just to watch her learn is incredible.
Have you thought of bringing her in the tub with you? It's definitely a 2-person job! We started doing it with Nikolas when he was about 6 weeks old and he LOVES it. I get in first, have a little relaxing time, then once the water has cooled down, I have Matt bring in the baby and he'll sit by the tub while we put the baby in the water. He can be as cranky as ever, and as soon as he's set in the water, he loves to float (with mommy's help) and splash around. It's a great family time activity.
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