Bath time has always been a fun time for Abby. She takes such joy in kicking and splashing in the water. During our first few days at home I would pull out her small bathtub and set it up with water in our bedroom. The morning sunlight would shine through the three large windows filling the room with a warm glow. I would scoop up water with Abby’s favorite bath toy, her orange whale. This toy looks like a small cup shaped like a whale with perforated holes in the bottom allowing water to trickle out like a shower. As I lifted the whale high up above Abby’s chest she would giggles watching the water splashed down onto her skin, reaching out to grab at it with her fingers.

Soon these giggles turned into vigorous wiggles and in order to save our carpet we needed to move bath time into the bathroom. Saying goodbye to ‘sun-baths’ and hello to ‘splash-baths’. We placed her small bathtub inside our own tub, giving Abby the opportunity to exercise her legs. And exercise she did! She kicked the water until it would splash all over the floor. Rubber ducks were now a staple bath time friend. Abby would squeal with joy as her duck would come floating closer to her, splashing her hands trying to coax the duck to hurry over.

Soon the small bathtub was too small. It was time for Abby to move to the big tub. In order to bathe in the large tub Abby required a bath partner. My husband quickly volunteered for the job. This soon became their Daddy-daughter time. Every day or two my husband would run a warm bath and the two would get in and splash. It is a wonderful thing to sit downstairs taking a few moments to myself listening to my husband singing ‘baby beluga’ upstairs in the bathtub. Quickly this became a highlight for Abby. I could see her face light up when she would notice her Daddy in the tub. She waves her hands up and down with joy as I hand her over to my husband for some bath time fun!

I work hard at remembering these moments don’t last forever and before we know it Daddy-daughter bath time will be over. At least we will have some photos to remind and embarrass her when she gets older!