first time in the tub

Our doctor recommended that we give Sam sponge baths for the first few weeks of his life (mostly so his circumcision could heal). He's finally old enough now to get a bath in his little tub, which we did for the first time today.

He's not quite sure what to think of it.

I guess he decided in favor of the bath, since he cried when I wrapped him up.

Pharaoh Samuel in his nemes headcloth-esque towel (okay, so I've substituted an alligator for the traditional serpent)

All clean!

P.S. Sam is doing a lot better too. He's still spitting up (hence the reason for the bath), but the spit up isn't brown and he's not doing it as frequently. It's really amazing what inspiration I've received as a mother to care for Sam. For example, I was praying in desperation the other night (I was SO, SO, SO tired and didn't think I could pull another all-nighter), and I remembered (really, I was inspired to remember) that my mom had given me a chair that Lydia used to use. Sam has been spitting up a lot when we lay him down in his bed, so we placed him in this chair which is set at a fairly high angle. He slept really well - and without any vomiting! We're going to try and keep him in this chair often. I think he does a lot better when his body is upright or set at a high angle - it seems to be more difficult for his food to work against gravity and come up.