We drove down to Bill's brothers house today and I packed the girls swim suits. I hoped that if they saw the kids swimming they would want to swim. Well Maggie was excited and she said yes. So she put on her suit. She did not really like it. I bought a 2 piece with a top and she kept pulling at the top saying "too short". I told her "It's okay, look at theirs". Then she was okay. She slowly went into the water. She held on to the handle tight. Her sisters & cousins were great with her and encouraging her to come in. I believe this is the first time Maggie has been in a pool. Her face had the BIGGEST smile on it. She was having FUN! The girls were teaching her how to swim, kick her feet and encouraging her to put her face in the water. And she did! Then she went a little too deep and panicked. Jadyn had to help her to the shallow end. She was scared. She got out, wiped her face, sat for 30 seconds and then back into the pool. About 15 min of swimming and she asked to take the bathing suit shirt off. She was now in her bikini and having so much fun!
Hope was happy riding a little bike around the lanai. She kept complaining how hot she was. I kept encouraging her to get in the pool. She kept saying no. Finally after about 30 min or so I said "Just put feet in". I told her she needed to put her suit on though. She did. But was scared to go out. I put floaties on her and she was okay. Still nervous. She went outside and Maggie was happy and was encouraging her to come in the pool. Hope did. And was smiling and laughing the whole time. She had fun. And the kids were trying to teach her how to swim too.
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| Maggie giving Hope a "High 5" for coming in the pool |
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| How did we get so many kids? And there is 1 more on the way (our new niece or nephew due in less than 2 months) |
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| I'm SO happy they were having fun. |
We had a good day. Another first for the girls. Who would have thought we would still experience so many of their first of things. They swam for a long time. And are exhausted now. I'm so glad that they got the courage and took the plunge. Hopefully this will help Hope's legs/hips too.
I'm so happy that the girls went into the pool. They do look like they had a blast. Now swimming lessons are in order. Enjoy your family.
ReplyDeleteI love that the girls gave it a try!
ReplyDeleteYea! Whoever said you miss all the firsts with an older child didn't know what they were talking about. There are so many and you see them through different eyes with the older kids.
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