Baby's First Swim

On our third day in Iowa, Reese had her first experience in a pool. Before the trip I bought a swim diaper at a local consignment store (for the bargain basement price of $1!) in case our hotel had an indoor pool. I didn't want to buy Reese a full-fledged swimsuit because she will likely grow out of it before swim season in Texas begins. After her afternoon nap, we took Reese to the pool. She sat on the steps with mommy and wasn't sure what to think. The water was a little chilly and when her lower body was submerged she began crying. We checked out the hot tub near the pool and found that it wasn't exactly "hot"-- more like bath water, so we let Reese dip her feet in. She enjoyed the hot tub much more--especially when we turned on the bubbles. She watched the bubbles whirl around the pool and tried to "catch" them when they came near her.