Cute as a BUTTon

Since it's been 1,000,000 degrees here in Vegas Nainoa and I have been swimming almost everyday. I usually wait around 1pm so that there is shade by the steps where he likes to play with his cups. I always lather him up with my hippie dippy organic SPF 45 twenty minutes before so it doesn't wash off as soon as we get in the pool. I was so surprised to see his tan lines yesterday! My little hapa haole baby may look like a little brown Hawaiian after all.

Submerged!

Nainoa is LOVING his swimming class. Yesterday we actually submerged him underwater. I was extremely nervous that he was going to swallow a bunch of water and come up hating the water. When he came up he didn't cry. He was just trying to get the water out of his eyes. Nainoa went from Dadda back to me about 3 times. We gave him lots of praise, lots of smiles and lots of high pitched yeaaas. I hid the fact that I was completely freaked out. I'm so proud of my little fish!

So the debate between the Lolos recently is actually how young I started swimming. First they told me it was 18 months. My baby album says 8 months. Lolo said I was swimming before I was walking. He said that I could barely stand on my own and that I was fearless when it came to jumping into the water.

Lola looks like she had the same fear that I had yesterday. Look at little Glo cheering me on!

My instructor at the Y was named Elaine. Thanks Elaine!

11 Months!

Nainoa is 11 months today! We had a great day. We started out banging on some pots and pans. He was more interested in walking around with the pan and bowl than playing them. After he got up from a much needed nap we went to his first swim class today at Bubble Swim School. He LOVED the water. Our instructor Dominique was great. We sang songs and practiced kicking our legs, reaching and pulling with our arms, humming, getting out of the pool, and scaling the side. At one point she asked, "Is he a really calm baby or does he just love the water?" We proudly replied, "BOTH!" Apparently most babies cry their first time in the pool. The only time Nainoa fussed is when we were practicing floating on his back. By that time he was done. The 20 minutes went by really fast. I was so happy that Nainoa loved the water. I mean after all his Mommy learned how to swim at 18 months and his parents are both Pisces!

This picture is Dom trying to say Nanioa's name. She kept on saying, "Nai-oa."