Raising a New Fish

Made it to the gym this morning for the first time in I don't know how long. Considering that we had a rough night with very little sleep, the time probably would've been better spent napping along with Laykha. I debated momentarily about what would help my body more - sleep or exercise. The workout won out.

I suspect Laykha is either going through a growth spurt or teething as her sleeping has been fitful and erratic the past couple of days. Makes for some very long, tiring days, but I take comfort in the fact that, as with everything, she'll grow out of it.

Last weekend, Aakash and I introduced Laykha to the pool:

Laykha really took to the water like a duck! She seems to really enjoy her bath time, so we thought we'd give the pool a go. The other night, we took her during the pool's busy time - she caused quite a commotion among the other swimmers who had to come take a peek. We're anxious to get her back in again, but as of late, the weather hasn't been the greatest. Overcast and rainy.

On the subject of rain and swimming, saw an interesting occurrence the other day. It was evening, and the pool, like usual, was full of swimmers - both young and old. Typical of the rainy season, some storms started moving in. Turned out to be some pretty big storms, too - a lot of wind, rains and also lightning. The key word here is lightning. Despite the fact that bolts were flashing left and right, everyone still remained in the pool, contentedly swimming about. Now, if my memory serves me correctly, when I was younger, we'd be rushed out of the water at the mere mention of lightning. To each his own, I guess.