Bathing Suit and Underwear

What better way to spend a warm summer day than in your bathing suit?  I rounded up the two rascals and encouraged them to put on their bathing suits so that we could play with some water outside.  While I was getting Emmersyn into her swimmer diaper and bathing suit, I had Cameron try putting on his bathing suit all by himself.  I have really babied my first born and at the age of nearly 5 he still wants assistance to get dressed.  After some encouragement, he begrudgingly started to put on his swimsuit by himself in his bedroom.  Once Emmersyn was all suited up, I went to get Cameron so that we could all go out together.  Well, Cameron was still attempting to get his swim suit on when I entered his room and noticed that he had forgotten to take off his underwear.  I gently reminded him, "Cameron, you have to take off your underwear when you put your swimsuit on."  I had no idea that this comment would turn into such a heated debate.  He started crying insisting that he must keep his underwear on.  When I inquired why, he said (hyperventilating) "What if I have to poop or pee?  Then I'll have to poop or pee on the grass."  I just started to laugh out loud.  Why wouldn't you just come inside, I thought to myself.  But then again, I'm not 4.  So, I decided to take the rational approach and explained to him that the lining in the bathing suit was the "underwear" so he didn't have to worry about peeing on the grass!

Here are a few pictures from our day outside.  I forgot how many hours the kids can play at this water table.

They decided enough with the toys and wanted to hop on the table.

On a side note, I have to say that I have been very proud of myself and have been doing things for "me" over the past few weeks.  I'm always working with patients about balancing their different identities and have realized that I have not been balancing the "Maureen as an individual" identity very well.  It's easy to lose our individual identity in the identities of a wife and a mother.  So, I have been making sure to set time aside for the "Maureen" identity and have been scheduling coffee dates, lunch dates, and even went to see a play, The Drowsy Chaperone.  I am looking forward to continuing to work on this balancing act!  I have become friends with some really fascinating and brilliant people.  You can really learn a lot about the world over a cup of coffee.