Thursday 13 steps to learn to swim
- 1. stand at edge of pool staring at the deep water
- 2. try not to shiver from the cold breezy weather
- 3. slowly climb into mommy's arms & cling to her for dear life
- 4. start screaming at the mention of putting your head under the water
- 5. wrap feet & legs around mommy so she can't peel you off of her
- 6. bat hand at swim instructor for taking you from mommy & dunking you under
- 7. help count to 3 and hold breath before you are dunked
- 8. bargain with mommy & keep close track of number of times you have to go underwater to move on to next step
- 9. let mommy drop you in water & kick up to the surface
- 10. practice turning around in the water when dropped in
- 11. swim from mommy to the edge of the pool with your face in the water
- 12. jump in pool to mommy & swim back to edge
- 13. stand at edge of pool staring at the really deep water & know you can swim without help
Elaina~we are so proud of you for being brave and believing in yourself!
4 comments:
Such a great feeling to see your child learn a new skill! Good job Mom for enduring as well!!
Great post! You are so funny relating this in writing.
By the way, how do you get those pretty flower bullets?
Yeah for Elaina! And Yeah for you for making it through!
My tech guy (aka husband) added the flowers to my page when he worked on my new look. I really need to learn how to upgrade my own blog so I can be more helpful!
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