You're a dirty, dirty girl

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how often Genevieve needs a cleaning. While we only bathe her twice a week she needs regular spot scrubbings in between. This wouldn't be unexpected if she was crawling or toddling about but our daughter still lacks locomotion. Here is her day in a nutshell:

1. Wake up demanding food.
2. Get lifted out of crib and bottle fed in mom or dad's arms.
3. Lay on belly or back on a nice clean blanket.
4. Take a nap either in a clean crib or in a clean bouncy chair while wrapped in a clean blanket.
5. repeat steps 2 through 4 until bed time.
   

That is it. Where does the dirt come from? It is an absolute mystery. She doesn't touch anything dirty. The only possibility is that since she lays in one spot for so long she is collecting dust. Something that I might investigate further. Perhaps we should try cleaning her with a feather-duster. While we never know the source of the filth we do know where it ends up.

1. We have to scrub her neck almost daily. My daughter has neck folds that must be a magnet to filth. It is easy to clean under her chins but harder to clean above her shoulder blades. When you try to clean the sides of her neck she will shrug her shoulder and tilt her head so that you can't possibly get the wash cloth in there. You have to use subterfuge and feint for the opposite side. I'm sure she'll eventually figure out my ruse and then I'll have to come up with something new.
   
2. Behind her ears there is always a little surprise waiting for us.
3. The palms of her hands get incredibly filthy. However, this isn't your usual dirty hands. Our "big girl" is big all over. This means that her hands don't just have chubby fingers; she's got chubby palms. What should be a life line and a heart line on her palm are actually deep crevasses.
4. The same goes for her toes though what is even more incredible about her toes is that her feet are always incased in her outfits as she only wears footed sleepers.