swimming lessons

i've just been swimming (in a pool) for the third time ever, and felt the time had come to 'do it myself'. mom and the instructor gave me a couple of turtle-shape floats to hold and if i pushed them out to the side and made them swim away from each other, while i kicked my legs, i found that i could swim. it was a bit tiring after a while so i went back to climbing out and leaping in from the side. the rest of the class were singing songs in a circle, but i've never really been into that kind of thing.

Katrina comes swimming too, but she's usually late and i don't think she likes the cold water much. after we've been in the water for about 45 minutes we're both blue with cold and it's time to go and warm our toes in the jacuzzi.

i think tuesday mornings can be a bit stressful for mom as she has to organise swimming things and snacks for me, as well as pack a diaper bag for ollie with his breakfast and a change of clothes and some toys to play with at fumi's house - all whilst trying to keep ollie happy when really he just wants to have a nap - but we can't leave the house until fumi is back from dropping her boys at school, and ollie can't nap at home or i'd miss my swimming lesson. suffice to say there's a lot of shouting and crying going on ...... i think mom might have to take some stuff of her own too, but i'm a boy so i don't really notice that kind of thing.