February 27, 2006
Little fish
Tara took her nap easily Sunday because she knew that when she woke up, she would be going to her first swim class ever.
She looked over her one-piece bathing suits and settled on the pink Winnie the Pooh. You can't go wrong with Winnie the Pooh.
She quickly slipped it on. The last time I saw her in a bathing suit was last summer, and she was wearing one of those puffy swim diapers underneath. But no diapers now. The big girl studied herself in the mirror, looking this way and turning that way like a teenager.
At the indoor pool, some children were clinging to their moms. Tara was brave. She stayed close, but climbed into the water when the teacher called her in. We were a little nervous for her, and watched from chairs on the deck. We could only see the back of her head. The little boy next to her Would Not Stop Crying. Ack. The teacher, a nice young woman, tried to calm the boy down to where he was sort of whimpering. Then the teacher brought out the goggles. Tara held very still as the teacher slipped the pink ones over her head and around her pony tail. Then Tara turned around and gave us a reassuring look and a big smile. We all sat back. (I guess we were on the edge of our seats).
She had never been in an indoor pool. This was all new to her. But she ventured in, kicked, put her face in the water, kicked some more. She followed all of the directions, and looked back to us every once in a while to make sure we were watching. You couldn't have moved us from our chairs.
This brave little girl, learning to swim. We are so proud. And now she is excited to go back next week.
Posted to Tara's Story
Tara is such a brave girl. She always wants to learn something different. Indoor pools sometimes scare little ones but not Tara. what a sweetie she is. Good luck on your next swimming lesson Tara. love Grandma
Posted by: at February 27, 2006 09:20 PMYay, Tara!!!
I was a scaredy cat and didn't like the slippery locker room floor or the smell of chlorine & puckery fingers/toes, when I was little. Marika is a crack swimmer, though. She's like a fish.
That Tara, she's a brave one! ;-)
Hey, this is off-topic, but Laura said I could blog it here, since I don't have my own blog. (I have no self-control and it wouldn't be a good idea for me to have a blog because I tend to BLURT. Not that anyone's noticed.) I also don't have a theme, lol.
My husband Ben got a kidney transplant last Wed. am! It was a call out of the blue, we thought we had at least 3 more years to wait. However, they found a virtually perfect match for him, and when that happens, you get bumped up to the top of the list!
To me, this is the latest miracle since Tara came into our lives, and I got to go with Laura to pick her up last year!!!
My husband is already feeling sooo much better; the kidney is working fine, and it's like a totally new chance at life for us!
:-):-):-)
Everybody into the POOL!!!!
Sally
Hi Sal,
I have never posted a comment on my own blog, but I have to say how excited I was to hear the news about Ben and his transplant surgery. YAY!!! This is just great. I'm SO happy for you and your family. You were just beaming at lunch the other day!
Best wishes to a speedy recovery for Ben, and I hope your future is filled with fun, love and excitement (the good kind).
I'm sure I speak for my family when I say HURRAY!
xoxox
Your cuz, Laura
First I would like to say that Tara could always learn to swim the Big-Brother-Wisniewski way....you walk up to the edge of the pool and SPLASH you get pushed in.
Good news about Ben, Sal. I am a true believer in organ donation. What a miracle.
tara was visiting me on sat, and invited me to come to
her house. what a sweet child. her brother austin is really her good buddy. love you all - grandma--
congratulations to Ben on hearing the good news. what a miracle. * Love to all of you * and the best of everything [ Aunt Jeanne }