I'm so proud of Kate! Today at Coney she went down this big slide! Brett took her to the top and she definitely had a moment of hesitation, but then brave Kate went shooting down the slide. I was at the bottom to catch her, but she had to shoot under water for a few seconds. And the best part was, she loved it! She wanted to do it again. It was great. By nature, Kate definitely likes to think things through and understand how they'll go before she jumps right in, so this was a big deal for her.
She was a champ today at the pool - she also did a great job floating, both with and without us. With her little arm floats on, she'll go out by herself and sing her little song she learned in swimming lessons, "I'm a little pancake on my back, I'm a little pancake nice and flat." (to the tune of I'm a little teapot.) She HATED floating before the lessons, so just that alone was probably worth the $100.
Maybe her biggest accomplishment of all was an amazing display of patience - definitely not a strong suit for Kate. She was dying to get in the water but Brett and I were still getting ready to go in, so she asked if she could sit on the ramp and wait for us. It was a great test, and she sat there patiently for one, maybe even two minutes. That's HUGE for her! All in all, such a big day. So sad to think that all winter long she'll forget most of this!
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