Maia loves the water. Little mermaid. Takes after mama. In Mexico we swam in salt water, sweet water, pool water, jacuzzi and mineral water! We've been practicing back floats in the tub since Maia was 3 months old. In Mazatlán she mastered floating backwards, eyes fixed in mine, totally relaxed, with me only touching the back of her neck. No fear, just trust! My little clown fish can also put her face in the water, mouth closed and all!
So today, when we arrived at the pool we joined a toddler class (we were too late for the water babies class!) Maia impressed everyone with her calm & coolness in the water. We joined the circle, sang songs in dutch (well, more like hummed!), swam round and round, played with a ball, and surfed on a kick board! Maia could do all the things the bigger kids were doing, except for jumping off the edge! We were all smiles, and so delighted to be splashing about that we signed up for 12 more classes!
Time seems to be flying by faster than ever in the wake of Maia's birth. She is now almost seven months old! Yesterday we took the cot of the Mutsy stroller and upgraded to the rider chair. It took Marnix an hour to figure it out and when he was done I wanted to go back to the cot, which is almost too small... I felt that I wanted to press pause, to enjoy her a little longer like this, with those eyes... Oh how she says everything with her eyes... my my sweet toodle-doo my darling.
It's dark now and the rain has stopped. This weather made me feel a little tired all day...
Maia sleeps peacefully, beautifully, blissfully....
Here she is, photos of play time before bed...
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