Two-Pool Family

The words are coming fast and furious now: "box," "sticky," "food," "doggy," "sandwich," "pool," "seat." Sentences are trickling out as well: "I want more sandwich," "The ball is sticky," "I eat, too." Being witness to Annalee's word-birth is like seeing the most dramatic sunrise in one's lifetime: arresting, colorful, slow and fast at once. She changed into and out of her bathing costume (special diaper, neoprene beach shoes, and swim suit) three times today that I saw. She is ready to enjoy the next round of watery heaven as soon as she regains a degree or two of body warmth, and no longer wants the water in her bath to be warm. (Why have only one pool outdoors, when you can have a second one indoors?)