So, today was good. We had fun at the pool - Natey even got momma up on the diving board, twice. Well, it was all fun except for one part - when he was going to do a back flip off the diving board. See, he couldn't hear momma yelling at him to turn around and face backwards, not forwards towards the pool. I dunno why he did it that way today - he has never got them confuzzled like that before.
Anyway, he proceeds to jump off of the diving board, facing out, and tried to do a back flip away from the board. Doesn't quite make it over. In fact, it was a square-on back flop in the pool. Enough to bring tears to the eyes and a red to the back that you would have thought he was sunburned - which he wasn't. Luckily, a few deep breaths and a promise from momma that she would do a twist off the board got him distracted enough to let it go. He got over it and ended up swimming across the length of the deep end with out stopping.
I swear, you would not recognize this as the same kid who wouldn't jump off the side of the pool into Daddy's arms - even with his earplugs in and wearing his lifejacket. Make me all proud and stuff. And surprise, surprise, I think this was the first time this year I went out to the pool and didn't get sunburned. Yay!
Ice cream social was fun. We saw a kid that had been on his last soccer team before this one. I am going to compare this pack with the school chartered one tomorrow morning and decide which one to join after that. I am going to call that other mom and we are going to get our kiddo's in the same one, so that they will know someone when they start.
We started back on school bedtime routine's tonight, with only a bit of resistance. He was getting tired while reading, so, maybe it won't be so bad. Tomorrow is going to be hectic what with Information Day in the morning and first soccer practice of the season tomorrow evening. But, at least it's better than just sitting around doing nothing.
That's what weekends are for, right?
Posted by thatothrgirl at August 24, 2003 10:42 PM