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@paigeface: my LO throws a fit every time she gets out of the bath. I know she isn't cold. I think she just loves her bath and hates getting out of it. DH and I haven't found anything that gets her to not cry when we take her out so we just hurry through putting her diaper, lotion, and sleeper on so we can get her swaddled and she can start nursing, which is the next step in her bedtime routine.

@paigeface: also, the crying when they get out of the tub will come and go! My son went through another phase of that in the last month, then all the sudden one night was fine with ending the bath. I made a routine out of it. We sing the clean up song and put his toys away. Then we say bye bye to the bubbles and the water. So maybe that helped? He now has warning that the bath is ending rather than abruptly taking him out.

My 18 month old often gets upset when bathtime is over, and he's been like that for a long time. I can't do much about it! And regarding the short naps, I agree that a 3 month old's naps are still all over the place. While I agree with @sweetiepie's advice, my personal experience was and is that I tried to do everything "by the book" from a very early age, and I don't think it helped during the 0-5/6month age. I was very consistent with the nap routine, making sure I was home for naps, etc etc. Still, my LO refused to nap unless he was held, until he was about 5 months old. And since he's been in his crib for naps, I really don't have any control over how long he naps! Nap extensions never worked for me. I tried CIO for a few short naps and that is hit or miss. Even now, at 18 months (and one nap a day), his nap can be anywhere from 1 hour-2.5 hours. I keep everything the same, try to get him tired etc etc....and I have no control over it anymore.

My 5 month old's naps have always been around 30 minutes. I've asked similar questions and can only commiserate. When I hear about babies that regularly nap 1-2 hours I just can't even imagine! We've only rarely experienced that- maybe 3-4 times. She sleeps well at night and never had sleep regression so I feel like I can't complain too much- ha!

I plan to try some sleep training after the holidays and see if she is able to learn to put herself back down. I'd say at your baby's age it's just part of life for now and if it continues like it has for us, to try some sleep/nap training when she's at a more ideal age for it (some say this is at 5+ months). I also hear as they get older and consolidate naps that the nap length increases. Crossing my fingers!