Anyone who knows me is
probably aware of my love of swimming; Rain (sans thunder/lightening) or shine, it's a pool day in my book! I have been anxiously awaiting this swim season so that I could start working with Little Miss Kendell probably since before she was born!
We take Kendell to the pool a few times per week (usually), but I still wanted to have a little pool here for her to splash around in. So...what's the
right baby pool for our Little Miss Kendell??? Don't ask me, we haven't found it yet.
Baby pool #1: The
Lady Bug Sandbox/Pool combo thingy
mabob. I figured she could use it during the summer to swim in, and then in the fall as a sandbox. So, before it was even warm enough to swim outside, I ordered this fabulous, cutely molded piece of plastic.
Great part???? Kendell splashed in the kitchen while the weather was still too cool, and again outside once it was warm enough.
Not so great???? When it's hot outside, that cute little lady bug isn't big enough for a baby and an adult.
So what does one do with the plastic lady bug??? Good question. The lady bug is waiting to become a sandbox, and we went looking for a different baby pool.
Baby pool #2: One of those flimsy larger round pools. I can't find an exact picture online at the moment, but here is a fancier version of something
similar.
Great part???? It's big enough for a baby and
two adults (yes, that's right, now J is part of the baby pool equation)!
The bad part??? This is GA, and we're in a housing development that apparently doesn't believe in level lots. That being said, this pool became a mess. It took lots of water to fill it, lots of time to heat up, and had to be dumped out every day.
So what does one do with the flimsy larger round pool??? We're keeping it. Kendell liked this pool and could enjoy it as a toddler if we move to a more level lot.
Baby pool #3: Small inflatable baby pool with inflatable toys. (here is a
larger but similar idea). We went back to a small pool because of the non-level lot issue.
Great part???? We thought Kendell might enjoy this pool more than using the lady bug because it had a little ring toss thing and starfish with bells. Fun, right???? Also since it's inflatable, it could be used on the cement.
The bad part???? Kendell promptly crawled right out of this pool. It probably took J longer to blow this pool up than the length of time she played in it.
So what does one do with THIS pool?? We took it back. After all, it's a baby pool, and my baby couldn't care less about it.
Has anyone else found the "perfect" baby pool?
Labels: baby pool, swim
