ike's first real swim

Here are some paintings and art stuff by nate.

Took Ike to the virgin active pool today, it was really nice and heated, we went about 1030am and there was no one! I think I will bring nate in the afternoons. The water was salted instead of chlorinated. I put ike in one of these swimming neck tubes when he was about 10 weeks but he didn't like it, he also didn't like our swimming pool in summer, he was then about 5 months but now at 8 months he enjoys his long baths at night. He also has more energy and awake time. So after a good am nap, we whisk him off to the gym/club, which is only 7 minutes away, he swam for 20 mins, unlike nate who was giggling gleefully in that neck tube, he was more cautious but enjoyed the floating and kicking and the sensation of being upright and dangling...

We zipped home, he was hungry so he ate and then popped back to sleep at 1215. We will have to go to the pool more often!