The day Evan's been waiting for finally came! We were at the pool at 9:30 this morning so she could jump off the diving board! She began having second thoughts when she first got on it. Sara Beth was able to coax her to the edge, but she was being VERY cautious! She kept her arms to her chest and finally JUMPED! By her second or third jump, she was very comfortable and began swinging her arms as if that would propel her further. She swam the length of the pool once or twice and the width quite a few times. She is also getting pretty good at retrieving dive sticks from the bottom. It is so amazing to see her confidence after just 4 lessons. She no longer hangs onto us. She did start something new today, though. By the end of her lesson, she was so tired, but Sara Beth made her keep at it. Evan would say 'HELP' (with a smile on her face) as she would come up for air. She achieved the desired result (refuge hanging onto Sara Beth) the first two times. After that Sara Beth just moved further away to make her keep swimming. They are a great team!
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