By the last day at the pool, Avery was calling herself a "swim baby" and Jon and I were standing 4-5 feet apart, throwing Avery back and forth between us, her head going under water. Every time she came up from under the water, she was smiling and turning around in our arms as fast as possible to go back to the other parent. This went on for quite some time. You can also see in almost every picture that the best pool toy is a pair of orange Crocs. They float great.
Jon credits her early swimming classes when she was 8-18 mos old with this comfort in the water. I think it also helped going to the pool every day for a week. She also was able to start "jumping" in from the side. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great Faaaaaallllll," said Mommy or Daddy. Avery would lean toward us, we'd catch her and swim her across to the other side. "More Humpy, More Humpy," said Avery. So the moral of this story is in June we are signing back up for swim lessons at the Y. Since returning home Avery has asked every day for the pool.
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You should frame this picture of Avery looking at the pool! So adorable!!!
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