I wasn't sure how Jamie would take to it but he seems to have had fun. I have the distinct feeling that it was helped along by the social cues of the other children clearly enjoying themselves.
We discovered a few pitfalls that I hadn't anticipated but probably should have, the biggest one being that:
- Jamie needs to be holding two hands to walk
- I can't walk without one hand to support myself
- The splash pool is just a bit too deep for me to be able to shuffle on my knees, unless I'm prepared to get properly wet to the waist, which I'm not, because it's a free facility and therefore lacks luxuries like changing rooms and it's not really the done thing for an adult to strip off in the middle of the kiddie play area.
I settled, instead, for a minor case of Soggy Bottom from sitting on the edge of the pool and restricted Jamie to walking within arm's reach. Next time we'll see about my PA having a skirt or shorts so that she can join us in the pool. But there will definitely be a next time.
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Yay! Splash pools are awesome! If you can get over to St Nicks in Warwick you might find that one easier because it's more of a beach style edge to the pool so you could go as shallow as you need or the wee boy could sit at the edge and splash his feet :)
We took daddy to that one this weekend. He rolled up his trousers and I waited at the side with a nice big towel, it was better all round. I think Steve enjoyed it both as part of his daddying role and also to cool himself down halfway through a warm afternoon!
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