The Swim Ring...

We bought this swim ring on the second day, when Beth started to try to assert her independence and wanted to swim by herself. It has an inbuilt lycra top (rashie) built into the ring, which zips up at the back... so it is impossible for her to fall out of the ring. She didn't like it putting it on the first time (thought it was really weird), but once she figured out that it kept her a float, she loved it and now she recognises and knows it's time to swim when she sees it. We had to search several shops to find this ring, but it was the best money ($35) we have spent... she just loves swimming by herself so much... and seeing the pure joy on her face when she swims is just so worth it!

We actually went swimming at the Hibiscus Sports Complex at Upper Mt Gravatt this afternoon (Saturday) when Beth woke up from her nap. It's only about 20-25 minutes away and they have a heated indoor pool... so we all had a good swim for about 30-35 minutes... it was great fun! Beth just paddled around and even floated on her back (she loves lying on her back ... it's like she's completely chilling out). She giggled and laughed when I swam and popped up from underneath the water and she loved trying to swim to us and trying to swim away from us. We might start making this a regular weekend thing we do together...