LABOR DAY COOKOUT

My parents had a cookout today with some of their friends and invited Heather, Chris, Mark, Hayley and I over for dinner! I was at Target earlier in the day and saw a kiddie pool on clearance for six bucks!! I thought today would be a great day to use it!! We could all be outside and Hayley could be entertained! Heather's neighbor Shannon also came over with her little girl Kiley who will be one in two weeks. Hayley and Kiley just sort of looked at each other, but didnt know what to do. Kiley didnt get in the pool, but Hayley was in for a good 30 min!! The water was quite cold but she didnt seem to care!! We didnt even bother with a suit, just put her in with a swim diaper and she splashed and played and had a big time! I think this pool could become my new best friend! It will be hot here at least for another month and we should be able to get some good use out of it since she is sitting up pretty well now! Hayley is growing up so fast and is loving some of the freedom she has learned. She wants to hold her bottle on her own, she wants to crawl and gets into her yoga pose (downward dog) often. She also loves sitting up and being able to play with her toys without the assistance of mom or dad! I know that this is just the first steps of many and while it is very exciting to see her learn and conquer new things, it is a little bittersweet knowing that we will never get the newborn days back! IT was funny, Mark is also realizing how fast she is growing. This mroning Mark got up with her and tried to rock her in the chair to get her back to sleep and Hayley wanted no part of it. Mark said that he misses falling asleep with her on his shoulder when we first brought her home!! So with that said, I think Mark and I plan to slow down a little and take it all in!! Before we know it, she will be starting her first day of school. AHHHH!!!