Little Fish!

Julia has turned into a little fish! She LOVES swimming and is getting quite fearless in the water.

What a change it has been from the baby who only got in the water a handful of time last summer and who was pretty scared at the start of swimming lessons this winter. And if any water hit her face, she was done and wanted out.

NOW, she loves the water so much. Water on the face and head is no problem. I have even dunked her underwater many times only to have her come up smiling. She splashes and plays and blows bubbles in the water. Even accidentally swallowing water does not slow her down. She is getting pretty squirmy in our arms, since she really wants to swim by herself, but I have yet to find a flotation device that is small enough to allow that. She loves to jump into your arms from the edge of the pool. We have to be on our toes though, because she does not care if we are actually prepared to catch her!

She goes swimming at LEAST once a week, usually more. Luckily Grammie and Grampie have a pool, so we can go swimming a LOT without having to deal with community pools.

I have already decided that we are going to have to do swimming lessons again this winter (I figured she did not need them this summer with all the swimming she does at Grammie and Grampie's pool). She loves the water so much that I am just going to have to figure out a way to make them fit into my schedule.

My little fish....