We spent the evening of the 4th of July with Ben's extended family and his Dad. Deacon has not been in the pool very much this summer as I am huge pregnant and not really into baking in the 110 degree heat for very long. He has been a little fraidy cat the couple of times we have taken him swimming and would barely even get in on the first step. After a while of coaxing Ben finally convinced Deacon it would be a good idea to play in the water for a while and then they graduated to this......
Assessing the situation. Hmmmm....You sure you're gona catch me, Daddy? How deep is it anyway?
OK, here goes!
Nice landing! He would actually drop low enough into the water to get his face completely submerged, but the lifejacket had him bobbing back up pretty quick.
OK, now let's do it again! They did this for a long time, it was pretty cute to watch Deacon stand on the edge and think about it and then make the decision that he could do it and huck himself off the side and into the water. Ben never really did catch him, just reached out and took his hand when he came back up. Now, we just have to convince him that he needs to stay in the water and kick a little.
Assessing the situation. Hmmmm....You sure you're gona catch me, Daddy? How deep is it anyway?
OK, here goes!
Nice landing! He would actually drop low enough into the water to get his face completely submerged, but the lifejacket had him bobbing back up pretty quick.
OK, now let's do it again! They did this for a long time, it was pretty cute to watch Deacon stand on the edge and think about it and then make the decision that he could do it and huck himself off the side and into the water. Ben never really did catch him, just reached out and took his hand when he came back up. Now, we just have to convince him that he needs to stay in the water and kick a little. 
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WOW! What fun you guys have been having! He is getting so big!
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