I blogged yesterday about the excitement at returning to the pool today, so we had our morning checklist:

1. Towels

2. Baby dressing gown

3. Swim nappies

4. Happy nappy

5. Drinks and after lesson snacks

6. Baby girl ... and Nanny too!

The little lady was too tired to enjoy the first lesson, so mum spent a little bit of time driving around aimlessly this morning to get her off to sleep before the class. I think she had more of a power nap than a powerful sleep but she was more refreshed going into the pool.

She is the oldest in the class (the little one, not my mum as she may actually throttle me for writing that), so she is much more aware of what is happening than the tiny babies.  The Water Babies website explains that when they are newborn, babies have a genuine affinity with the water, having spent months in the womb suspended in fluid. So floating in a bath-tub temperature pool will, at the beginning, actually feel much more familiar than being on dry land. However, this innate confidence can diminish as babies get older, possibly leading to fear, which given the fact that my baby girl wraps herself tightly round Nanny may have something to do with it.

The teacher gently eased her away from my mum and instantly commented that she was cold, so went and wrapped her up in a wet suit. I can only imagine how cute she looked in a litle wet suit and she was much happier bobbing around in the water. So what have I been doing this evening? Siting looking at little wet suits for my gorgeous little Water Baby, combining my passion for shopping and my children. I love that they call it a "hug of an outfit". So once again, despite not being able to attend the lessons, who says I am not getting any personal benefit from these classes :-)