Since I had a C-section, I need to be careful about not doing anything too strenuous, and in particular I cannot pick up anything or anyone heavy for 6 to 8 weeks. Daniel is 6 weeks old and I am feeling much better, but I'm still not lifting Sarah. It makes sense that I am not quite up to "lifeguarding" yet. If a child did have a problem and I had to leap in to rescue him or her, I would have to expend considerable strength and probably lift the child out of the pool. So for now, Kevin has been taking the kids swimming when he has the energy.
Our older 5 children are competent swimmers. And they all LOVE the pool!
This week marked a milestone in Angela's life. She is only 4 years old and until this week, she wore a floatie swimsuit that kept her floating on the water. We are extremely careful in the pool and we didn't take the floatie swimsuit for granted. We always keep a close eye on all our children, swimmers and non swimmers, with floatie swimsuits or, as they put it, "sinking swimsuits".
We laugh at the latter description because it sounds like a swimsuit with rocks attached to it. But yes, I guess if you are used to a floatie swimsuit and switch to a normal one, it seems like a sinking swimsuit.
Anyway, over 4th of July, Kevin decided to start working with Angela. He has taught all our children to swim thus far, and the first step is learning how to put one's face in the water.
Angela has had 3 days of training and she is doing great! Yesterday she was underwater holding her breath for 10 to 15 seconds, which is impressive. She and Kevin were throwing a toy torpedo back and forth under the water and she did an amazing job.
So she may learn to swim this swimming season. She turns 5 next month so is ALMOST 5. Certainly there are kids who learn to swim that early. It would be great if she does. If not, there is always next year!
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