a swim

It was 95 degrees today... definitely a day for swimming. My friend, Allecia, belongs to a pool in her neighborhood and we've been talking about going together all summer. Today it finally happened. I wasn't sure if my little one would like it or not, since she's only been once. When she got there she looked around apprehensively for a couple of minutes, but once she saw all of the kids in the pool (it was PACKED!) yelling and having fun, she was smiling and pointing and ready for a good time.

First we went in the baby pool, which goes from 1 ft deep to 2 ft deep. It's pretty big, so there was plenty of room for her to walk around. At first she walked quickly and kept falling over, face first, into the water. It startled her, and she wanted to stay in my lap for a few minutes before trying again, but soon she'd be scrambling to get down and back to playing. She learned to walk slower to keep her balance as the afternoon went on. She loved carrying toys around--one in each hand--as she walked.

After awhile we got in the big pool. She wasn't as comfortable there. It was a bit colder, so that could be why. I held her awhile and then she got in her floaty thing. She liked that for a few minutes, but then reached to come back to me, so I'd hold her some more and bounce her up and down. She liked playing with the grating on the side of the pool and splashing a little bit.

We went back to the baby pool and spent the rest of the time there. She cried when it was time to get out for the break (but was quickly cheered up by snacks) and again when we left to come home.

Here are a couple of pictures (courtesy of Allecia--thank you!) of snack/break time. See her little farmer tan on her arm??