Ronan and Daddy share a bedtime story. This time it is about the Giving Tree.

Daddy tells Ronan he loves him before getting him ready for bed.

Why is Ronan upset? We just found out that Daddy will be leaving much earlier for basic than as planned. Instead of in 2-3 weeks he is leaving in just a few days. Ronan was just enjoying his special time with daddy (away from mummy) and now he will have to say goodbye for 6 weeks. Poor Ronan! He is really going to miss his daddy!

Grandpa and Nonna got Ronan a baby swim seat for the pool. We decided to let Ronan practice in his grandparents’ whirlpool bath. Not to our surprise, Ronan really enjoyed it. Here he is with his rubber duckie, smiling at his mummy.

Ronan was kicking and moving his arms about. He did not seem to mind having the jets on either. He really liked being able to float ‘on his own’…(though mummy was in the tub with him and had her hand on the buoy at all times.)

It was a whole lot of fun watching Ronan play in the water. He seemed to be either laughing and smiling or concentrating really hard….as seen in this photo.

Ronan loves to splash and doesn’t mind getting water on his face. Soon he will get to try out the baby buoy at the pool. We just have to make sure we go before or after the hot sun is out, so that Ronan does not get burned or too hot. Here is the little stinker with water on his face and the water splashing all about. (side note: i’m sure you notice the rubber duckie says hot on his bottom. Unless he is in frigid water, he seems to always say that. We decided to not trust his judgement on water temp, but let him in to play with Ronan instead.)