Edzèa is FINALLY swimming! She now kicks and glides on her front and kicks and swims on her back without assistance. She’s had MANY MANY occasions where she has floated on her own for brief periods but ALL of the pool time we’ve put in with swimming lessons has finally come together! I took her and Rohan to the pool today and Neve into childminding (they love her, she coos and smiles all the time-they were walking her around the facility and the staff were all holding her etc.). Finally, for me, she swims. We’ll see how she does this afternoon at swimming lessons.

I have tried really hard not to get frustrated with her reticence about taking her feet off the bottom and doing it on her own. She floats on her front and back in the bath without issue…BUT IT HAS BEEN SO FRUSTRATING FOR ME!!! I have been way too emotionally attached to the outcome of her swimming. I JUST wanted her to get over it, take her feet off the bottom and swim. Rohan is worse. He loves sprinklers, he loves baths, he blows bubbles, puts his face in, gets soaked etc. but doesn’t like the pool much. IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!!! Please let Neve be a water baby! I need one!

Ok that’s it, that’s my rant. Edzèa is finally on her way. Thank goodness or I was going to have a nervous breakdown at each swimming lesson! I can move on now!

*** Update she really swam at her swimming lessons today we are finally there!!! She moved her arms, blew bubbles properly under water and swam and swam and swam! YAY Edzea. She is really proud of herself and so are we!! It was parents day today so I had Keira come with us and watch Neve, Amanda took Rohan so I could go in the pool (third time today!!)