Abby, Zoë and Enzo

Comments: Split Swim Lesson

July 4^th 2007

Split Swim Lesson

We were all amped up for swim lessons this morning and had a talk about what kind of behavior was expected and I let them know that Anne was there to keep them safe, so they needed to listen to her.  Abby got in as soon as she was suited up, but Zoë was hesitant about even getting in.  For the first five or ten minutes, Abby and Zoë were the only two in their group to show up.  They had private swim lessons.  After a little bit, Zoë started telling me that she had to pee, so after two other kids showed up; the other set of twins in the class, I took both girls out of the pool to try the potty.  While in the bathroom I talked to Zoë about her whining and she agreed that she'd be better now.

We got back to the pool side and I told Zoë that she could sit out for two minutes watching the other kids, and then it would be time to get back in.  When it was time for her to get back in, she was less than thrilled.  Her nose was running and she was really whiney so I thought maybe she was coming down with something.  I went ahead and let her get out of her wet suit and into her towel dress to just watch Abby finish her lesson, although this meant that she had to nap right after we got home and had lunch, instead of staying up like Abby was going to.  Abby did really well doing what she was asked, and was even brave putting her chin in the water while doing her scoops and skips, and blowing bubbles, although a few times she mixed up the whole timing when to breath thing. 

I told Zoë that tomorrow I would ask Anne if I could go in the water for just one or two lessons, but then this evening we got a call from someone at the pool saying that there would be lessons tomorrow because of a fecal accident in the pool... eewww.  Chris showered the girls off very soon after hearing this information, even though they'd been in the other pool at the health center.

Abby @ 3 years, 6 months, 20 days
Zoë @ 3 years, 6 months, 20 days
Enzo expected in 1 year, 2 months, 20 days
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