We gave you your first bath in the tub two days ago. Up to this point we had just been wiping you down with a wet wash cloth because you still had your umbilical cord stump. The main part of the stump fell off when you were about 2 weeks and 4 days old, but you still had part remaining. We didn't realize that your belly skin had folded over part of the stump so it took awhile for ALL of it to dry up and your belly button to completely form. Once it did we gave you a much needed actual bath. You yelled to start with and then I got enough warm water all over you that you calmed down, zoned out, and seemed to tolerate it, if not enjoy it.
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