Daredevil

Hi Sidra,
I'm writing this on Tuesday after our trip to the swimming pool. So, whatever I write today might be superseded by your exploits at the Kaneetah hot springs pool where we are going on thursday. Anyway, you've become an incredibly brave swimmer all of a sudden. There was a spell where we were worried that you were a little timid in the water and might be a slow developing swimmer. Well you have blown that myth. Today when we got to the pool you started down the stairs and lunged into water over your head before I was even in the water. Your skills are little behind your bravery at this time so I had to get into the water pretty quick and help you out. You are pretty good with closing your mouth when under the water but not that great at kicking or stroking. You do your share of swallowing water but have your eyes open when you're under the water, too. You love to lunge into the water from the stairs and then turn and try to make it back to the stairs. You are holding your breath while doing this, and seem to understand that you need to do something to move where you want to go, but your movements aren't that coordinated so as to propel you.
Then, today near the end of our session, an older boy came along and was doing 'cannonballs' from the side. I asked you if you wanted to try that, and you said yes. Try it you did. You were launching off the side and pulling your knees up like a pro. At least you had two or three really good ones and other times you just landed on me. It was amazing to see someone your size leaping like that. It was definitely a fun experience. The swimming video on this post is from about a week ago.
The other video is staged. I asked you to spell your name for me and you did. The video makes it look like you might have had to try a few times to get it right, but the truth is that you only did two takes.
Since it's spring break, we also took a day trip to Salem on Monday. There are two photos here from that trip. We went to a place called AC Gilbert. It is a children's museum and has a lot of fun things for kids. In one picture you are on the huge rocking chair with your friend Logan who went with us. In the other one you are in the 'intestine' which was a crawl through thing filled with spiky balls and covered by the net. I got you to put your face up against the net and pose for the picture. While in Salem we also visited a carousel and rode it a couple of times.




You are a thrill a minute, and I expect it will get better and better.
Love,
Aba