Swimming

The first time we went swimming, Yiu Yiu was quite wary of the pool. She clinged on tightly to me as I walked slowly into the pool with her in my arms. I introduced her slowly into the water by wetting her body and supporting her under the armpits and just walked around the pool singing songs. I also wet her hair and let water drip over her eyes and face, resulting in her gasping for air. After a while, she became more comfortable and started to splash the water with her hands. But I think she enjoyed watching other children more, as she kept craning her neck to watch what the other children were doing. Ah well! The intention is to get her to be comfortable around water, not to learn how to swim just yet.

For the subsequent times, she started to enjoy herself much more. I continued to carry her around the pool and whenever I carry her up into the air before splashing her into the pool, she would giggle excitedly. She's also more comfortable with letting water drip from her face and eyes. We bought a floater in which she could comfortable sit in and float around. I am contemplating buying her an arm band floater so that she can really learn how to float in the water but those that I've seen so far are just way too big for her tiny 7kg frame. Or perhaps I've not shopped enough…