M.D. and I went swimming in his new pool yesterday after work. I'm so blessed to have a job that allows me to be at my son's daycare by 3:30pm every day to pick him up. We have a lot more afternoon play time than other working parents and I'm very grateful for that!
It was FINALLY beautiful outside so I put on our swimming suits and we headed out to the deck.
A few notes:
1) I purchased a $12 blow-up pool from Target. I realize it will probably pop. That's why I only spent $12 on it. I was going to get the one for $4.99 but it wasn't big enough to fit both M.D. and me in it so that was a no-go.
2) AWESOME trick I learned on Pinterest. We put the pool on our deck, which is made of wood (obviously not comfortable to sit on for long periods of time). I put some of the foam puzzle pieces from his floor mat on the deck and set the pool on top. Now it has a super-cushy bottom!
3) I bought this really awesome swim diaper for M.D. We've steered away from the actual cloth diapers, however, I'm a big fan of this. It's a reusable swim diaper. He can wear trunks over it, or just wear the diaper itself. It was the same cost as a small pack of "Little Swimmer's" disposable diapers. Not a bad deal :)
Here's some photos of our swimming adventure :) We had filled the pool the day before so it had sat out in the sun all day. I was going to add warm water to it from the sink, but when I put my foot in it was already warm as bath water! We have it VERY shallow because M.D. likes to crawl around in the water!
It was FINALLY beautiful outside so I put on our swimming suits and we headed out to the deck.
A few notes:
1) I purchased a $12 blow-up pool from Target. I realize it will probably pop. That's why I only spent $12 on it. I was going to get the one for $4.99 but it wasn't big enough to fit both M.D. and me in it so that was a no-go.
2) AWESOME trick I learned on Pinterest. We put the pool on our deck, which is made of wood (obviously not comfortable to sit on for long periods of time). I put some of the foam puzzle pieces from his floor mat on the deck and set the pool on top. Now it has a super-cushy bottom!
3) I bought this really awesome swim diaper for M.D. We've steered away from the actual cloth diapers, however, I'm a big fan of this. It's a reusable swim diaper. He can wear trunks over it, or just wear the diaper itself. It was the same cost as a small pack of "Little Swimmer's" disposable diapers. Not a bad deal :)
Here's some photos of our swimming adventure :) We had filled the pool the day before so it had sat out in the sun all day. I was going to add warm water to it from the sink, but when I put my foot in it was already warm as bath water! We have it VERY shallow because M.D. likes to crawl around in the water!