Maddie's first swim (with pic)

So here is the obligatory feel good blog.  Maddie was so excited this morning, I at least think she was.  Like a dog, she kicked her legs and just as I was throwing her old diaper away, she pee'd all over the changing mat.  Normally, I would have been frustrated, but not today.  Today, for the first time ever....   We swam in our pool.  Now granted, there is gravel and dirt completely around the cement.  If anyone accidentally slips, you will cut up your feet pretty good.  And of course there are the un-installed segments of the fence laying in the rocks.  And of course you see the cut up remains of the old sprinkler system across the rocks.  And of course we have no privacy because no plants are planted yet and the walking path is only 10 feet from the pool.  And you have to walk through mud to get to the garage because we have no walking path yet.  And the weeds are taller than small children because the landscaping is 7 weeks behind.  But.... The pool is swimable.  So, here is Maddie all ready to get into the pool for the first time.  Now, of course this just marks the start of a life of chasing children all over the pool, being exhausted every night, and cleaning the house once everyone leaves only to collapse in bed at night when it is all over and questioning the installation of the pool itself.  But, nonetheless, it has begun.  I know what you are all thinking, how could one child inherit so much cuteness from her father??  I even have a hard time knowing she takes after me so much!  Though I am proud.