Two weekends ago we were in Hampden at my mom's and Sage had her first real swimming experience. Earlier in the summer Mike and Dave took her kayaking. She fell in a few times trying to go back and forth between the two kayaks. She really did not care to be in the water at all, but we just thought that it was too early in the season and the water was too cold. I thought for sure we would have better luck in August in the swimming pool. Even though she doesn't even like taking a bath, I thought after swimming around she would really enjoy being in the water.
But, I was wrong! She does not like to be in the water at all! Mike tried to coax her in with some treats, but she was not very trusting. She would sniff close to him and then quickly retreat. Mike finally had to pick her up and bring her into the pool with him. She was so cute swimming around, but she did not really enjoy it. She just kept swimming to Mike or trying to swim to the edge instead of going after toys.
As soon as she was out of the water she was running around like crazy, trying to get dry. She was rubbing up against the floats, deck, and towels to try and wipe the water away. Shortly after that Mike picked her up and took her in for another swim. She swam around a bit more than before and actually would go towards the toys, but again did not really seem to enjoy it at all. Hopefully as she gets older she'll have more opportunities to swim around in the water, and she'll grow to love it. I have my doubts though. :(
1 comments:
I LOVE IT!!! you're right about having your doubts, russell doesnt mind the tub, but when we lived on the lake, he went in only once and that was cause we dragged him, we tried the pull, but he ran up my shoulder like a bird and scratched the heck out of me... Sage looked soo cute in the pool!!! I'll have to try it again with Russell :) ---Lianne----
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