"Just Keep Swimming"

As the kids get older, I really miss not having my mom around to ask questions about the things Todd, Julie, and I did as kids. Doesn't help that I can't ask them either. I cherish the stories I do remember and am working on getting them written down for Noah & TJ to hear one day. One particular story that has always stayed with me is about Todd. Our neighborhood pool growing up had a children's pool. This wasn't anything fancy like they have today but your basic, rectangular pool that's about 18-24 inches deep and was as warm as can be. Todd LOVED being in the water. He was like a fish. One particular time my mom had been chatting with some other moms when she noticed Todd face down in the water floating. She jumped in and grabbed him only to be scolded by Todd. "MOM! I was FIMMING!" And back he went head first to "fim."

Noah definitely is a "Todd" in the water. He can swim about 5-9 feet between Kevin and me!! Two days ago he was doing it but it resembled more of an underwater "run". But today... a full-on swim. Kevin and I are SO excited and proud of him. He could care less. The second he comes up for air, he catches his breath, turns, and pushes off to "fim" back to the other parent. He will do this repetitively until Kevin and I MAKE him stop. He also does this with his eyes open. And if Kevin and I are standing too close to one another, Noah will pause just in front of us so he can continue blowing bubbles and look around underwater. It is GREAT! He just cracks us up! TJ enjoys going under the water as well but is still working on combining all of the necessary required skills. She will be joining him soon enough and then we'll be in big time trouble with 2 fish! Maybe I should start reading "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish".

Hoping to have pics/video soon...