Summer State of Mind — Stolen By a Bohlen

Jul 21

Jul 21 Summer State of Mind

There is no other caption for this picture that is more fitting…

This is a summer state of mind.

I’ve written several times about her love of water! 🌊 Everyone always says they have a water baby. Well, I’m 100% convinced I birthed a mermaid. 🧜‍♀️ She is absolutely fearless when it comes to being in the water. I think that even started before she took swim lessons! 🤣

I decided to buy a puddle jumper vest to get ahead of her fearlessness! It almost seems like owning a puddle jumper makes you a card carrying member of “parenthood.”

We spent a hot day in July at a local pool where we tested out the puddle jumper. She was able to go in the deep end and kick her feet around! I’ve read that puddle jumpers can sometimes give kids more confidence in the water, especially when they don’t have the puddle jumper on.

I think she has always had that confidence though! I am definitely always on mermaid watch! 🧜‍♀️

Looking at these pictures just shows me how much she has grown since our trip to the pool last year! I think she looks different every single day!

Here’s a throwback to our very first trip to the pool in 2018:

I absolutely love this picture! This was such a fun day! I still remember seeing how happy she was to be in the water and wiggling her toes around! She was very happy splashing around with us. And oh my gosh, do you see those little thigh rolls? 😍

On our first trip to the pool, the water wore she out. We went to dry off for a little bit and she actually ended up falling asleep. Ben and I were just reminiscing about how much we miss those baby cuddles. Everyone warns you to soak them all up. And I swear I soaked up everything I could soak, but I still miss them!