It turns out that Asher and Annalise are part fish- they LOVE the water! This just shows how they were always meant to be a part of our family as we spend LOTS of time at pools! They also get so super TAN! Their hair is already much lighter- and we have only 1 week of summer vacation under our belts!!
Annalise has been purely amazing- she has been determined to swim BY HER SELF- and she HAS! Asher is hot on her heals and can now swim 10ft by himself complete with taking a breath! We just need to build up his muscles and he will be swimming away!
Words cannot express how proud I am of all that they have learned and accomplished! Annalise has totally impressed her swim coaches by rocking her first swim meet and giving 110% and completing her first 25 meter freestyle!! It is humbling how she has been able to channel her tenacity into something positive- she needed it to survive her first 4 years of life, and now she's putting it to positive use and rocking the pool!!
Keep working hard, Annalise- God has BIG things planned for you!!
Asher- he is also been totally amazing! His physical and occupational therapists continue to be blown away at his weekly progress! He continues to shock me with his desire to swim by himself- he so desperately wants to go off the diving board and I bet he will in the not so distant future! He doesn't let his poor muscle tone stop him- he keeps working hard! To say he is IN LOVE with the pool is an understatement. He cries- as in heartbreaking sobs- every.single.time we leave the pool. He loves swimming, he loves splashing around he pool, he loves cheering for his siblings as they swim in meets (and he is ready to jump in so we have to watch him super close)....
Way to go, Asher! God has a special plan for you- and we are humbled and excited to see what it is!
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| Cheesy time with Mom! |
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| Showing her swimming muscles before swim team |
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| Free Slushy time at the pool! |
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| What siblings do during morning swim team- splash!! |
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| LOVING the water! |
