Summer Swimming Solace
Watching the peanut gain some confidence in the pool, and building up to even jumping off edge by herself (with Mommy catching her) is quite amazing. Watching kids learn and try and grow, is like watching puppies play, I can do it for hours on end.
She has come such a long way from the beginning of the summer, and am truly amazed and all she has accomplished. Yeah, I know, in the scheme of things, not huge steps, but it's these little steps that keep creeping up on me. It's these little steps that make it so you turn around and all of a sudden your baby is crawling, then walking, then running, then talking in sentences.
They weren't kidding when they said that once you have kids you will realize the passing of time...
So I'm gonna go jump in the pool and try to enjoy this little bit of time with my peanut, amid the splashing, and the jumping and the laughing and the growing...
What are you doing this gorgeous summer day?
Comments
This is a beautiful post though...have a great time with your peanut.
After that, I will be sending out that circle journal in the mail (I hope, if I'm not stuck at work too long). Happy peanut watching! :D
We swim a lot too during the summer. We have to. We live in the desert. I've been watching my kids get a little braver each time we swim. They too have found the wonders of the arm floaties. lol.
Stop by my blog, I have a Kreativ award to give you :) http://corisbigmouth.blogspot.com/2010/08/kreativ-chaos.html
Ruthy Ann, I hope you find one too :)
Corine, glad you are enjoying the creative journey!
the Tsaritsa - hold your tongue - my peanut is going to be 4 forever!!!!
Sarah, yes, she has become so much bolder with them on!
Thanks for the award Cori.
Sherri, like to think she takes after her mom ;)
Michelle Renee, what an amazing way to think of it.
I took mine (12 and 14) to an amusement park a few weeks ago, the first time in too long that just the three of us spent the day together doing something fun. For a dozen hours or so, they were little girls again.
Except when I was about to trust our lives to some canvass vests and steel cable and the younger one said, "Don't be scared Daddy. If we can do it you can do it." Or maybe especially then.