Mikayla Swimming

So one of the things Mikayla learned to do this summer was to swim by her self! WE went to Grandma Aunties house almost every Friday this summer and would swim for at least an hour. Last year she wouldn't leave the kiddie pool, this year we got her floaties and watched what happened! First she would practice in the kiddie pool and then I would hold her in the big pool. Every time I would make her try a little on her own- it would freak her out until one time she grabbed onto the edge of the pool. So then for a few weeks she would just hold onto the side of the pool and say she was swimming and go all over the edge. Then one week, about 3 weeks ago, I asked her to swim to me- I was kind of far away but still close- she let go of the wall and realized she wasn't going to sink. Ever since then she has been a swimming fool. WE went swimming 4 days in a row because she wanted to swim so bad. She will even jump into the pool all by herself with no one to catch her. It is awesome so see her so proud of her self! Now I need to get her into swim lessons so she can practice all winter!