My little Luke was born with a very interesting umbilical cord. There were actually two branches. One branch formed the umbilical cord that was attached to me and the other was about 2-3 inches or so long but stopped. Also, the one that connected us only had two vessels instead of three. Sometimes this can be an indication of kidney problems but the doctor said Luke was fine. Needless to say, it was a little bulky (and not very pretty) and I had actually been looking forward to it falling off. Well, that finally happened today! So, we were able to give Luke his first "real" bath. He did really well. I thought it might be a little more stimulating rather than relaxing since the whole "fam" had to be in on it. Anna and Jaden were close by getting into things they usually aren't allowed to since Chris and I were occupied and bickering, of course. But, he seemed to enjoy himself. He was very alert, he just looked around - no crying. Afterwards he smelled so yummy! I have two favorite baby smells - that special smell that only breastfed babies have and newly bathed babies. They're just so delicious!!!
