Many of you know that Rachel loves the pool and being in the water. She took swim lessons last summer and again this summer and was more comfortable in the water after that but still seemed a bit timid and wanted to stay on the steps a lot of the time. When she would try to swim, her lower half would sink and it just didn't work very well. Well, something happened about 3 weeks ago - Michael got her to jump in the water without being caught. She can reach the bottom there anyways so all she would have to do is put her feet down and she could stand on her own. She did it and then it was like everything changed. She gained so much more confidence after that. She loves to jump in on her own - even if she can't reach the bottom. She has been swimming better and kicking her feet on top of the water instead of sinking. Yesterday, at the pool, she couldn't reach the bottom at all but that didn't stop her from swimming from one side to the other - kicking her feet and doing her arms and everything. She is getting so much better and we are so very proud of her!
Here are a few pictures from yesterday.
She even likes to be thrown in the water now!
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