Within 24 hours of returning from the beach (two weeks ago), C came down with a very painful ear infection that sent us to the Urgent Care. Then a few days later, just as he was beginning to feel better, I came down with a really bad cold. I started feeling more myself over the weekend...just in time to take C BACK to the doctor on Monday for what what turned out to be a now double ear infection and a little bit of wheezing. Thankfully, the new antibiotics kicked in almost immediately and we are FINALLY all healthy!
I'm pretty wimpy when it comes to being sick. So we didn't do much last week...except watch a whole BUNCH of cartoons :)
This week, however, the kids were signed up for swimming lessons. C's lessons were mainly just a refresher from last year. He assured me that he was feeling up to it and Dr. T gave his blessing, so C took the lessons as planned. [My kiddos do not share my wimpy tendencies when sick.]
I wasn't sure what to expect for G. We didn't attempt to teach C to swim until he was 4.5, but that plan wasn't really an option for G. She LOVES the water and she has NO fear of jumping right in. Really, it was the craziest thing! She did NOT like flotation devices of any kind (pretty much took them off at the first chance), but she also did not like being held - yet she couldn't swim. This makes for a dangerous combination! If I wasn't already in the pool waiting to catch her (which sometimes I wasn't), she'd jump right in and just stand there and look up at me from the bottom of the pool....just waiting for me to retrieve her. I tried waiting a second before I went to her in hopes that she'd get a little scared. That TOTALLY backfired! She thought it was hilarious. That left me with disciplining her if she removed her flotation devices without permission. I was fine with that, but I still didn't trust her around bodies of water. At any rate, it became very obvious that this child MUST learn to swim and FAST! :)
Swimming lessons were a big hit! Both kids made great progress. C is much more efficient with his technique and G...well she still can't exactly swim, but if she jumps in, I'm pretty sure she can now make it to the side. SHEWWW!
I forgot to take pictures during G's last lesson, but here are a few of C:
I'm pretty wimpy when it comes to being sick. So we didn't do much last week...except watch a whole BUNCH of cartoons :)
This week, however, the kids were signed up for swimming lessons. C's lessons were mainly just a refresher from last year. He assured me that he was feeling up to it and Dr. T gave his blessing, so C took the lessons as planned. [My kiddos do not share my wimpy tendencies when sick.]
I wasn't sure what to expect for G. We didn't attempt to teach C to swim until he was 4.5, but that plan wasn't really an option for G. She LOVES the water and she has NO fear of jumping right in. Really, it was the craziest thing! She did NOT like flotation devices of any kind (pretty much took them off at the first chance), but she also did not like being held - yet she couldn't swim. This makes for a dangerous combination! If I wasn't already in the pool waiting to catch her (which sometimes I wasn't), she'd jump right in and just stand there and look up at me from the bottom of the pool....just waiting for me to retrieve her. I tried waiting a second before I went to her in hopes that she'd get a little scared. That TOTALLY backfired! She thought it was hilarious. That left me with disciplining her if she removed her flotation devices without permission. I was fine with that, but I still didn't trust her around bodies of water. At any rate, it became very obvious that this child MUST learn to swim and FAST! :)
Swimming lessons were a big hit! Both kids made great progress. C is much more efficient with his technique and G...well she still can't exactly swim, but if she jumps in, I'm pretty sure she can now make it to the side. SHEWWW!
I forgot to take pictures during G's last lesson, but here are a few of C:
PS - if any of my local friends are looking for a swimming instructor, I'll be happy to provide you with Ms. Katie's info. She really is GREAT!
I'm glad everyone is feeling better! Ear infections are no fun. We are battling them right now along with bad colds and pink eye.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how fearless G is around water - WOW! How wonderful it is that both of your kids enjoy swimming. It's a great skill and lots of fun! When you have time, I would like to have the information for your swimming instructor. Where does she conduct her lessons?
I think G is right on to something...once she learns you don't have to worry and the best way is to jump in. (well, within reason). Good for you to give the swimming lessons early. Glad you are all feeling better.
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