The pool ... once again

Yesterday while at the pool Gavin was trying to fill up a squirt gun but had no floaties. I kept telling him to get them on but he didn't want them. I was afraid of him falling in (for the third time this summer) but just kept an extra close eye on him. Sure enough, he fell in and everyone at the pool got to see a big pregnant lady (me) run across to save him. As I got up to him I could see that he was swimming but his face was still under the water. He was swimming right to the edge of the pool and reached up right as I got him out. I was so proud of him. He was so scared. It was not a fun experience. I kept telling him how proud I was that he just kept swimming. He held onto me for about 30 minutes after that. I got his floaties back on and he was more relaxed again. I'm glad he learned a little lesson and was just fine.

The boys have loved watching the Olympics and decided to do some swimming races in the pool. Brody has been swimming on his own all summer and is getting quite good! He bends down on the edge of the pool, says "go!" and dives in. He swam races with a 9 year old boy and beat him or tied every time. He loves being competitive!

Today, Bobby was home and we went to the pool again. It was fun. My mom joined us as well. I decided to try and teach Gavin to swim a little more without floaties since the little episode yesterday. He did awesome! We taught him to swim with his face in the water so his legs would be up behind him instead of directly underneath him like they were yesterday. Bobby would hold him and get him started, he would then swim about 7 feet to the stairs. That kid can hold his breath! I'm so proud of my 2 sweet boys.

This summer... both boys are riding bikes without training wheels and swimming without floaties!!! Brody age 5, Gavin age 3.