Saturday, May 26, 2007
We went to the beach!
So, pictures have been requested as have stories of E in the pool. This is to satisfy those requests.
This isn't E in the pool. That turned out poorly. Turns out that dunking a baby (up to the knees) in cold water (water that YOU even were cautious about jumping into) when the baby is overly tired after not having a good afternoon nap -- yeah, this is NOT a good way to introduce that baby to the love of swimming.
So, this weekend when we went to the beach I took a more careful approach. Just INTRODUCE her to water. Don't dunk her. It turned out well. In the video you'll see that the first couple of steps she takes are VERY encouraged (her weight is basically shifted to one leg, and then the other) but then she starts picking up her feet on her own. That was very exciting (small things, small things). She was very deliberate about picking those knees up high, and now definitely gets the concept. After she was changed later that evening, she looked in a full-length mirror at herself and did the same high-knee walk to the mirror (with me holding her to help keep her balanced) to get a better look at herself. Aw... baby steps. (literally.)
So, pictures have been requested as have stories of E in the pool. This is to satisfy those requests.
This isn't E in the pool. That turned out poorly. Turns out that dunking a baby (up to the knees) in cold water (water that YOU even were cautious about jumping into) when the baby is overly tired after not having a good afternoon nap -- yeah, this is NOT a good way to introduce that baby to the love of swimming.
So, this weekend when we went to the beach I took a more careful approach. Just INTRODUCE her to water. Don't dunk her. It turned out well. In the video you'll see that the first couple of steps she takes are VERY encouraged (her weight is basically shifted to one leg, and then the other) but then she starts picking up her feet on her own. That was very exciting (small things, small things). She was very deliberate about picking those knees up high, and now definitely gets the concept. After she was changed later that evening, she looked in a full-length mirror at herself and did the same high-knee walk to the mirror (with me holding her to help keep her balanced) to get a better look at herself. Aw... baby steps. (literally.)
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