If you’re new to town, Seattle may feel like a tough place to settle into. It’s often gray, wet, and cold. It takes time to find the best places to get coffee and pho. Even if you have marketable skills, finding a good job can be hard.
Imagine being new to the world. Newborn babies have zero skills besides knowing how to suckle. Their digestive systems are not fully developed, so they burp, fart, and shit their pants loudly, often in public. And after 40 weeks nestled deep within a cozy, dark, warm cave, blissfully naked, babies suddenly find themselves under harsh fluorescent lighting, wearing ridiculous things like tiny socks. It’s no wonder they cry all the time.
To help babies remember the time they spent floating weightless in amniotic fluid, consider taking them swimming at one of Seattle’s many public pools. A few of them—including Ballard, Queen Anne, Rainier Beach, and Southwest—offer weekly hours specifically set aside for young children and their caregivers, as well as swim lessons for babies six months and up…
