Splash 'til You Fall Right In

I got home early from work today so I was lucky enough to pick Declan up from daycare at 4pm. He was swinging at the park when I got him. Kelly told me about his busy day: visited 2 parks and the library.

When we got home Declan had a quick bottle before I got him into a swimmer and his bathing suit for some pool time. He really loves the water. First he started in a little boat. The steering wheel has a horn which he notice right away. We floated all around the pool then tried out boat number two. In boat number two Declan was kicking his little legs hard trying to mimic the splashes I was creating for him by kicking the surface of the water as I pushed him around. Next was some free swim time. My little monkey thinks he can swim. He tries to get away from me before quickly spinning around and grabbing on tight. When I held onto him with one hand under his chest he kicks his legs and dog paddles his arms gently. Can't let go of him though because his face goes into the water immediately.

The best time was play time on the steps. The first three steps are shallow enough that Declan can crawl around on them, stand on the deepest and sit and splash on the top one. I did let him fall into the water a bit when he played just so he'd learn  a little to be careful. 

And of course there were lots of high baby throws into the air. He loves it. 25lbs of baby weight...I am exhausted.

Declan had such a good time and we were in the pool together for an hour. He was so tired when we came in that he just cuddled with Daddy and ate some snacks while barely keeping his eyes open.

In bed just after 7:30pm and sound asleep before 8pm. I had a blast!