Drew came with us to the pool today. He insisted we drive because a)it gave us more pool time and b)he was loath to take Rachel out in the heat. It seemed ridiculous to drive nine blocks, but in the end he was right. If we had walked, we would have arrived hot and sweaty and out of sorts. This way, we hopped out of our air-conditioned car and got admitted to the pool right away. Plus, because we got there before 8, there were still lots of babies there.
We met one baby, Olivia, who was only 4 months old. She really seemed to be enjoying herself, whereas Rachel started fussing as soon as we put her in the water. But after I got her her pacifier, she calmed down, leaned back and put her hands behind her head. All she needed was a drink in one hand and sunglasses and she would have looked like a baby movie star! By the end of the evening she was laughing as Drew whooshed her up and down out of the water. She still isn't moving her legs much. I think the flotation device really works better for older and stronger kids. I wish it had more support for Rachel to sit up but we'll just have to make do until she's walking and, hopefully soon after, swimming for real.
The weather is supposed to be horribly hot until Thursday and then cool off to a "mild" 85 to 90 degrees by the weekend. We plan to take Rachel back to the pool as often as we can.
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106 in Eugene on Tuesday. 104 today. both record-breakers. we ended up buying a window unit a-c for our master suite. we're supposed to go to swimming lessons tonight but I almost hate the thought of being out in the brutal sun, and dealing with the crowds.
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