a princess towel and an enchilada pan

this weekend nova's little belly button cord came off, and it was decided that it was time to give nova her first bath. we had given her sponge baths but not a complete one. this was monumental. a big first in our child's life. we wanted to document it well. dan was SO excited. so we got everything gathered up and started filling up the tub......the problem: our tub doesn't work. not a problem that most people have, but we couldn't plug the tub. this of course doesn't stop the hopes, we are a determined couple. we just decided that until we can get that problem fixed, we would bathe her in the kitchen sink. grandma hope (who is here visiting) graciously did the dishes, since we decided nova wouldn't be as clean if we washed her with the enchilada pan.

we filled up the sink and started to wash. she loved it! the picture doesn't really say so, but once we poured water over her and got in a rhythm she was so relaxed........which resulted in our down fall as well as not documenting the event very well. if you refer back a few blogs ago, nova has a really pretty princess towel, that is a really pretty pink. after we washed her off, we picked her up and wrapped her up in it. it was a serene and peaceful moment shared as she stared into our eyes and we oooed over how perfect and clean our little baby was and how efficiently
smoothly her first bath was. well, we wallowed a little too long in the moment because suddenly, the silence was broken by.......well......i suppose a tactful way of putting it would be to say there was a "passage of gas" except that is not completely accurate at all. it was WAY more than just a passage of gas. it was more of a passage of her last 4 feedings. my arms suddenly felt heavier and dan and i were no longer looking at nova we were looking at each other with our mouths hanging open wondering what we should do. nova looked peaceful but we didn't.

thankfully, grandma hope came to the rescue and grabbed the towel and we quickly put nova BACK in the sink where it looked like we HAD washed her in the enchilada pan. it was at that moment that i realized the that i was indeed a mother. i was touching poop. not only was i touching poop, but i didn't really care too much. in fact, dan and i were laughing pretty hard. nova however didn't think it was very funny. once we got her all cleaned off---the SECOND time, we quickly wrapped her up in a DIFFERENT towel, and swiftly put on a diaper. needless to say, the sink can be cleaned and sterilized and will become a kitchen sink once more.......the towel on the other hand may never be the same again........

nova looking "nova-licious"

nova sleeping and looking cute----i know, i need to be more productive than just watching her sleep, but i can't help myself!