Relaxing at the pool

Saturday, Sept. 13th
Today was a relaxing day.  We let Arouna wake up on his own, around 8:30, fed him breakfast and then I walked with him about 2 blocks to a large hotel to check out the pool and how much it cost.  We tried out the front/backpack for the 1st time and he liked it.  We found out the pool cost 5,000cfa ($10)/person.  Then I went to a few artisana shops to look around.  While we were gone, Robert worked on translating some documents from french to english for the US embassy.
We came back and gave Arouna a snack and then packed up to go to the pool.  Robert walked with me to the hotel to help me get set up, then he returned to the guesthouse to do more translating and start laundry.
Arouna and I got into the pool.  He was a little unsure at first because of the temperature of the water, but then he liked it.  He smiled and played while I held him.  We arrived at about 11:15 at the pool and got out around 12:30 to give Arouna lunch.  After lunch, we got back in for another 45 minutes to an hour and he got so relaxed that he fell asleep.  When I tried to get out with him to lay him down, he woke up and decided it was snack time.  When he's hungry, he's hungry right then, much like a newborn baby.  There is no putting him off for a few minutes.  After his snack, we got back in again and he played more.  At around 4pm, we left and went back to the guesthouse.  I put Arouna in his bed and he slept until 6pm.
I woke him up at 6pm to go to dinner.  We went to the Belvedere restaurant.  It is a french run restaurant where all the tables are outside under a thatched roof.  Ruth, Linda and the Matheny family ate with us.  
We came back to the guesthouse after dinner and I gave Arouna his bath and put him to bed.  At 11pm, he's still awake talking.  :)