During our stay at the hospital, the nurses helped us on a variety of things including pumping, nursing and bottle feeding. Greg was actively involved and did whatever he could to help while I was in my drug-induced state. When it came time to sterilize all the equipment we were using, the nurse told Greg to soak all of it in warm water in the hospital-issued basin with a few drops of Johnson’s baby wash, then rinse.

I assumed this was because in the limited hospital room, this was the most convenient soap available. I think Greg took this to heart more. Now we are home, surrounded by every sterilizer imaginable and every soap for every purpose. I’ve noticed the Johnson’s baby wash slowly migrating out of the baby’s nursery, down the stairs, and finally settling, yesterday, in it’s new home: at the kitchen sink where the dish soap used to be.