The Kitchen Sink Spa

While she is still young and a "pre-crawler", Mather gets a bath once a week (maybe twice if we've got a hot playdate). Bathtime is usually over the weekend, during the middle of the day when the sun is coming through the kitchen window to keep her warm. Her little infant bath fits perfectly inside our kitchen sink. We fill the tub with warm (not hot) water, undress the little one, and plop her in!

The spa treatment begins with the cool cucumber eye mask (also known as a face wipe-down with a non-soapy washcloth). Then we ease our way into the salt scrub treatment with our sudsy washcloth heading for the grubbiest bits... the folds of her neck and her armpits. We finish up the full body rejuvenation with the not-so-grubby bits, make a pit stop for some foot reflexology and a quick wash of the backside, pictured above. Then it's off to the hair salon...

Mather indulges herself with the torso body wrap (that's playing with her washcloth, to the novice eye) while Momily provides a follicle-stimulating scalp massage with a soft-bristled brush. The "wet" treatment ends with a thorough rinse and drip dry, pictured below. Then it's time for a plush robe, and a stroll down the hall to the massage room.

The massage oil of choice is avocado - it is edible with a low chance of allergic reaction (unlike nut oils). The massage begins with the littlest toe, then heads to the feet, up the legs, lingers at the hips with some thai massage inspired stretches, continues onto the belly, into the armpits, and down the arms to her little pinkie fingers. Next comes a gentle face massage - sweeping across the brow, heading down the cheeks, along the jaw and out to the ears. Then we ease our way into the big flip-a-roo... as I slide my hands under her shoulder, she starts to roll over...

... in anticipatation of the ultimate in relaxation... the butt massage!

Ahhh, the luxury of babyhood!