Wear Them Out on Family Swim Night

Friday I decided to take the kids swimming at the indoor pool. The two who comprehended what was going to happen were very excited. To make the evening better, three of Inwe's friends from school were also at the pool. Larien played with one of the boys she knows from the Pre-K class and also made some friends with a few two year olds who also attend her school. The moms and dads joked that it was CDS night at the pool.

Inwe actually played in a different pool with her friends and their parents while I watched Larien and held Finwe. Some kid brought me a baby floating device for Finwe. It consisted of two rectangular floats held together on the sides by elastic bands. At the bottom of the floats was a strap that velcroed between his legs. At the top were shoulder straps that were also held together with velcro. I was able to hold him by just his hands. He was delighted with this arrangement.

We played in the pool for nearly 1 1/2 hours. The girls took a shower at the gym. Finwe also wandered into the shower with them, but he got very upset when the water got him in the face. Getting dressed took forever. Or, it seemed that way to me. I had put Finwe in his blanket sleeper in case he fell asleep on the way home and also sat him in front of a container that held his dinner. He happily ate on the floor while the girls and I got dry and dressed.

Finwe did indeed fall asleep on the way home. He was the first to bed at 7:15 pm. Inwe followed next after eating dinner. She actually fell asleep in her chair while sucking on a lollipop. That was right around 8:20pm. Larien held out until 8:30pm, but she didn't have much fight left in her.