William's first bath

Now, being in a hotel without any of the conveniences of home, we make do with what we've got.

Because of William's umbilical cord he cannot be submerged into a tub of water. Now, if he were a nursing baby it wouldn't be that bad, but bottle fed babies just don't have that clean nursing baby smell. So, a sponge bath it must be. I have mentioned that he does not like being uncovered or being cold so we had to work fast. I stripped him down and he started to protest, but knowing how comfortable he would be once he was all clean I took him over to the sink, which I had filled with warm soapy water and proceeded to squeeze warm water over his little head...much to his surprise (and mine) he loved it.

I took him over to the bed and wiped down his little front side, which he hated and then took him back to the sink to wash his oh, so tiny back side, he hated that, too. The poor thing screamed until I had him clothed, combed and wrapped up tight and then he went right to sleep. I knew he'd be glad I did it!