Now that we have a gym membership, we are able to participate in family swim time at the gym. We have decided that Friday nights will now be OUR family swim time.
Carter spent quite a bit of time in the kiddie pool and big pool last summer, so I was hoping he would open right up to this pool.
However, that was NOT the case. He screamed bloody murder. People were looking at us funny. And we were trying to decide if we should just leave and try another day, or work him into it.
We decided to stay and work him into it.
So, mama put the camera down and walked him out into the water. There was a rope to block off the lap lane, so I let him play with the rope for a minute and that seemed to distract him from the horrors of the water. 
And soon, the crying and whimpering stopped.....and he started to have a good time. The water felt great - luke warm for the most part.
Before we knew it, someone was back to his old water-lovin' self, and was jumping off the edge into the water.
However, after 30 minutes or so, his hands and arms started turning a purplish color, so we decided it was time to head to the hot tub to warm up.
He really liked the hot tub - I'm sure it reminded him of bath time!! And there were several other little kids in there, so he had a good time.
And when it was time to go, he pulled an impromptu game of peek-a-boo.
Overall, I think the night was a success. We're definitely looking forward to next week.
3 comments:
Poor little guy! Before you know it he'll be swimming like a fish!
That looks like so much fun! We only got to go swimming once last year. Maybe this year... Carter is super uber cute!
oh lordy he is so cute. that peekaboo picture? SIGH.
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