Nine Months and First Tantrum

Kate is 9 months old today! Wow. I'm sorry for my absence as of late, but Kate has been very sick this week. From Monday through today, Kate has been running a 103 degree fever. Even alternating Motrin and Tylenol every three hours, it still wouldn't come below 103. Her fever finally broke today though, thankfully, so I'm praying it stays away. She has just had more than her fair share of sickness this winter. I can't wait until Spring.




(Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Blair for the Valentines onesie!)



For good reason, Kate had a pretty rough day today. She was not into her photo shoot.



Which leads into Kate's first tantrum. We have had so much trouble with bathtime lately. She has always LOVED her baths, but ever since she's gotten too big for her infant tub, we've had one heck of a time trying to get her to accept a bath via any other method besides infant tub. First we tried an inflatable ducky tub, but she was scared to death of the duck head and screamed when I put her in it.



I tried the bumbo, but she's too fat for it! So I found this Bather-Go-Round and was so excited. I just knew it would be the perfect solution for Kate. I put her in it, and she liked it well enough at first.



That is, until I gently leaned her back to wash her hair. (I've done this before, so it was nothing new..) She FLIPPED out. Totally completely flipped out. Arched her back, flailing limbs, inconsolable, the whole 9 yards. Oy.

I don't know why she's having a hard time adjusting to change in the bath tub. I suppose the fact that she's been so sick probably didn't help things but seriously, I just want her to enjoy her baths again!