This weekend was fantastic. Lots of time playing and cuddling, lots of good food, friends, and family. Time in the pool, time at the park, time spent riding bikes. It was a great weekend.
Maddie remains extremely suspicious of the pool… actually, of any body of water larger than her little blue bathtub. We tried swimming again this weekend, and she just shook and shook while I was holding her in the water. We got in deep enough to get her diaper wet, but she was really not a fan.
However, I will say that the suspicious face is an improvement over the Father’s Day swimming experience, where the pool was met with only wails:
We’re all about the baby steps, people.
However, we may have found the trick to the pool this weekend, when a cousin presented her with a raft. A pink, princess-y raft on which she could ride and play and, you know, basically not mingle with the common folk like her mumma and Aunt Sophie. Then she was all about the pool.
Splashing was suddenly just as hilarious – and surprising – as it is in the bathtub.
It was so awesome to see her enjoying the water, enjoying the pool that was easily one of my favorite places as a child. One of my favorite things about being a parent is the experience of seeing her see everything for the first time – seeing, tasting, feeling, smelling, hearing. It’s all new to her, and new to me all over again.
We barbeque’d with friends that evening, watching the kids run and play and catching up with each other. The food was fantastic and the company was even better… nothing more satisfying than relaxing that way, late in the day, sunburnt and satisfied.
I had hoped that we’d get to show her the fireworks this year, but no such luck. She was sound asleep by the time they started up, so as in years past it was just Jimmy and I on the porch together, watching fireworks from three different neighboring towns light up the sky.
It was a great weekend. How was yours?
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Tags: fireworks, Fourth of July, Independence Day, parenting, swimming
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Our weekend was also fantastic, and very low-key. But it did not involve an adorable splashing baby, so I think you win.
Our weekend was awesome! And also not spent much in the pool. I, too, was a fish as a child, I spent as much time as I could in the water. So far, G…no. I even dragged the baby pool out of the garage yesterday, warmed up the 1 1/2″ of water…as soon as her toes hit the water she wanted out. Yet she loves the bath? I don’t get it.
Madeline is so, sooo, cute in that frilly pink bathing suit!! Glad you had a great weekend!
Jonathan hated the water too at her age. Then he loved it so much he wanted me to let him go in the deepest water ever! Noooo way, jose! He tried to take right off one time and yelled at me and wanted me to let him go. He would have sunk like a rock.
I love that raft…perfect for her!
Sprite used to be afraid too, but now she loves it. Too much, I’m afraid.
Our weekend was more about the lack of explosions and stressful. I’m doing a summary of it right now and am exhausted even thinking about it.