You may recall that my Mom took my little one to her first Water Babies class a few weeks ago. Unfortunately for us (but not for Mum), my Dad then decided to book a last minute holiday for them and off they jetted to Egypt for two weeks! Bless her, she was genuinely upset that she was going to miss the classes for a few weeks but we have had great fun in the bath each evening getting her (again, the little one not Nanny, because that would be weird) happy covering her face with water.

Water Babies teach unique methods that enable the little ones to feel at ease swimming both above and below the water and (hopefully) love the sensation of floating in such a warm, calm atmosphere. I have to be honest, our bath time preparations have not been quite as calming, I would probably go as far as raucous with significant splashing, lots of laughing and a very very wet bathroom (and mommy).

Nanny was exhausted after the last lesson but I think that was more to do with her being anxious before the class, when she realised how friendly and relaxing the whole experience would be, she couldn’t wait for the next class.

With my eldest daughter making great strokes (see what I did there) into her swimming now, I can’t wait for the little one to be joining her without water wings too. It still amazes me that for someone who loves water so much that my eldest hasn’t had the confidence for swimming lessons until she reached 7 years old. Water Babies is helping to make sure that history doesn’t repeat itself and with them teaching more than 28,000 (!!) children each week, I am confident in having two competent, contented little Water Babies.

I had a lovely tweet from Water Babies today asking Nanny and the little one would be back tomorrow, so as they approach the water, I am sure they can look forward to a warm welcome back to the classes …. just maybe not as warm as Egypt!

What happens when you have to remember the nappies, the wipes, the change of clothes, not forgetting the children .... but you forget your bank card, when you need to buy said replacement nappies or wipes!

Most of us run our lives from our phones these days but now you can withdraw money by using your phone too! Genuis for mums like me!

Earlier this week we had an interesting day of food refusal and baby led weaning, which was essentially my baby girl refusing anything I was giving her but quite happy to play and feed herself. When my eldest daughter was weaning, the time frame was diffferent, the advice was different and I was different. I was a naive mum who read baby books by the plenty (my favourite phrase was "I read in a book ....") and soaked up all the advice that was given to me by the health professionals. Two years after my daughter was born, it was reported by the BBC that spoon feeding was unnatural for babies and Gill Rapley, deputy director of Unicef's UK Baby Friendly Initiative, suggested that it could lead to health problems in later life.

So what has changed aside from the advice?

Am I any less interested in whats best for my baby, absolutely not, but I think I am probably a little more open to letting the baby lead the way, rather than being pedantic about milestones and time frames. Baby led weaning really was a new concept for me and as a "little" bit of a control freak, I sometimes find it hard to let her fling food around and not get involved.

Through talking to other parents who embrace baby led weaning I know that this behaviour isnt unusual, in fact its fairly standard and throw a bit of teething and a cold into the mix, its hardly surprising that she wants to eat at her own pace.

So what did I do ..... I had cooked a spaghetti bolognaise for dinner (which my 7 year old loves) but I was already beginning to get twitchy as to whether the little one would eat it ..... so she was stripped off and let loose. She can hold a spoon quite adeptly and puts food in her mouth, its just a shame (mainly for my floor) that the bowl usually ends up shoved off the highchair and food is everywhere! But guess what? She loved it!

Maybe I should just stop trying to be in control and led the baby lead the way!

For more posts about Baby Led Weaning, find them in the Baby Led Weaning Carnival over on Circus Queen's blog

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