Taking the Plunge

On Father's Day, Hayden had his first pool experience. We joined Dad at the pool for a little fun in the sun before he got his napping in the sun started. It was a dry 90 degree day and my son was by far the most ghostly pale little baby at the pool (we are in New Mexico after all and it didn't help that I had about a 1/2 inch layer of white SPF 60 sunscreen on him). He definitely drew a few stares. We started out in the baby pool thinking it might be warmer...it wasn't. Then we moved to the adult pool. Try putting a 6 month old in the water and that will clear the pool out. No one trusts the diaper. Anyway, then we broke out his floating gear but he wasn't crazy about it at first. We eventually got into it after the hypothermia was finished setting in. You'd think the water would be warmer here but it's not. As for the social aspects, he didn't really notice the other babies, the splashing kids, yes. Though he drew some notice from the ladies. A 10 month old baby girl was totally digging his frog outfit and his little bird belly. Lock up your daughters. Poor little guy was so exhausted from his first swimming experience he didn't even make it 5 minutes on the drive home. He took a 3 hour nap and then slept 12 hours that night.