Pool Time

When the forecast for the week looks like this...what is a mother to do other than run to Target and buy her daughter new bathing suits, pool toys, pool shoes, a sun hat and a new floatie?

 

This week Laila and I went to the pool near our house on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. We took Thursday off because it was a little overcast and I had a bunch of errands to run, plus it was probably good for the bug to have one day out of the sun.  Laila LOVES the pool and it has been so fun to watch how much she has progressed over the course of this week.  She started off being very hesitant about getting in the water, to not knowing how she felt about her new floatie, to allowing me to pull her in off the edge, to JUMPING off the edge, to asking to be dunked underwater, to being brave enough to allow me to let go, to floating on her back, to kicking to the side, etc. 

I have been dying to get pics of her in the water but obviously when it's just me there with her I can't do that, so we were glad that daddy was able to join us at the pool today. Laila got some fun daddy time and I got to snap some photos of our little water bug! 

So far we are really loving Ladera and all of the amenities the area has to offer. There are multiple parks and pools within walking distance, including a 1.5 ft deep toddler pool and a fountain/splash pad area for the kiddos.  On Wednesday I went to a Mom's group event for babies born in 2010 at the splash pads and there were probably 30+ moms there all with kids Laila's age and many of them were pregnant and due soon. I am slowly getting the chance to meet some people and make some friends. It's slow going but it's always fun to meet new people and see how you connect.