sleeping in the shower

we are finally crawling out of the sick bin around here. the residual coughing and blowing of noses that happens after being ill is almost over {even though i woke up this morning with a pounding head, sore ears and sinus?!? what is this all about...} anyho, more importantly, the kids are in the clear and on the mend.

over the weekend i was taking a shower. since we have been staying here at mom and dads, the majority of the time if ida needs a bath, she pops in the shower with one of us. there is one tub here which we use occasionally but it is in my parents room. ida is getting too big for the laundry sink so what is easier than hopping in the shower with the little lady. she LOVES it. she kicks and squeals with delight as she is being handed in but as soon as she is in your arms she snuggles up like a little monkey, holds on tight and lays her head down on your shoulder. no squirming, no fussing, just pure relaxation. as i was saying, over the weekend i was taking a shower and ida was coming with me. she snuggled up, laid her head down and i rocked back and forth letting the water splash her back. i washed her hair, soaped her up, all clean. now, usually after laying there for awhile she will raise her head, peak around, try to catch the water on her tongue and then settle back into position, but this time she just laid there... ida, idy, idddaaaaa. hmmm, that is weird, let's see what is going on here... i moved her away from my shoulder and her little sleepy eyes opened slowly, she smiled at me, then she settled back to sleep. ASLEEP?! she fell asleep?? oh, it was so sweet. i could have stood there all day in the warm water holding that little lady. she was just like a cherub laying there in my arms, her plump pink cheeks and dewy eyelashes. i kind of didn't know what to do at that point. i thought about what a rude awakening it was going to be when i stopped the shower and step out into the chilly air to get a towel. oddly enough, she stayed asleep. i was able to wrap her up, get her dry and a diaper on without a squawk. she slowly awoke as i was rubbing lotion on her tummy, she was just happy and low-key, kind of like how you feel when you finish getting a massage. oh, ida. could you make my life any happier? thank you for the little tender moment.