All was quiet and calm later that night at Jan's house. She had turned on the bathwater at a comfortably warm temperature and dumped some bath bubble solution to mix up a nice bath for her daughter. Jan had this almost nightly ritual down to a science; she would allow Patty to have fun and splash for a couple minutes and then would assist in giving her a shower.
"Patty," she called out for her. "Your bath is ready!"
It wasn't long before Patty ran in from her bedroom buck naked and pretty much cannonballed into the tub. Jan had to roll her head back and laugh. Her daughter was a funny little kid. Carol said Patty was a lot like Jan when she was a toddler. Oh, gosh, Jan thinks while she cups water down her daughter's back. I must have been a real hoot!
"Shower time!" Patty says clear as a bell. Her speech has really been improving.
"Already? You just hopped in, you silly girl!"
"I stink," Patty admits. This once again causes Jan to howl with laughter.
"I want the pink poo!" Patty demands in all seriousness.
"Shampoo," Jan corrects her with a smile. "Besides, that's mommy's shampoo. You have the yellow shampoo."
"I want it, Mommy! I keep my eyes close!"
'Okay," Jan says turning to get the shampoo and soap. She then drains the water and grabs the showerhead to gets all the suds off Patty. She squirts the shampoo into her daughter's damp hair and massages every square inch. Patty does as she promises and keeps her eyes closed as her mother rinses her scalp.
"Good girl, good girl," Jan compliments as the hair rinse is over.
Then came the baby lavender body wash. This really did the trick with getting her daughter to sleep. It was like sandman dust to her system. One wash and she was out like a light. As usual, Patty fights to keep her eyes open as Jan gets her out of the tub and wraps the towel around her to dry off. She doses off on her shoulder and Jan picks her up, towel and all, and heads into her room.
Once in her room, she gently lays Patty on the bed and takes the towel off. She runs to get her favorite pink nightgown and is back by the time Patty begins to shiver.
"I'm coming, Baby, I'm coming," she says getting Patty's arms into the short sleeves.
She is all set for bed now and Patty is out cold once again. Jan scoops her up in her arms again and pulls down the covers then gently snuggled Patty in her bed. Then she had her queasy feeling back. It was funny that it came at night and not in the morning. She quietly scatters out of the room to make it to the toilet on time. She just makes it to let it all out. It came violently and she often felt exhausted by the time she was done. It was then she felt her husband's arms wrap around her shoulders.
"Can you get up?" He asks kissing her cheek.
"I think so," she says trying to stand. Phillip got her under the arms and gently helped her. They walk back to their bedroom with their arms around each other and he helps her lay in bed. She takes his face in her hands and kisses his cheek.
"I love you, Phillip," she says not letting go of his face.
"I love you, too, Honey," he says rubbing her pregnant belly. "I love you so much."