B had her first swimming lesson today, and, my, what fun we all had. I think I'm slowly learning the joy of doing something as a family. It was so much fun sharing the experience of her first day at the pool, I couldn't stop grinning even an hour after returning home. It was J's dream to take her to a baby swimming class, something he would rave about before we even know we were going to have her!
B has the most adorable swimming costume - a blue frilly polka dotted top half that's attached to her blue happy nappy.She looks like such a doll in it! We were told by someone earlier that photography is a strict no-no in pools, which I sort of get, given that people are in a state of undress, but we found out today that everyone else at the pool was clicking away while J and I had both left our camera and cellphones back home! So we had to make do with my mom's low res mobile camera. Well, a low res camera is better than no camera at all, so soon I was clicking away as well. J was going to get into the pool with her, because, well... I can't swim.
B was a natural in water. The instructor was friendly and helped J and B get into the routine quickly. B loved the splish-splash and basically the extended bath tub and had a field day splashing about and looking around. Even when she was introduced to the underwater manoeuvre, she coughed but she didn't so much as wince! I am so proud of my little girl!
After the 30 minute session, she came out with a look that said, well, that wasn't too bad, was it? We wrapped her and changed her quickly. If there was something that I was even remotely unhappy about on the day, it was the changing room - there wasn't any. We had to make do with a tiny store room with tons of plastic boxes in it, and - the part I was most unhappy about -lay her on the ground and change. You'd think they'd be a little more mindful of something like that when they organise these sessions for babies, right? There was a nagging fear in the back of my mind that she may want to be fed right then and there because I could see how intensive the swimming session was for the babies, but she was a trooper and was calm and collected (much more so than J and me, we were excited like kids in a candy store) and waited patiently till we drove home before she could feed.
I had heard stories about how babies tended to have marathon sleep sessions after each swim and I was geared up for a couple of hours at least, but no! B was B, as usual, and woke up smiling within 40 minutes of falling asleep. Sometimes I wonder, what it would take to tire B out, but then, really, I don't want to find out. I love her energetic ways and miss her so badly when she's asleep. If she's asleep past the 30 minute mark, I can't resist checking on her and just lingering a little longer to caress her head because the house is suddenly so silent when she isn't awake!
I had heard stories about how babies tended to have marathon sleep sessions after each swim and I was geared up for a couple of hours at least, but no! B was B, as usual, and woke up smiling within 40 minutes of falling asleep. Sometimes I wonder, what it would take to tire B out, but then, really, I don't want to find out. I love her energetic ways and miss her so badly when she's asleep. If she's asleep past the 30 minute mark, I can't resist checking on her and just lingering a little longer to caress her head because the house is suddenly so silent when she isn't awake!
All in all, a lovely day. I have my own little family now and it's so so rewarding. And we've only just begun! J and I have so many firsts waiting for us, I am excited just thinking about all the little and big things we will get to do with B as she grows up. We're so so lucky. We're grateful. For every single moment.
Love and peace.
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