“I enjoyed today,” I inform Sylvie as we eat our second bowl of ice cream.

“The kids are so adorable,” she mumbles, ice cream still in her mouth.

“I bet they'll hound Fredrik and Elizabeth nonstop to come swim again,” I chuckle.

Mouth empty, Sylvie swallows a sip of water. “What a rush. I mean… It was my first time with Daniel, but knowing he spoke for the first time… What a rush.”

I nod; there are no words to describe the monumental moment we ...