She gets an A-

I'm pleased to report that Emery has made such tremendous progress with the Froggy Fun Pool that I can now give her an A- (an A+ will come when she can actually show a decent degree of enjoyment) for bravely enduring  some time in the pool yesterday.

We started out together, of course.

And she wasn't really expressing much emotion, but didn't seem anxious to get out of the pool, either. A few times I tried taking her out of my lap, but she would have none of that.  So I waited ... and then tried again ... and ...

eventually she didn't protest! This might have been the biggest smile she cracked while in the pool, as she remained quite focused and serious the whole time, but didn't shed any tears. Way to go, Emery!