21 May 2011

Today we were at a friend's pool and I was watching Rose Pink practice her swimming - she self-propels through the water now, and is completely comfortable getting all wet, and going underwater and so on - Mr. Brown's hard work last summer is definitely paying off. I am super-impressed. And then Nut Brown and I practice pushing off from the edge and he jumps between Mr. Brown and I and then he decides that today is the day that he is going to learn to swim, and he starts swimming between Mr. Brown and I. Back and forth, back and forth, endlessly practicing and yes, there is forward motion, but there is also the courage to leap into water over your head and bicycle pedal your legs until one of your parents finally grabs your flailing arm and pulls you back up. Today was the day. He was amazing. They were both amazing.