Rub a dub dub

Our house has a 'European Laundry', which is a nice way of saying 'cupboard'. It's been great so far, as our place doesn't have a heap of space, and a laundry really is a luxury. But the lack of a laundry trough has been a cause of concern with regards to the little one - both for laundering and for bathing.

Nana (that's Nar-Nar for the pedants out there) Beunen had bought us a great baby bath, with a wheeled stand and a drain hose etc. So it was time to give Miss Stinky a go in it. I used one of those hoses with a shower end that you can stick onto a tap to fill it (well, when I say fill, I mean put a few inches of water in it) and wheeled it down to the lounge area.

We stripped Genevieve off and I gently placed her in. As you can see from the photo (click on it for a larger version - they all work like that in case you've never noticed) she wasn't too happy about it. So a quick clean - starting from the eyes and the cleanest areas to the dirtiest (and given she isn't out playing in the mud just yet, you can guess how her dirty area gets dirty!) Then she was out.

Something else that is a great gift are these wonderful hooded towels. It isn't too bad now, as we're still in Summer - but come winter, getting the kid warm and dry quickly is pretty important. Nanna (that one is pronounced with the short 'a') Thel's next door neighbours (yes... it's amazing who will give you gifts - thanks so much Terry and Car!) gave us a great bright pink pig themed bath set. The 'ziggy piggy' as it has been dubbed is a favourite with all three of us.

After she was dressed, I wheeled the bath back into our bathroom, hung its little hose in the bath and pulled out the plug. Seemed to work really well - so that's one use of a laundry trough negated.