Swim Team

Lucy has now finished her first week of her first swim team's practice. After much nerves and uncertainty about swimming in "11 feet deep", the first day they lined up the kids in order of height. This means Lucy was first in line, at the "11 feet deep" and was told to jump in.  Well, she decided to ease into the water rather than jump, but after that, it was full throttle swimming all the way down the pool.  She did terrrific and got to the other end, looked up at me from across the pool and flashed a thumbs up.  I couldn't have been prouder. 
Since that first day (we've only had 4 practices) she has overcome her fear of the depth of the water and has swam repeatedly down the lane without needing to hold the lane or wall once.  She takes breaths like a (semi) pro, smiles everytime she looks up and is eager for practice every day.  She said after practice on Thursday, "my body hurts".  45 minutes of practice, after school is a lot, but she is relishing it and is disappointed that she doesn't have practice on the weekends.  She even has a new team suit and loves that it "makes her swim like a dolphin".  We always did call her our little fish.