Swimming with Friends

Yesterday we went to Julia's pool and went swimming with Julia, Liliana, and Ashlyn.  The girls had fun jumping off the side of the pool and jumping off the diving board:

Emily did a really good job of swimming with her head above water.  We practiced a lot in the deep end together.  She swam the length of the pool with a few breaks in between.  She also wanted to jump off the deep end with no floaties so she would go under and I would help her back up.  She also started pulling herself out of the pool without any help for the first time yesterday.  I've been amazed at her progress this year.

I also had the biggest scare of my life yesterday.  Abigail got out to play in an enclosed area of the pool that had play toys.  So because she was in an area that she couldn't get out of, I took her life jacket off.  While I was talking to another mom I lifted her out of the play area and then before I realized I didn't have her jacket on her, I noticed Emily getting too close to the deep end without her floaties on.  So I walked over to the side of the pool to talk to her about it.  When I turned back to Abigail, she was under water in the pool.  I will never get that image out of my head of her scared face under water trying desperately to get her head above water.  I of course screamed and jumped in the pool to get her out.  Thanks to the good Lord she was ok and immediately started crying and coughing when I got her out.  It was a big wake up call for me to stay focused when my kids are in the water.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Lord that Abigail is ok.