When Natalie was brand new, taking a shower - and everything else for that matter - was quite the production. I wanted to be able to hear her and get to her quickly if needed, so she spent my shower time in the portable crib in the bathroom with me. I had to time my showers just right so that maybe she wouldn't need me for those few minutes. She was happiest first thing in the morning and right after eating, so that's when I showered. I would "set the mood" by turning on the bathroom vent fan and only one light. The sound of the fan soothed her, and I know I wouldn't want to look up at multiple glaring bathroom lights, so I figured Natalie wouldn't either. Once the mood was set and I made sure that she had a firm hold on her binky, I would sprint to the shower in hopes that I could get done before she started crying. She would occasionally be content the whole time, but I usually had to get out of the shower and replace her binky or roll her crib back and forth or pick her up or all three. One time she actually fell asleep while I was showering, and it was so miraculous that I had to take a picture:
Fast forward to today. I still bring her with me just in case something were to happen, but that's about the only similarity. There is no mood lighting, no noise from the fan, no replacing her binky over and over and over. I don't even feel like I have to hurry to get out in world record time. Natalie is content to play and kick in her bouncy seat (actually it's Cousin Platt's bouncy seat - thanks Platt!). I always peek out to check on her at least once because I'm paranoid. This is what I saw today:
Okay, so this photo was staged. I don't really take a camera with me in the shower. This really is what she looked like though.
My baby is growing up.
She has really grown this week!
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