A look back - 18 months old

Unfortunately I don't have any great footage of my little Julia in the pool in 2013.  I must have been too busy chasing her around (and monitoring her safety, of course).  The best one I can find is her playing in the baby pool on our back porch. She's about 19 months old. 

Last summer we continued focusing on her comfort in the water.  She was walking, but started out pretty unsteady.  I had to hover over her in the slightly deeper baby pool at Lake Park as she entered and exited the pool.  She spent a lot of time experimenting and really enjoyed herself.  I didn't take her in the big pool quite as much as I would have liked, but she had a great time when we did.

Our big pool's shallow area is 2 feet deep, so it was chin level on Julia. I had to hover as she tried to walk around.  She slipped a few times, and went under.  Of course I caught  her a split second after she tripped.  I'm glad she had those experiences, though.  She coughed and sputtered, but didn't cry.