Idaho 2013!

Welcome to the first of what I'm sure will be a gaggle of posts covering our time Idaho this summer. As usual, I just didn't get around to posting anything while we were actually there (not internet at the house). This first video is long (4 minutes) but packed with great Noa swim-time action! And it's 4 minutes long because one of the most impressive things to share is the length of time she spends moving around independently in the water; something she enjoyed doing tremendously and made swim time at the nearby Holiday Inn a daily ritual! The pool was just the right height for Noa, with the resistance of the water providing enough support for her to walk and jump on her own.

A few highlights to watch for: Noa maneuvering from standing to floating on her back all by herself; and - when she gets near the edge of the pool - figuring it out and holding onto the side; not only does she find it, you'll notice that she repeats the word "edge" when we tell her where she is; and when we explain to her that she can get away from the edge by pushing, she does.


I'll post more video and photos piece by piece - oh, and thanks to Max and Jane for staying at the Holiday Inn because otherwise we'd never have known that they have this great pool - which is, by the way, a HOT pool. And I mean very hot: like hot springs hot. Like there were days I couldn't even get into this pool hot!

Long story short: Noa had a great time in Idaho (no big surprise there). People often ask me if she remembers Idaho year to year and yes, absolutely, she definitely does. More to come...