Water Baby

It's hot here.  And not just hot but uncomfortably hot.  Already.  Almost 100 degrees, and it's not even May.  *Sigh.*  It's going to be a long summer.

The one (and perhaps only) benefit of heat is the possibility of introducing MJ to the pool.  We bought a kiddie pool last summer for Oskar, and this summer it will double as MJ's pool.  There won't be much "swimming" of course, but it it will be perfect for a not-even-1-year-old to splash around in and beat the summer heat.  And we have been blessed with a child who LOVES water.  Seriously.  He didn't even cry during his first bath.  

Anyways, we blew up the pool a few days ago and filled it up to allow the water to get warm.  Oskar, of course, wasted no time jumping right in, but the water was too cold for MJ.  He was forced to watch longingly from inside as Oskar got to play. . . 

We finally decided today that the water was warm enough to try out.  Swim diapers on, onesie off, and we were ready to go!

Oskar, of course, jumped right in with him to keep him company. . . 

. . . and promptly tried to steal his toys.

"Hey--that's my toy!"

Hoarding his toys closely so Oskar can't get them.

He likes it!

The water was still a little chilly, so it wasn't too long before he was ready to get out and get wrapped up in a nice, warm towel.

But the water fascination didn't stop after we got out the pool.  Daddy got the hose out to water some of our plants and, boy, was that thing COOL!

He even stuck his face right down in the stream.  How the water didn't go up his nose and cause him to gag, I will never know.

Even after putting on some dry clothes, he STILL wanted to see the hose.  And who am I to say no to this little face? 

Getting wet is FUN!

This is going to be a long, hot, FUN summer! :)