First time in the Pool - check!

On Sunday, June 8th, we took Abigail to the pool for the very fist time. I did not know what to expect, quite frankly. But she loved it! The water was warm and shiny in the sun. She was a little disoriented, it seemed, by the big floating "doughnut" we stuck her in, and it took her a few minutes to get acquainted with it and accept that she would not be fully independent while in the water. But once she did, she enjoyed us pushing her around the water. We all had a great time!

She squealed and looked at the people swimming and basking in the sun, the lifeguard, while waving "hello". She kicked and splashed around for a long time. Also had a couple of brief crying spells, mostly due to her getting tired and over-stimulated.

Abbie tried to drink some of the water by attempting to stick her head under it (much like she does when she is taking a bath...) Yuck. She did not succeed this time either.

Abbie in Tilghman Island & St. Michaels Island

We came to Denice and Nancy's house yesterday, and since then Abigail is having the time of her life.  She had her first bar experience in St. Michaels today! While I drank a Mojito and her Daddy had an Ice Tea (reversed roles, for once), Abigail had fun smacking the bar table with her hand and requesting drinks (it seemed) when I did not let her have a sip of mine.  She made friends with the bartender, a nice, welcoming lady who kept coming over to talk to her, paid compliments to her and gave her some applesauce (she even offered to babysit!)  We spoke seriously with Abbie about underage drinking and how we would never put up with it, and she laughed at us with a mischievous look in her eyes.  Then she had even more fun when we sat in her in the kiddie pool we just bought. She never had sooooo much fun in the water! 
There was so much of it, outside in the sunshine, and Abigail just laughed and splashed and thought the world is just peachy.  Tomorrow we will do it again, and this time Daddy will get in the water with her (today, I did, and I admit I had a lot of fun myself!) This is a great weekend, Abbie could not have a better time than she is able to enjoy right now.  It seems as though we might have to buy a house out here after all!