Tubby Time

Like most of Sonja's day-to-day activities, she has a quirky ritual when she takes a "tub-tubs." First she has her play time with her toys in the water, until I rudely interrupt her by washing her as she names her different body parts, then her hair, laughing as I extend her sudsy locks on top of her head so tall that she would put Alfalfa to shame. Then, I wrap her in her towel and cradle her in the mirror. She likes to pretend she's a little baby again, because we told her we used to wrap her like a burrito when she was itty-bitty. Then, we absolutely MUST make a smiley face on her "panza" with lotion. After we clean her ears and brush her teeth, it's time to put on her "jam-jams" and read her a bedtime story. To cap off the evening, she listens to her Disney CD, but only on one condition. She has to push the play button herself, or it just won't do. Angel and I giggle as we hear her singing softly along with Ariel or Jasmine, until...She's out like light. And, beware. She's a bear in the morning, just like her mommy.