Finally - No Hands!!

You know when you reach a point as parents when you decide that you child is just never going to get over a certain hurdle?  Never going to sleep through the night; never going to be potty trained; never going to learn how to swim?  And then, just as you've pretty much given up, something clicks - and they get it.  That's what happened with Emily last week at YMCA pool.  Emily has never taken to swimming like her sister - for the last three summers, she has pretty much lounged on the steps/ladders of swimming pools, all but refusing to go in.  Even at the beach, she does little more than get her toes wet.  Lee and I were ready to give up hope that she would swim on her own, because she has simply shown no interest in doing anything other than being towed around a pool by one of us or sunning herself (after all, she is a bit of a diva!).  Well, right before our very eyes last week, Emily let go - she let go of Lee and started swimming around the pool by herself (with her PFD, of course).  And she liked it, which was the best part of all!  We are so proud of her!!

Swimming with Daddy at the beginning of the class.

Sitting pretty.

First moments swimming without Daddy's help.

Look at that grin (it gets better).

So happy and proud!

Putting a little distance between herself and Lee.