Eve's first swim

Eve's first swim - 17 weeks old

Last week, a couple of days after Daddy arrived home from Greece, we took Eve swimming for the first time at Henbury Leisure centre in Bristol. 

I worked really hard on getting Eve to 'like' baths whilst Sam was away on his dj tour. Thankfully just one day before Sam got back we had the first bath-time without any tears. Hurrah! This was perfect as I had planned to take Eve swimming during half term (last week) so that Sam could join us whilst he was on holiday.

She fit the swim suit really well which had been leant to us. Though the size 2 Huggies Little Swimmers nappies that I bought were a little bit on the small size. I know they are supposed to be snug but they really did seem small compared to the weight of the baby that they are supposed to fit. Slightly annoying as I had to buy a pack of 12 nappies - but hey ho, I can pass them on to friends for their babies. Hopefully Eve will still just about fit in them for a while as I'm hoping to try to take her swimming each week. I can't wait until the Lido pool is warm enough in the summer so that Sam and I can take her early on a saturday morning.

When we got to the leisure centre they were re-filling the baby pool and due to that it was much cooler than it should have been. However, Eve was a little wonder as usual and didn't cry at all. She looked a bit concerned and clenched her fists the whole time. We were so pleased that she didn't cry when Sam pushed her under the water. What a result! The small things that make a mum happy...

My sister Claire and her boyfriend Jody with Eve and her new Paddington Bear

Eve's first Grand National - watching the race on the tv in the pub. She loved it and then promptly fell asleep.

First time on the jungle play-mat!

First time out of the pram in St Andrews park with Daddy during half term.

We found these glasses whilst on a walk around the harbour with Dan, Ocky and Arthur. I felt a bit bad about taking them but they didn't belong to anyone around us. Eve seemed to like them - well, we found it quite amusing anyway!

 Daddy with Eve in Goldbrick House

Eve's first time in the high chair. She can't eat from it yet but we just love having her next to us when we eat a meal. She definitely seems to enjoy being up with us and not down on the floor in her little bouncer-chair.