The girl has been growing when I wasn’t paying attention again.
We go swimming every morning when we’re at kingsdown. It usually goes: mummy gets in shallow kids pool with kids while daddy swims a few laps of the big pool, mummy and daddy swap so mummy can do some laps, rinse and repeat. Then, when I’m in the big pool, the kids ask to come in as well so we spend 10 minutes in the big pool before one of us goes back in the shallow pool with the kids while the other gets some more laps.
Today, while we were in the big pool, the girl discovered that she could reach the floor in the shallow end of the big pool. You could practically see her confidence grow, and the boy soon followed in her confident footsteps (even though he can’t reach the floor).
The four of us then spent an enjoyable 20 minutes, mummy and daddy swimming (slowly) while the kids pulled themselves round the pool on the rails. Then we topped it off with the girl doing actual swimming in the big pool. I nearly exploded with pride.
I can’t wait for tomorrow – I’ll be sneaking a camera in.
(but I kind of wish she’d slow down with the growing up thing)
Oh wow well done to your (not so) lil lady!!
xx
Little monkeys, they just keep on growing. that’s great about the swimming though.
Wow, I am short just under five foot and thought my children would be short also. Daughter managed 5ft 4 and son who it seems is still growing towers over me I think around 5ft10 I am astonished. Their father is not short not tall. It becomes hard to discipline when looking up to one’s children! They grow up too soon don’t they. I’m the one stuck in the shallow end of the pool normally, as I have aged I have become a wimp about swimming. I can’t believe that the girl is kneeling and still sees over the side of the sofa!
She is growing up. Holy crap, where did that time go?
Summer really seems to be the time when they shoot up! Little elf has grown several inches and is suddenly reaching places we thought were secure.
please stop planting your children in the veggie beds… it causes them to grow faster … grin
She really is growing up, isn’t she? I wish the same thing with my kids sometimes, that I could put the brakes on their growth. It all seems to go so fast.
Is everything OK? You have not blogged for ages. Just stopped by to say HI.
I miss seeing your posts! Hope you’re just busy and things are going well.
I have searched Google for a reverse growth hormone that I could give to my son.
No such luck.
Illegal or some such nonsense.
Dangit.
Hey lovely, I’ve been worrying about you. Hope all is well and you’re just really busy.
Much love.
xxx