babies and baths.

tonight we gave olive a bath. it's part of our new bedtime routine. i love this new nightly rythym, it works really well for our family. rusty comes home and has a little time with olive. then, we all eat dinner. olive is still learning how to feed herself so she is also messy and sticky afterwards.

she was so interested in the water. she sits and splashes her hands in the water. she looks up at us and smiles.  we play a lullaby cd and watch our sweet little girl learn what water and baths are all about.

when you think about being a mom, you imagine what your favorite moments will be, first steps, first foods ... the big stuff.  i never expected nightly bathtime to be the best time of the day. 

but it's so sweet.

simple and sweet.