Swimming, Swimming, In the Swimming Pool

Swimming, swimming, in the swimming pool
When days are hot, when days are cold, in the swimming pool
Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too
Now wouldn't it be nice to have nothing else to do.
- Camp song I learned...I even have hand motions with it!

Swimming lessons have been going, well, swimmingly at the YMCA. Now I can break into a whole other song. Young man, there's no need to feel down I said young man...I will spare you.

We were supposed to be finished with swimming lessons last week, which would have worked out perfectly as Abby has returned to day care this week and Josh to school. But because of our instructor going on vacation and Abby having a quick fever in the middle of summer, we had to extend the swimming lessons. Not that easy when the three of us are in three different locations during the day but we are making it work.

Monday was a hard lesson. She vomited her lunch (which she had eaten 4 hours earlier) and was just having a hard time. Thankfully the instructor was able to take her out of the pool for a little and the give her a later lesson when she was feeling better.

But Tuesday....there was an epiphany. Maybe the stars aligned differently or the moon was in a different phase but Abigail had a FABULOUS time at swimming lessons. She ran right for the pool, laughed, splashed and was just having a good time. If I hadn't been able to make the lesson, I don't know if I would have believed it. She was having so much fun and swimming for the steps. Once on the steps, Abigail would stand up and just look so proud of herself. It was amazing. Josh and I were beside ourselves that she was swimming and having fun. After weeks of crying lessons and then, like a light switch, she was just so happy to be there (WHAT A PUNK!).

Once the lesson was over, we got her changed poolside and then she darted over to get back in the pool. When I explained that we had to go home, then she started crying. Yesterday, we had to wait our turn because we were at lessons a little early. Abby through an absolute fit. Crying, tears, the whole 9 yards because we couldn't get into the pool right away. Finally she got in and was so happy. (Like I said, WHAT A PUNK!). As soon as the lesson was over, she started having a fit again which continued the whole way home. She wanted so much to play in that pool.

So now we are in the last days of swimming lessons and everything is falling in to place. She is happy, cheering and just a waterbug. We are hoping to get to some pools so she can play but we are not discussing getting a pool at home anytime soon other than the $10 version from Walmart.

Punk...