Never have I seen my daughter as a "kid" like I did at her first swimming lesson last night. I've always been so up close and involved in her interactions with the world - it was incredible to sit back and see her take on "the world" on her own. She's a kid now. Not a baby.
I have her signed up at Making Waves in Brampton- chose private for a few reasons. One - she's shy. Two - she's never been excited to play and interact with a pile of new kids. The 3:1 ratio was very appealing to me. Three - she's just not excited by water or pools... I felt like she needed the PROs to get her into it.
She showed me!
This kid hesitated to go off with her instructor, Sarah, for about 1 second. I told her, "Sarah actually KNOWS Ariel". She was off.
Within 30 minutes, and ZERO tears - Sarah and the head instructor had her smiling, high fiving, hugging, handwalking the edge of the pool alone - and even UNDERWATER! In addition, rather than 3 kids:1instructor - she got 1:2 - that's 2 instructors, 1 kid. The other spots hadn't been filled yet.
Seriously - it couldn't have been a better start. I'm so proud of her. Waffled between smiling so huge the back of my head actually hurt, and tearing up. She's so awesome. Can't even believe I made her.
Some pictures:
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| Getting in - not going for the goggles. |
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| Big smiles! |
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| Building trust |
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| Climbing out of the pool |
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| That's right - that blob underwater - MY KID! |
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| Surfacing |
That is awesome!
ReplyDeleteAww, she's totally coming out of her shell! What a big girl!
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome! She's a SUPERSTAR!
ReplyDeleteI'M so proud of her, I can't imagine what YOU'RE feeling! Way to go Shae!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't even begin to express how I feel!! You and Shae are SUPERSTARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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