Taking a shower!

Today was inspirational. I have worked so hard, and read so much with Cleo that it is all starting to payoff. I got her in the shower today.
It's very easy now to get her out of her cage on the hand perch, transfer to my hand and taken to wherever. I took her to the living room and she watched while we dismantled the Christmas tree. I was off today.
As she was sitting on her playstand and chewing on stuff, I saw her dip herself in her water bowl. I sezied the moment and turned on the shower to warm up. Then went back and got the wet bird to stepup. She really didn't want to interrupt her bath, but she did. I took her to the shower and she loooooved it. After I figured out for me to squat down cause I'm so tall, she was sliding down my arm, she was more stable. She flattened herself out and let the water run over her head and face and blinked and shook her head. It was big funny. The family gathered around the shower.
She didn't try to get away. The other times I've tried this have been on a perch. This time on my hand, she was different, more comfortable. That means a lot to me. And it is increasing trust as we go.
She fluffed out and I put her in her cage to do her hair and makeup and she was quiet and content. This has made her a lil happier as the day wore on. She had gotten dry/itchy and would start scratching and squawking. She got spray baths everynow and then, but that's not a soaking bath like this.
Also, she got in the carrier pretty good today. I'm still working on that. I put some peanuts in there and she just rides in on my hand like nothing to it.
When the weather warms, I'm gonna start putting her in there and taking her to places to socialize her more.
What I really want is for her to be a therapy bird. One that I someday, can take to convalescents for a visit. That is a LOONG time down the road, but she is a pretty smart cookie, so anything is possible.
Mark