We went swimming at the Splash Park today.
\n It was fun, eventually. I’ve been trying for almost a week to
\n get Lex to go, but he kept saying “no thank you. I’ll tell you
\n when I want to go.” So yesterday morning he announced that he
\n was ready go to! Unfortunately, for him, I had playdate plans
\n for the day and swimming was not an option. So this morning he
\n said it would be ok to go, so we did.<\/p>\n
The experience started out a bit rocky. The check-in desk
\n was crowded and we had to wait awhile. At one point Eve started
\n to walk away and I asked Lex to take her hand and bring her
\n back over to me. Two seconds later I’m filling out a form,
\n she’s screaming, and Lex is dragging her, by the mitten
\n attached to her jacket, across the floor, flat on her back.
\n Meanwhile a bus with 30+ kids unloads and everyone clamors for
\n the pool. Then we finally get to the locker room and I get Eve
\n and I changed and Lex decides he does not want to swim. No way,
\n no how. So we went out to the pool with me and Eve in bathing
\n suits and Lex in his PJs (footy ones even!). He got comfortable
\n on a bench where he could see me and I could see him and I took
\n Eve over to the Splash Park pool. This place is really cool!
\n The Splash Park pool is 1ft deep all the way around and has a
\n huge playground-like structure in the middle with a twisty
\n slide, fountains, and lots of things to do. I dipped Eve’s feet
\n in to the nice warm water and she wailed!! “Go home now, just
\n want to play at home now!” Sigh. So we went back to the bench
\n with Lex and I started wondering if they offered refunds for
\n the day pass (I had just paid $17 for this experience!)<\/p>\n
So we sat and watched for awhile, which is
\n really what I think he needed. Between the sounds of the water
\n fountains, the kids screaming, the bright colors and warm air,
\n I think he had a pretty strong case of sensory overload. Eve
\n too, I’m sure, but I think her main problem was that it was nap
\n time and I was asking her to play hard instead. So we sat and
\n watched. Lex kept telling me that he wanted to watch me and Eve
\n play in the water, and I kept saying Eve did not want to play.
\n After awhile he decided to put on his bathing suit and show Eve
\n how to play in the water :) He came up with this idea on his
\n own. We got him dressed and made our way back into the pool. He
\n LOVED it! She cried a bit, but I slowly eased her in by sitting
\n on the edge, then in just a bit, etc. I told her could splash
\n and kick and make a big mess… just what I always tell her not
\n to do in the bathtub :)<\/p>\n
After awhile
\n they were both in and having a blast. I was happy that I didn’t
\n waste $17! I could go on and on with details of their silly
\n antics, but I think I’ll stop now. They are supposed to post
\n the swim lesson schedule the first week of March and are
\n planning to start lessons on the 16th. I hope, hope, hope I can
\n get something that works for us, timing wise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We went swimming at the Splash Park today. It was fun, eventually. I’ve been trying for almost a week to get Lex to go, but he kept saying “no thank you. I’ll tell you when I want to go.” So … Continue reading