baby pool

Last week, Joshua decided to transition to one nap a day. (He also decided to start weaning and push a few teeth through so, needless to say, last week was not my favorite). While I think I'll enjoy the change overall (see previous post on naptime jail), the initial transition is a bit of a challenge. Not only are there larger chunks of time during the day to keep Joshua entertained, but since he's still used to napping in the morning, he can get pretty cranky leading up to his nap.

In a moment of desperation and to save my sanity, I forked over $11 for a small baby pool.

And it has worked wonders.

While it hasn't been super helpful for the mornings (it's pretty sunny back there in the morning), the deck is nice and shaded in the afternoons. So after his nap we can head out there for a little while. It's small enough for him to crawl in and out of, so he's entertained for quite a while. He'll splash around in there for a few minutes.

Then he'll throw a toy onto the deck and crawl out to retrieve it.

Then he'll spot some chickens and get excited.

Repeat.

Yesterday, we were out there for 45 minutes before he started to get bored... which, in the life of a 13-month-old, is an eternity. 

I just wish I had gotten one big enough for me to sit in...