Swimming!

We finally did it! Maggie had her first swimming pool experience and it was quite fun. Maggie didn't cry once or ask to be taken out of the pool. The water was a bit of shock to all of our systems, but after getting used to it, she was just fine.

We went to the community pool of a co-worker/friend and there happened to be other children in the water as well. Maggie of course gravitated to them and watched them play with much delight. A little boy around 7 or 8 befriended Maggie and played with her and us. He even asked if he could hold Maggie in the water (which we had to decline the offer.)

After awhile, Maggie grew comfortable enough to kick her leg in the water and even allowed me to lay her on her front and play "motorboat." We were quite encouraged by Maggie's response to the water as I wondered if simply putting a toe in the water would do her in. Hopefully we'll have more opportunities to get her in the water, as it seems apparent that Maggie might just be a fish.

Until then, however, she'll enjoy her nightly baths. They have lasted anywhere from 15 minutes to almost a half an hour of playing in the water and even pulling herself up to standing position. She's missed almost a year of bathing, so we have a lot of making up to do.

Thank you all for offering to allow us to go swimming in your pools. We might just take you up on the offer knowing how much Maggie enjoys the water. Now we just need a little bit of summer again (though we definitely don't mind the cooler temperatures.)

We worked really hard at getting a smile. Though it might not look like it, she did enjoy the water.

'"Hmm... what is this stuff? Look at my hand..."

I think the sunglasses might have been just as much of a hit as the water.