There was another Emily at the pool today and she brought this big airplane float. My Emily latched onto it and told me she needed it to swim. I finally had to pry it from her hands to give it back to the poor child that brought it : )
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Day at the pool
We hit the pool this morning for the first time this year. I am trying to figure out what I want the girls to wear in the pool this year to stay safe. We bought these life jackets last night to try out:
Emily loved her life jacket and kept it on the whole time so that's good since she likes to play around in the water and be independent. Abigail didn't really care for hers and technically it's a little big on her. But the infant life jackets are so constricting and she kept crying in the store last night every time we tried one of those on. They have huge foam pads on the back of the head and she hated them. This afternoon when we went back to the pool, I left Abigail's life jacket off and put her in her float from last year. She seemed to like that a lot better and I didn't have to hold her. So we'll see how it goes. I liked the float because it has a seat in it and I can be hands free for small amounts of time if I need to. With the life jacket on this morning she teetered to the side and went under water when there was a little "crazy" going on with Emily in the pool.
There was another Emily at the pool today and she brought this big airplane float. My Emily latched onto it and told me she needed it to swim. I finally had to pry it from her hands to give it back to the poor child that brought it : )
It was a good first day back to the pool : ) Just to share a little story for Abigail to remember one day. We ate fruit snacks this morning at the pool and one of hers fell under the chair. When we came back to the pool this afternoon she found it and tried to eat it!!!! It was faded by the sun, really gooey, and was sitting in a warm puddle of pool water . . .but she decided it was still good enough to eat.
There was another Emily at the pool today and she brought this big airplane float. My Emily latched onto it and told me she needed it to swim. I finally had to pry it from her hands to give it back to the poor child that brought it : )
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I have bought a water mesh ring sling that is made to wear in the water, i.e. pool, shower, etc. Haven't tried it out yet but just wanted to mention it in case it's something you want to look into. It is just like a baby sling that you first think of but is rated for more weight - up to toddlers. I bought it to wear Philip on my hip while in the pool this summer so that I could have my hands free for Charlie since he can't swim well yet. You can look at them here: http://www.heavenlyhold.com/item_50/Water-Mesh-Ring-Sling--Royal.htm
This is also where I purchased mine from. She's in Marietta if you want to save on shipping. As for the fruit snack, that is priceless. Atleast she's working on her immune system. :)
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