Ava's First Blow Up Pool Experience

Two weekends ago, Matt and I bought Ava a blow up pool to put in our backyard. We finally put the air into the pool on Saturday and since the weather was nice, we let Ava play in her new pool for the first time. Not only did Ava experience her new pool, she also was given new bath toys to play with in the pool (and in her tub). The toys are little sea creatures that squirt water, a pirate ducky, and some little cups that stack or clip together to form a caterpillar. Ava had so much fun sitting in her pool playing with her new bath toys for the first time.

Since we have a small patch of grass in our backyard, we decided to put the pool on it so that if Ava toppled over, she wouldn't hit her head on the hard concrete. The grass worked perfectly, as it gave the bottom of the pool a lot of give and cushioning. Ava did topple over a few times and we caught a few of her 'falls' on camera. Falling on her face kind of stunned the poor girl, as water got into her eyes and nose, but overall she was fine when she toppled over. The best topple that she had was when she fell backwards...where her head landed there was no water, so the weight of her body created a pocket where the water crept up around her torso and head. At first she didn't like it, but once the water migrated towards her head, she just layed there and rested for a while.

Oh, before I forget...for Ava's first backyard pool experience, she's wearing one of Em's old suits from last year that her Aunt Whitney sent her. It's size 3-6 months and as you can see, she's already almost outgrown the swimsuit. There is a disclaimer to her tush though. Matt and I didn't put her into her swim nappies like we have in the past. Instead, we just left her in the nappy that she had on (it was still clean). So, that's why her swim bottoms are a little tight and her tush looks droopy. I think the wet nappy weighed about 5 lbs when we took it off her! Anyhow, here are some photos and video footage of Ava's first backyard blow-up pool experience. If you haven't laughed in a while, this will surely bring a smile to your face...

I forgot to mention that Daddy put COLD water in the pool. It took her body a few minutes to adjust to the cold water (every time she's ever been in the water it has been warm).

What do you do with a scurvy pirate ducky? Arrgh...

Matt thought it would be fun to squirt Ava with her toys...

Here's Ava playing with her new toys while her Daddy squirts her with them...

Here's Ava getting squirted some more by her Daddy...



Here's Ava falling backwards in her pool...her face says everything...



After falling over, Ava decided that laying there in the sun wasn't too bad after all...

Crack kills...






Crack still kills (it was the wet nappy's fault--but it's still funny)...


Pelicans are tasty...




Here's Ava falling forward on her face. This was the final topple of the day...

Don't worry, her Daddy rescued her. Her poor eyes, nose, and nappy were full of water...