Pool Time

It has been so hot in Germany for the past few days. With no air conditioning in the house, I decided the only way to get cool was to get a pool and take Zoe for a swim. With the store sold out of baby pools, I purchased a large Rubbermaid tub. I figured Zoe wouldn't know that she was swimming in an underbed storage container, as long as it cooled her off. Purchases in the car, I realized I forgot to get diapers, so I ran back into the store. Miracle of miracles, someone had just returned an inflatable baby pool. I quickly grabbed it, an electric pump, diapers and headed home. By the time I finished inflating the pool, filling it with water, getting Zoe situated, and of course getting my camera ready, I put my feet in the pool, held on to Zoe and was ready to finally sit back and relax. That's when Zoe started screaming. I quickly took her out, and slowly placed her back in the water. She slowly started to scream. I tried this again, with the same result. I felt the water with my hands and realized it was ice cold. Although it felt great on my feet, it was probably just a little too chilly for Zoe. I ran inside and got a pitcher of hot water to add to the pool. Finally, the water was just right. I plopped her in, gave her some toys, and she was happy as a clam. I have a feeling we'll be in this little pool a lot.