Likewise with Niall and smiling at DH who seems to get lots... maybe our definition of a smile is different: maybe I interpret more "smiles" as wind etc. Oh well I'm in no hurry for Niall to leave his 'newborn' status behind... because he'll be my last *sniff* so I'm savouring all the things that he does like those strange Tai Chi arm movements LOL and his newborn sounds like that final little "quack" sound he makes after he's been crying and I pick him up... like he's telling me off for taking too long LOL. Newborn cries are so little compared to older babies... soon our entire neighbourhood will know when Niall's outraged about this or that... especially over summer when the windows are open... though who knows, he might be different, he's very easy going. Due to wake up any minute then it's bath time. Nic: I don't think he'd choke if he accidentally inhaled/swallowed a bit of water while in the shower... I've read that babies are very good at getting liquid eg milk out of their airways. He'd probably have to be under water totally to be at risk. This is what happened when i was bathing verity when she was a newborn: she turned her head to the side really quickly and took a mouthful... I had to put her over my knee and pat her back to get her to cough it up! OMG I was trembling for the rest of the day... that's why I have showers with my newborns, or lie them on my chest when i'm in the big bath with them. When in the shower i don't use soap... infact i never use soap on them, not just to stop them from being slippery, because I've read so many times that it's not good, not even the Johnson and Johnson baby bath products. Maybe when they are about 5/6 months old and start getting really dirty... but not at this age. Instead i add a few drops of lavendar oil to the bath which is antibacterial and a great relaxant. Mmm, feel like a bath now!

Good to see you again Jaspen