Brenna started her swimming lessons today. I have been doing my best to pump her up for them for about a week now and she has been very excited. For those who don't know Brenna too well, she is very leery about doing new things and sometimes it takes her a while. She has been like that her entire life and I have just learned to deal with it and accept her as she is. :) What else can you do?
Anyway, I was so proud her today! We got to my Mom's friend's house and for a second Brenna did not want to get out of the car and said that she changed her mind and she didn't want to take swimming lessons. My heart sank and I thought, "Ok, this is it. She's made up her mind and is NOT going to do it after all." (For those who are sitting there thinking, "Sometimes you just have to MAKE kids do things they don't want to" - I don't work that way. Unless her life or her well-being depends on it, I don't MAKE her do things that she is not comfortable with.) So I gave her a little pep-talk and told her that it's okay to be nervous and that I get nervous too with new things, yadda, yadda.... She nodded her little head, took a deep breath and got out of the car. We walked to the back gate and she still looked a tad bit nervous. As soon as we got in the backyard and she saw that huge pool and two other kids there, her excitement returned and that girl couldn't get into that pool fast enough!
So after Brenna got into the pool with her teacher I went inside the house (parents are not allowed to stay outside but can watch from the living room inside). I have to say that I was VERY impressed with Brenna and she did so GREAT! She was jumping off the side of the pool and swimming to her teacher. It was somewhat of a desperate swim and was very awkward but she was not afraid and did everything that was asked of her. She even went under water and got stuff from the bottom of the pool! I was extremely surprised with that.
So now she can't wait to go back tomorrow. Her teacher told me that she was impressed with Brenna and she will be swimming very well when her lessons are complete. YEA BRENNA!!
(BTW - I will get pictures of her sometime this week and post them. Her lessons go until next Thursday.)
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Brenna ~
We are so very proud of you! As much time that you spend at Arroyo City - It is "very" important that you learn that the water is made for "el fishos" and we "humanos" (how do you like my spanish?) are only visitors on vacation to "their" land! Keep up all the "great & fabulous" swimmin'!
Till later ~
Grandma Dawnie :)
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