Journal Entry from April 4, 2008

We went swimming last night at it was a blast. We didn’t go for long, just 30-45 minutes or so. Thomas just has so much fun. He always has a smile on his face. He never stops moving (in general) and he’s no different in the water. He often gets moving so fast that he falls over. But even as you are pulling him out from under the water he always has a great big smile on his face. He has absolutely no fear, which honestly, is a bit scary. He keeps going, even as the water gets deeper. We have to keep a constant eye on him, which of course we would do anyway, but he goes under so often we’re constantly pulling him back up. He is getting great pulling himself back up in the shallower water. I’m trying to let him go just a bit longer (an extra second or two) so that he gets to at least try it himself before I swoop in. He’s been improving so much when he goes under in the deeper water; he starts paddling and kicking and he looks like he knows exactly how to swim. It’s really cute. I’ve had pretty good luck walking next to him in the deeper water with him at my side and my arm around his waist so that he can practice his kicking and paddling. And he never looses that smile.

This morning when I dropped Thomas off at daycare, E asked if he’s always that happy at home because he almost always smiling and happy and excited about whatever he is doing. I told her almost always. They did some dancing the other day at school at several of the teachers mentioned how much he enjoyed it. That night he was dancing at home too and I see him dancing every now and then. It’s kind of a mix between dancing and jumping up and down which he is just starting to be able to do. He has a good time. And hopefully he’ll have better rhythm than his parents.