Today was a momentous day! Leyna jumped right into the pool with no flotation devices. Grandma Teri pushed her under the water to pick up some dive toys and...voila....she was transformed into a fish. She figured out how to swim that fast. We're still working on breathing, but she's getting there. You'd be amazed at how long she can hold her breath. She cried when we had to leave the pool and kept telling us over and over how big she is and how she can swim by herself. She was ready last summer to swim on her own, but I admit that I was lazy and dependent on her life jacket.
What a relief to know that all my kids will be pool safe before long! Now those waves at the beach...I don't imagine I'll ever get over the fear of one of them swallowing up my babies.
I remember swimming with Gavin in Carlsbad! He could swim, but still depended so much on someone to be there for him. I loved how tight he would hold on when he got scared!!
ReplyDeleteMan, being so far away from all the nieces and nephews makes me wanna have one of my own so bad!
I also fear those waves on the beach. I am unable to enjoy the beach and see its for its wonder because I am too preoccupied with the notion that it might steal one of my kids. I am glad I am not the only mother who stands there as the kids play in the waves, thinking of the worst possibility. It makes me want to tie ropes around their waists.
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