The Litte Mermaid

We have another swimmer in the family!

Miss Tempest took to the pool like a newly-hatched tadpole.  She was all kicking legs and splashing arms, desperate to swim free from my grasp but since this was her first time in the water, I kept a firm grip on her.

I couldn't have been more proud.  She is, as the instructor, Erin, said, "a natural."  Not scared, not timid, not the least bit startled by total submersion.  She's certainly got the body for competitive swimming (or water polo, come to think of it) so I'm pleased she's getting a head start.  Our water baby is going to be the belle of the Plantation pool, come May.  By then she'll be in floaties and able to maneuver a little more independently but for now, it is such a joy to hold her and float her around the warm pool as an introduction to more advanced aquatic feats.