part fish, part monkey

it's a bonus that nana teaches swim lessons in their pool cause it means noah gets a jump start on learning to swim. we've always teased my mom that she would have him swimming before he could walk. well, i think we were close. last summer he loved the water- but still couldn't do much. this summer- not so much the case! he loves jumping in, putting his face in the water and kicking his feet back and forth across the pool. we're still working on the "you're not tall enough for me to let you go by yourself" concept- but we'll get there. i think i just need to get him a life jacket so he can at least think he has some sort of independence. that's him these days- mr. independent. mr. do everything myself and you don't help me. it's a fun stage.... i got the rooms both taped up and ready for a coat of paint. i'm hoping to con my sister into helping me paint this week when she is here with noah. we'll see. i decided to switch the rooms around all together. since noah took his first of many jumps out of his crib yesterday it looks like we are moving up a little sooner. so once we get a toddler bed we'll move him into that and into his new "big boy room" and then get his old room ready for the baby. it will be a tight squeeze in there with the crib, changer and since it is our guest room too we'll have a day bed in there that my dad and gail are letting us borrow. (thanks again dad and gail!) i don't think the baby will mind anyway..... once we get that all put together and finished i think besides washing everything we should be pretty close to ready. well- as ready as we are gonna be anyway. for the moment noah is in his crib attempting to nap- and so i better nap now for work tonight or i may never get a chance.