Bath Day Gets Exciting (ok, nerve racking)

So, we had an exciting day today. Olivia had a cold so she could not go to Nanny's today. Daddy stayed home with her in the morning while Mommy went to the hospital to see Gracie. Olivia was getting antzy at home so Daddy got creative to pass the time. So, guess who got to give Olivia a pedicure, complete with pink nail polish (yes, it was mommy's polish thank you). After that Daddy and Olivia went to meet Emma's mommy Jen at the hospital so she could hang out with Olivia while Daddy and Mommy gave Gracie a bath. Here is where is gets a little nerve racking. At Oakland they taught Kim and I how to give a swaddle bath. This method keeps the babies (preemies especially) very calm during bath time. So the nurses at Valley Care wanted us to show them. This was our first time doing it solo so we were nervous to begin with. We started out fine and then Greg's feet caused a bit of excitement. The sink we were bathing Gracie in had foot pedals to turn on the water. I had no clue. So, as Kim is washing Gracie my foot hit the pedal and water came gushing out of the faucet. Kim just about had a heart attack and I think I lost half the hair I have left. Luckily the water did not hit Gracie's head and just splashed a little. After the nurses calmed us down and assured us everything was OK, we finished the bath and Gracie went on to take a nice looooooong nap. Let's just say next time we give Gracie a bath daddy's feet will stay firmly in one place. Later on I got to hold Gracie "skin to skin" which was really nice. She was very calm and napped for about an hour on my chest. The she had a nice dinner and went back into the isolette. A nice calm ending to a bit of a hectic day. A picture of a swaddle bath for Gracie below.