She's on her own.....

I'm sitting in the bathroom, not what you think........I'm watching over Mia while she washes herself entirely on her own. She washed her hair, she washed her body, and even her little face! She soaped herself up like nobodies business. What a big girl now. I can't believe how well she did. Well, actually I can believe it. My Mia is pretty independent, and likes to try new things on her own.

As she was washing her hair she said "I want to get myself all sparkly and clean. I don't want to just be plain"

She washed her hair twice, and lathered up her little body. She looked like a snow man!

She asked me to wash her back and I showed her the "Zest fully clean strategy" She was super excited that she could do that without help too.

So does this mean that this mommy doesn't have to give nightly baths any more? We'll see. I'm sure I'll need to give the occasional wash down. It will be interesting to see how long the newness of bathing herself lasts. I know with the boys it only lasted about a week and now, 6 years later I would still like to climb in the shower with them and scrub them down really good. I'm sure that Codi's 3.5 minute showers aren't very productive. I'm sure that Rich doesn't wash, but sitting in the shower for 45 minutes with the water as hot as possible must do something. Linsey seems to do good. She likes to relax in the bath. She fills the water up to the rim and when she gets in the tub the water slightly overflows, soaking the bathroom floor, but hey, the kids soakin! She needs her "down time" I guess. It will be interesting to see what Mia's bathing style is. Will she do the quick "in and out" that Codi does, will she steam her pores out like Rich, or will she relax in a full warm bath like her sister?

Well anyway, here is a picture to show off how independent my Mia is becoming!