Entertaining Baby - Swim school!

Before I had my Baby, Max, I pictured maternity leave to be full of time for my own creative pursuits. Foolishly I even thought I’d be able to write a novel while Baby slept. Haha!

The reality is that Max rarely sleeps for longer than 40 minutes at a time during the day. And when he’s awake.... he wants to be entertained. At around three months old I noticed that he’d get agitated after his first morning sleep if we didn't leave the house. So now, we go out a couple of times every day whether it’s just for a walk or a trip to the shops.

To get some extra variety and stimulation into our week, I signed us up for a term at Baby swim school. And boy does he LOVE it!!! And I'm even enjoying it myself.

Okay so at six months old he’s not going to be mastering the butterfly stroke any time soon... but that’s not really the point. Rather, he is learning to understand and respect the water through play. During the session we sing songs, splash, kick, blow bubbles, and share giggles with about 10 other Bubs and their mums or dads. We also have underwater dunks which scared me to start with... but Max takes in his stride.

While I'm lucky that Max has enjoyed the pool from the first time he go into it... some of the other Babies in the group were less than enthusiastic to begin with. But now, half way through the term, all the Babies absolutely delight in those 30 minutes in the pool.

As a bonus... I often find that Max manages an extra long sleep after all the excitement of his swim. Still not long enough for me to write that novel mind you... but enough time for the occasional blog post like this one!

So if You’re looking for a fun way to entertain your Baby, check out the Baby swim schools in your area. Swimming nappies are essential!!

xo Carla

Author Bio - Carla - a half Kiwi, half Brit chick, who now calls Australia home. She’s currently taking a break from a career in communications to be a first time mum to Baby Max. Carla and Max live in Sydney with Daddy Ben and their two crazy cats, Ash and Pixie. Carla and Ben blog about Max's daily exploits at www.maxbuxton.org..

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