Thursday, July 26, 2012

Proud Mommy Moments: A Fish In Water

It's Thursday!  If you are new around here that means it is is Proud Mommy Moment (#PMM) time!  This is your weekly chance to brag about the awesome things your kids, nieces, nephews, etc did and no one will judge because we told you to you to. Or you can do the opposite and tell us about those moments your kids made you so "proud"- i.e. something totally embarrassing but hey it makes for great blog material!  Please grab the button for your post and visit my co-host Kmama.

Oh and before I forget- Ten Things to Smile About This Month will be on Tuesday!! So get your list ready!!

Two years ago I enrolled Lucas in swim lesson. It was a group class early in the morning.  There were a lot of kids, it was cold, and he was miserable.  Needless to say he did not learn much of anything.

Last summer we moved.   This summer I was determined to help Lucas and Alex learn how to swim.  When I saw a girl from my church was teaching private lessons I jumped right on the deal. Best decision ever- after just 8 classes both Lucas and Alex were swimming!  I couldn't be more proud. In fact it made my Proud Mommy Moment here.

After swim lessons ended we went to a pool day.  Both Lucas and Alex asked that I bring their swim vests.  Wait what??  I just spent this money on private swim lessons and you both want your swim vests?  But, I decided not to fight it as I could see it would just result in them not wanting to go and I needed my visiting with other mom's time!  I did encourage them not to wear them so they could keep practicing what they had learned.

For the next few weeks they both brought and swam with their swim vests.

Last week as we were about to head to pool day Lucas said "I am not going to wear my swim vest today."

"What?" I said surprised.  "That is awesome!" I encouraged.  He then asked me to bring it along, just in case.  My excitement waned a bit.

When we made it to the pool he dropped his swim vest and was quickly off to the water.  Before I knew it he was doing this!

I was so happy!  Happy that he finally knew how to swim, happy that he was no longer the only 7-year-old wearing a swim vest but mostly so happy and proud that he finally had enough confidence in himself to do it!  And Alex, followed his lead and left her's off too.

And then... well then it got even better.



(For those who hate watching videos (and for my records when I print my blog- both Lucas and Alex jumped off the diving board into the deep end and then Lucas dove off the diving board! He has never dove before in his life)

Needless to say I was a very Proud Mama!

What is your Proud Mommy Moment this week?


20 comments:

  1. That's awesome!! We've done group swimming lessons with Buddy before, and he's never learned anything. I wish we could do private lessons. He'll be 8 in 20 days, and he's still kind of scared of the water.

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  2. What in the world came over him to get all fearless all the sudden? That was awesome, and how smart of him to remember to plug his nose!

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  3. Awww those are some great moments to be proud of :)

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  4. Definitey something to be proud of! It's so wonderful when they gain that kind of confidence in themselves!!!

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  5. I think swimming is one if the most important skills you can teach a child. How exiting that they are becoming little fish now! And i want to be in your mother's play group. That looks amazing and so fun.

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  6. I think swimming is one if the most important skills you can teach a child. How exiting that they are becoming little fish now! And i want to be in your mother's play group. That looks amazing and so fun.

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  7. Proud moment for sure!!
    I need to get swim lessons for my son....we have a pool and he is not afraid of the water at all. I am afraid for him though!

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  8. Good for them!! I need to get on that wagon. We have been so busy with other stuff that swimming has been pretty much place in the backburner.

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  9. That's so great - and absolutely a proud moment!!

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  10. Whoah! Face first! He is really growing! Good job, Lucas! And Ryder just wants to keep up. hahaha.

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  11. Way to go Lucas and Alex! Next summer I am getting Allison into swimming lessons.

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  12. That's awesome. I'm still afraid of that.

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  13. That is SO COOL!! Definitely a proud mommy moment!! I can't believe the dive. So fun. Makes me want to encourage Ethan to try a little more without the life jacket!

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  14. NOW THAT WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD! Great job kiddos!

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  15. P.S. I linked up today! As I was writing my post the other day, I thought of this linky and realized it would go along perfectly. :)

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  16. Terrific! I am completely jealous! They look like they are having a completely awful time - what a mean mom you must be :)

    Congrats - they look so confident!

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  17. You should be proud! You have some fish on your hands. Was that really 7 ft?

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  18. Hooray!! And that looks like an awesome pool!!! Holy cow. Love that last shot of Ryder in the water...he's getting so big :)

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  19. Yey! And that pool is awesome, but that's beside the point! I love when he dove in. I can't even dive! I just jump :) I also love that it didn't take any bribing :). I had to bribe my step-daughter off the diving board the first time. She wasn't happy with me until she did it, then she forgave me :)

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