Splishing and Splashing

Today Sadie did two new things, both in the water!  It was over 80 degrees today, and I had the day off, so we decided to try out our new pool!  Sadie and I both got our swimsuits on and slathered on the sunscreen.  We both had brim hats on too- no sunburns here!  Sadie sat on the grass while I blew up the pool, and she didn't mind it at all.  No invisible fence for her!  I used the hose to fill up the pool, and the water was FREEZING!  I actually got a bucket of hot water from inside the house to mix in just to warm it up.  It took Sadie a little bit to get used to the water.  She'd let her toe drop down, and then as soon as she felt the water she'd pull her leg back up.  We had her little bucket with us which helped distract her a little, and once she got used to it, she sat OK in the water.  She really only got her legs and butt wet though.

It was hard to get good pictures of her since I was in the pool with her, and she kept trying to get the camera!  Then when we came in, she was all sunscreened and sweated up, so she took her first bath in the big tub without the infant tub.  I don't have any idea if it's early or late for her to start using the big tub, but it was much easier to really scrub her good.  She seemed to enjoy it!

Of course, she's such a mover, that she just wanted to stand the whole time!  At least it was easy to clean her butt. :)