Our cheerful, active baby is back.
How do we know?
Well, last night he said dog, quacked and roared all in the space of a few minutes. (Notice an animal theme going on here?)
And, boy, are we relieved!
After a week of fevers and rashes, we are thrilled that Elliott is ready to take on the world again.
That's a good thing because he starts swimming lessons next week. Yep, big boy swimming lessons. (the class is really called "Tiny Tots" but I'm telling Elliott he is a Big Boy!)
He is already practicing his swimming skills. He is becoming more and more active in the bath tub and our bath tub is rather slick. Being the good parents we are, we bought a non-slip pad that is supposed to suction to the bottom of the tub to prevent slipping except that our tub has an odd finish on it that the little suction cups won't stick to. So the pad floats and creates a rather dangerous obstacle for a baby. Without the pad, all Elliott has to brace himself on is the slightly rough finish on the bottom of our tub. This strange, lightly bumpy finish looks like it is supposed to resemble a non-slip surface but it is completely ineffective for an exploring little boy.
During the last two days, Elliott has slipped a couple of times and his little face went into the water (we right there, even holding onto him, but he just slips around). Both times, he came up sputtering but okay. So I'm off to Fred Meyer to further baby-proof our tub for our adventurous guy. If anyone knows what works on that fake-non-slip tub surface, please let me know!
Stay tuned for details of swimming lessons!
I would be like a clue as to tub-proofing too! After a few accidental face-plants in the water, he now does it on purpose. He gets on his hands and knees and slowly lowers his face into the water. It freaks me out, but you know me, I encourage that kind of exploration!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for Swimming Lessons! And to keep reading your blog!