Pool side baby...

Poolside... This is our favorite place to be whenever the sunshine is out -- we are OUT. This is our first summer together with Leiden and it could not be more exciting! Watching him experience the joy summer brings is simply the best! Figuring out summer adventures for a 9 month old has had its challenges for me... 

Now, I could always spend my days at a pool, ocean, lake... Sun tanning, swimming... you name it! I grew up around the water and it became a huge part of my life. I swam competitively all of my school years right through college. While I was pregnant, I actually swam the entire pregnancy as well! Besides having some difficulties fitting into a bathing suit that wasn't made for a granny- it was the best way for me to get a good workout in without any injury to Leiden or I. I wish I could say that I got to swim every day now, but finding the time to do things on my own are rare to say the least! We have actually taken up quite a bit of running in our stroller, which we can talk about more another time! All of this is to say, that I had always hoped that Leiden would love being outside and in the pool as much as me, so I thought we would try it out! 

Although I love being outside, the sun does not always love me back. At least not in the way I would like-- nice tan, etc... Instead I burn rather easily. Unlike the entirety of my family! including Anthony and Leiden. But, besides Leidy not resembling me in the sense that he has such beautiful dark hair and skin, he doesn't sunburn, etc...  

He did love the water!! 

Leiden with his Auntie Evangeline! 

Daddy and Leidy. 

The three of us! 

There is always adventuring to be had and having a baby may have changed which adventures we take, but finding new ones that will fit our new family are something that I am adapting and looking forward too! Being a new mom has been exciting, confusing, exhausting, goofy, tearful, so very laughable and just fun. Having this kid as my new partner in crime for the summer -you can be sure that there will be many more poolside pictures to come...

Thanks for reading!!