Let’s Go Swimming!
pamelamyers | July 1, 2012
Today we spent the day at the pool. Sam had so much fun! We were there for about four hours, which was a really long time, and we probably spent 3/4 of that time in the water. It was so hot out that the water was pretty warm, even the main pool. Sam likes the baby pool the best, for obvious reasons. It is shallow enough that she is comfortable and it is as warm as bathwater. But, you can imagine, it is not exactly a ton of fun for Mommy and Daddy. Actually, it is a lot of fun, because playing with Sam is great, but it is not refreshing sitting in water that is barely up to your waist.
Anyway, we did spend a lot of time in the baby pool where Sam finally used her inflatable turtle swim ring. We have been trying to get her to experiment with it and she was really into it this time. She actually put it on, hung on to the turtle’s neck and floated! She lifted her feet up, sometimes behind her, sometimes in front of her, but she floated! We were so proud of her.
Eventually, we got into the big pool. I have to hold Sam the whole time, but it is a lot of fun, swirling her around, getting her wet, letting her kick her feet and splash everyone.
I can’t wait to get back there again to let Sam play some more in the water. She loves going to the pool, eating french fries…She’ll be swimming like a fish before we know it!