The words I never wanted to hear? Well, parents actually sit and watch the kids from the bleachers for Hannah's age group. There's a pvc pipe dock/platform dropped into the water that keeps their heads above water. Daniel and I were sitting together. I was running my mouth and Daniel says, "Hannah's drowning over there." Just like that, calmly. Then he jumps up and points. Sure enough, her little head is barely above the water (she must have been fighting like a dog to acheive that). The lifeguard jumped in and her teacher pulled her up but not before she'd bobbed at least 3 times, thrown her little hands up again and again, and swallowed a gallon of water. I rushed over, wanting to grab that baby up, but I held back and let people do their jobs. The tears are now finally coming as I write that Hannah "was a trooper" as another parent commented. She cried a little, wiped off her face, cried a little more, and stayed in the pool for the remaining 20 minutes of the lesson. She kept going. According to her account, someone accidentally pushed her and she fell off the platform into the deeper water and she couldn't get back. I am so proud of her, and I think this victory will make her quite the confident swimmer. I am glad I did not interfere but Mama wanted to hold her baby. Her very big girl, I mean!
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I think I almost had a heart attack for you. Emma said that "Hannah was swimming and then she went off 'that thing' bc she thought she was still swimming and then she went under water." Hope that completely different account doesn't peg Emma as the pusher.
Oh my goodness!!! Well she was a very big girl for staying in the water after that!
The first picture with both of the girls is beautiful!
Marcia, Patrick, and I were taking swimming lessons at a camp when I was about 4 years old. I accidentally hopped over to some slippery letters at the bottom of the pool and ended up in the deep end. The parents had to sit behind a fence to watch, so my mom and Iris started screaming and finally they got Patrick's attention and he pulled me out. I did not stay in the water and did not have the good swimming instructors it sounds like Hannah had! I'm glad her story ended better than mine!
Lacy, you forgot to mention that your swimming cap said "Lassie." We have great stories:-)
oh my...oh my....how scary!! And she stayed in the water? She IS a trooper. :) Mommy is too for not coming over that fence!!
Oh, and talk to Summer Laney...her kids nearly drown most every time they get in the pool!!! Shhhh...don't tell her I said that. ;)
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