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halojedhaWe are so very fortunate to have a hot tub.
It's a relatively cheap inflatable one. Best value £300 we ever spent. It brings me so much joy and pleasure. It's under a dome shelter in our back garden and it's seen us through countless parties, date nights and summer afternoons.
A few weeks ago we cleaned the hot tub. We leave it empty over the winter as it's too expensive to heat it. Only this winter we had a five month old and Leo had just had hip surgery, so what happened is we left water in it for several months. We were expecting it to be super mouldy and stagnant, but it actually wasn't too bad. We drained it and scrubbed it with bleach and rinsed it with E in the sling on a warm spring Sunday, and it came clean quite quickly.
Then we had the job of dealing with the ball pool balls. When it gets cooler in the autumn we put a thousand brightly coloured ball pool balls on the water to act as an insulating layer. Well, the balls are insulating, the colours are just cheerful. It makes the hot tub 100% more hilarious.
So we had to scoop them out, put them in the bath, clean them and stuff them in a sack for storage over the summer. We've got a white mesh wrap we put them in. We call it the clown egg cocoon.
Anyway. So we refilled the hot tub and we've been managing to use it about twice a week, which isn't too bad for how much it costs us to run it. We take E out with us. They love it. We bring some bath toys with us and support their body and they kick and splash and grab the toys. They also always get excited when they see my boobs and want to feed in the tub, so we do a bit of that too.
Except supporting a wriggly baby was quite stressful and definitely not very restful. I didn't get to relax and unwind or cuddle Leo because I was too busy stopping E from drowning.
So I ordered some inflatables on eBay.
I got them some lady bird armbands, a cute monster inflatable with a seat and leg holes, and a pool ring that looks like a donut with sprinkles. The donut arrived a couple of days ago, and tonight we used the hot tub with it for the first time.
It was AMAZING. I lowered E into it and they put their arms over the side and floated. At first I supported them a bit, but it was already a lot easier than without the float. After a while they got the hang of kicking and were happily scooting around the tub chasing their toys on their own without any help from me. They looked like they were having a brilliant time. And when they wanted some milk they just bobbed up and helped themself, I didn't need to support them at all. They have really good water instincts. I was primed to catch them if they slipped but they didn't at all. It was brilliant! I got to lie back and relax, and have a snuggle with Leo, and admire our marvellous child happily floating around the tub on their own.
Who knew this would be my life now? I like it.
It's a relatively cheap inflatable one. Best value £300 we ever spent. It brings me so much joy and pleasure. It's under a dome shelter in our back garden and it's seen us through countless parties, date nights and summer afternoons.
A few weeks ago we cleaned the hot tub. We leave it empty over the winter as it's too expensive to heat it. Only this winter we had a five month old and Leo had just had hip surgery, so what happened is we left water in it for several months. We were expecting it to be super mouldy and stagnant, but it actually wasn't too bad. We drained it and scrubbed it with bleach and rinsed it with E in the sling on a warm spring Sunday, and it came clean quite quickly.
Then we had the job of dealing with the ball pool balls. When it gets cooler in the autumn we put a thousand brightly coloured ball pool balls on the water to act as an insulating layer. Well, the balls are insulating, the colours are just cheerful. It makes the hot tub 100% more hilarious.
So we had to scoop them out, put them in the bath, clean them and stuff them in a sack for storage over the summer. We've got a white mesh wrap we put them in. We call it the clown egg cocoon.
Anyway. So we refilled the hot tub and we've been managing to use it about twice a week, which isn't too bad for how much it costs us to run it. We take E out with us. They love it. We bring some bath toys with us and support their body and they kick and splash and grab the toys. They also always get excited when they see my boobs and want to feed in the tub, so we do a bit of that too.
Except supporting a wriggly baby was quite stressful and definitely not very restful. I didn't get to relax and unwind or cuddle Leo because I was too busy stopping E from drowning.
So I ordered some inflatables on eBay.
I got them some lady bird armbands, a cute monster inflatable with a seat and leg holes, and a pool ring that looks like a donut with sprinkles. The donut arrived a couple of days ago, and tonight we used the hot tub with it for the first time.
It was AMAZING. I lowered E into it and they put their arms over the side and floated. At first I supported them a bit, but it was already a lot easier than without the float. After a while they got the hang of kicking and were happily scooting around the tub chasing their toys on their own without any help from me. They looked like they were having a brilliant time. And when they wanted some milk they just bobbed up and helped themself, I didn't need to support them at all. They have really good water instincts. I was primed to catch them if they slipped but they didn't at all. It was brilliant! I got to lie back and relax, and have a snuggle with Leo, and admire our marvellous child happily floating around the tub on their own.
Who knew this would be my life now? I like it.
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