My favorite time of day

As a relatively new, working mom, finding time to just enjoy my baby is limited.  I mean we play, 'sing', I nurse her, feed her, change her, read to her, but all the while something is slightly distracting me. The phone is ringing, the dogs need to go out, I can see the mess on the counter in the kitchen. I try not to mentally bring my work home with me but that happens occasionally too.
But, bath time is just for us. She loved to take a bath, a ritual I started as part of our nighttime routine around three months in preparation of daycare. (I know in theory she's a baby and not really that dirty, but I want to clean the daycare germs/ dirt off of her.) We get clean but that is a relatively quick process. The real fun is the splashing, the playing with ducks and her boats, looking up at the light in awe, see the dogs lay down on the floor next to us just to keep an eye on their baby. The whole experience is the most relaxing and enjoyable time of my day. Lill's fussy time is nighttime but as soon as she gets in her bath she's all smiles.

I know as soon as she goes to sleep I will clean what needs it in the house, do laundry, watch a show (if I'm lucky), and prep for the next day but, during those minutes in the tub, I don't think about any of that. I just try to enjoy the ducks as much as she does.