Return of Aqua Man!

I know, I know, I haven't been the greatest updater lately.  It doesn't make you want to cry like this does it?...

I should hope not.  However, having to come inside after swimming might make you cry. One day last week, little man ran to the neighbors house and decided to climb in their pool before I could stop him. Do you know how fast this kid is?! I tried to prevent him from getting completely wet since he wasn't exactly dressed for swimming.  The neighbor (not the one who owns the pool, but who's keeping track?) said I should just let him get in, so I did (we have really nice neighbors).

When it was time to come inside, Elijah was just a LITTLE bit upset.  Who needs to eat lunch, when there's a swimming pool just across the street? Hmmm?  He is drenched in these photos.  His diaper was huge.  Like I said, he wasn't exactly dressed for swimming.

I think it's time to set up Elijah's pool in our yard.  Let's be honest, I haven't set it up yet because I know he'll want to get in it every time we go outside.  Every.single.time.  Seriously.  There would be no playing with anything else.  Just swimming all the time...which is probably what most kids are doing during the summer, right?  I'd better suck it up and be prepared to be wet for the rest of the season.  Not that we haven't been playing in the water a lot anyway....or 'sneaking' over to the neighbor's house to try to get in their pool.

So, Aqua Man has officially returned (wow, that link gives me some major nostalgia). This week, I'll try to write out a few updates that are floating around in my head.  Oh, and I have awesome pictures of Aqua Man playing in the water that I'll post sometime soon.  Seriously, I will.  You'll hold me to it, won't you? ;)

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Aqua Man

Aqua Man sounds kind of like a superhero, doesn't he? Shhh, don't tell anyone. We don't want everyone to know of Elijah's other idenity do we? I know his secret is safe with all of you, right? (I'm totally comic book illiterate, so if there really is an Aqua Man, feel free to enlighten me).

In totally unrelated news to Aqua Man (wink wink), Elijah really loves the water. Andy had the day off work for the holiday, so we decided to head to the park.

Last year, we tried swimming lessons. Elijah was all smiles before getting in the water, but screamed once lessons began. He screamed so much that he put himself to sleep. Poor fellow. We decided enough was enough and after a couple of sessions of screaming, decided to never come back for the rest of his lessons.

The water when we went camping a couple months later was a little better, but Elijah still wasn't so sure...

So, when we headed to the beach today, I wasn't so sure that Elijah would have a good time. He was a little apprehensive at first...

...after a few moments he decided he wanted to go deeper. Turns out that he really likes the water and the beach. I got a bit wet. I was totally unprepared for an Aqua Man and hadn't brought a suit for myself or even a towel (we dried off with a blanket). He had so much fun. It was an absolute joy to watch.

When we got home, we decided to see if Elijah wanted to play in his swimming pool for the first time. The water was cold, so we didn't think he'd want to get in. Turns out, he did want to get in and had a blast splashing in his pool. He cried when he had to come inside.

Then, it was bath time to get clean and warm. And off to bed. Enough water for our Aqua Man -(er, I mean Elijah) today? I think so.

Have a great Independence Day!

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