Our Weekend...

On Sunday morning we woke up and Harper was finally recovered from her 48-hour tummy bug (yay!) so we decided to head to the country club's where my in-laws are members to enjoy a day of sunshine and water.

It was Harper's first time ever at an outdoor pool and seeing her reactions to new experiences is just priceless! It's funny because when she's somewhere familiar, she's very smiley and playful and loud---but when she's somewhere new she gets very serious--- like she's just taking it all in and figuring it all out. Then after she's comfortable, she's back to her normal self.

It was really hot outside yesterday (probably 90 degrees or so)---but fortunately there were some clouds so we got some periods of shade. I was really nervous about Harper being out in the sun and water for a longer period of time and slathered her in sunscreen (we use Badger and Honest brand because they get great EWG ratings). 

I also had her wear a rash guard from Baby Gap which I'm glad I did since she ended up getting a tiny patch of pink skin on her left wrist. What a mom fail :( I felt so terrible�not sure if I missed a spot or what but I was applying and reapplying suncreen the entire time we were there to every area of skin and her hat was always on� I know redheads have more sensitive skin that is very prone to burning so I'm just going to have to be extra vigilant with sunscreen.

Harper looks like such a big girl here!

Her swimsuit/rashguard is from Baby Gap--- (similar here and here)

sweet snuggles�

Fun in the lazy river...

We had such a wonderful weekend! 

Today I want to say thank you to all of the women and men who serve and have served our country. God bless our troops and the families who everyday sacrifice so much so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have.

Harper's First Swim Class!

Today we took Harper's to her first swim class!  We signed her up to start last week but we had to delay since she was so sick over New Years.  We will go once a week for 30 minutes. Harper is the youngest in her class right now followed by a 9 month old little girl.

I love that the classy is mommy+baby or daddy+baby. It's so nice to share that fun time in the water. I was a "water baby" so I think it's good to introduce children at a young age and as they get older, teaching skills like floating and getting to the side of the pool and climbing out are crucial (and life-saving).

I remember as a kid, my parents could not get me out of the water. I was obessessed with swimming, being underwater and playing games in the pool. Though Canadian summers are short, I spent most of them in a pool or at a waterpark (do any of my fellow Canadians remember the water park at Canada's Wonderland? So fun!) I also did swimming lessons at our local indoor pool and swam for fun year-round. In high-school, I was on the swim team in 9th grade�and then our Catholic school teachers went on strike and we didn't have sports for three years, which sucked.

Our first class was really fun. They keep the water at 90 degrees which is awesome and we spent the class introducing her to the water. We had two teachers in the class and we spent some time floating with support, playing with toys in the pool, singing songs with actions we could do with the babies, etc. Harper seemed to like it!

These are some shots my husband took at the end of the class. He also shot some videos during the class that I posted on my Instagram.

I hope y'all are having a wonderful weekend! You can see a little video of our swimming fun here.

Waiting for our class to start...

Going for a walk after swim class (BTW, it was like 73 degrees here today so I ended up taking her hat off and the blanket. Couldn't believe how warm it was!) We took a nice stroll to the park and had some fun on the swings. Harper LOVES the swings. She laughs and smiles the whole time!

My bathing suit- La Blanca- I absolutely LOVE this suit---it's flattering and great quality. If you're tall like me, make sure you adjust the strap to the longest setting. 

Harper's bathing suit- Carter's (no longer avaialble, but I LOVE this one)