Pool Party

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LauraLaura — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:15:45 GMT

Okay, those doll photos are hilarious. "Views from the crime scene, at 11...."

And re. Axel pooping in the pool: Someday, you will screen Caddyshack for him, and he'll wonder why you find the Baby Ruth scene so incredibly funny.

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GirlsGoneChild — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:35:25 GMT

Okay, could your child possibly get any cuter? Good lord, woman.

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knockedup — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:38:35 GMT

Awww, thanks for your comments about Axel's cuteness! They're going to my head. Seriously, I'm now waiting for Baby Gap to call me up and offer the equivalent of four years' tuition at a private college for my boy to be a baby model.

Axel was wearing the Target brand swim diaper when it leaked. He also has skinny (for a baby) legs, so maybe the diaper streched out when wet and that contributed to the leakage? One of his other suits, purchased by my parents, is one of those built in swim diaper suits. However, it says that it can contain chunks but not liquid. With mushy baby poo, that's a little disturbing...

Jo, I'll do a post on the sleep stuff soon. We are not sleep experts by any stretch of the imagination, but we've made some progress, at least at bedtime. Naps are still a crapshoot.

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mimmomama — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:30:59 GMT

i've been reading your blog for a while and like jo, my little guy is just a few weeks behind axel. it is comforting to know that everybody more or less goes through the same phases.:-) there isn't a single picture of axel that i've looked at where i don't think "that little guy is THE cutest. i want to smooch him and poke his cheeks and tickle him and gosh that guy is CUTE!!" on another note- i'm using imse vimse swim diapers and they don't have a terry lining... sounds like your diapers contained most of the poo (ours let some pee out and i also fear the unthinkable)- what brand are you using?

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Hillary — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:06:24 GMT

Like Jo, my little guy is just a bit behind Axel. We're starting swim lessons next month. Just wondering, what swim diapers/trunks are you using?

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amanda — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:42:22 GMT

Yeah, that doll did not have a good day at the pool.

I hate to tell ya, but Axel is looking less like a baby and more like a little boy these days! So freakin' cute!

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zellmer — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:51:44 GMT

We went to the pool today, too. There's nothing cuter than babies in the pool for the first time.

That photo of the baby feet upside down in the bucket is hilarious.

Also, in the photo where he is playing with the bag, he looks so much like you!

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jo — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:59:11 GMT

Hey there,

My daughter is just 1 month behind Axel and it's almost freakish how you are always writing about something we are just on the cusp of. We just bought our 1st swimmies today and I was fearing the escaped poo. Now that I know it's a possibility, it seems quite funny. Anyway, thanks for all the great posts. Oh, one last request as you seem to be into the attachment parenting gig to a moderate degree (as compared to the militant AP folks). I was hoping for an inspiring post on how the heck you got Axel to sleep on his own. We are still rocking, singing, nursing, and all other sorts of madness. Thanks!!!

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mamatulip — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:37:15 GMT

LOL. Definitely a better day than the baby doll.