Swimming

When C was about 18 months old, he suddenly become deathly afraid of the water. He hated baths and showers. I signed him up in the mom & tot class. The first year we sat on the side of the pool. He wouldn't even touch the water. (The pool's water started out at an inch and then slowly got deeper.) C really liked to watch the divers and other swimmers but he would not get in the pool. The next year he would finally get in the water, but it couldn't go past his ankles.

Each summer, I would sign the kids up for lesson. They would take lessons all summer long. And each year C progressed a bit more in feeling comfortable in the water. Of course, since we didn't do swimming in the winter, it would take C half of the summer to catch up to where he was at the end of the summer before. We finally got to the point where he enjoyed baths again. And C slowly got to the point where he would allow the water to get to his knees, then his waist, and finally he is up to his chest.

Last summer, C actually swam. So that is my picture for today.

C is telling us to "watch" him. That is why he keeps waving his finger.:)






And of course, this picture says it all!!!