In the middle of unpacking and getting settled, last night we decided to take a break and introduce Ada to the swimming pool. Saying that she loved it would be an understatement. She did not run and jump in the first time, but she thought about it. It took about ten minutes of making ourselves look like fools for Ada to understand that she needs to kick and paddle her arms at the same time. Once she grasped that she was dog paddling across the pool between Adam and I, well with assistance. She did swallow a bit of water a few times so we are now working on swimming with our mouth shut. She looks kinda silly b/c she is wiggling and frog kicking all while making a "kissy" face. Adam let her get out of the pool and jump back into his arms, but that opened a whole other can of worms. She liked that a lot, but wanted to try launching herself into the pool from every corner, so Adam and I got our workout b/c we were having to swim as fast as we could to opposite ends of the pool as she ran around it.We both were very impressed at how quickly she picked up on swimming and really do think that she will be dog paddling with floats by the end of the summer. The best part of it all, she slept like a rock last night.
