We have been having a ball the last few days. We went to playgroup on Friday and Morgan got to play with her friends. Audrey especially like the "cooking" toys that were at the family's home. She was content playing solo and was off on her own exploring most of the time.
We went to the pool yesterday and Morgan continued to jump off the side and has now added jumping into the water backwards in both the shallow and "the deep" Audrey decided it all looked pretty fun and jumped off the side forward and backward into my arms. She also REALLY wanted to jump into the deep end and climb up the ladder. I did my best to facilitate this. She jumped into the pool and went all the way under as I held her hands from the side. I let go of one hand as she kicked and pulled with the other to the ladder. She has no fear near the water anyway and her desire to "swim" as much as she is able increases as she watches Morgan's love of swimming.
Morgan and I were able to go to the pool today by ourselves while Audrey took a nap. And today she did it! She jumped off the diving board and swam to the ladder with no problem. She was totally excited. The first time she jumped off the board, she exclaimed, "I did it!" the second her head broke the surface. I felt so lucky to be able to witness her overcome her last fear of the water. Now she knows she is able to swim all over the pool. Even the times where she gets choked or can't get to the wall as quickly as she would like, she doesn't panic. That really amazes me. It allows me to feel safer knowing that she trusts and listens to her body. When she has had fear, she has taken her time and waited until she was ready before trying something new in the water. Having conquered this last fear of the diving board has opened up a whole new world for Morgan. I smiled from the inside out as she ran from the pool side to the car in a mad dash to tell her daddy that she jumped from the board.
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