Busy having fun.

It's good when you are busy, having fun that is. Last Thursday we finished the day going to Trey's soccer game. It was so hot I felt like I was wrapped in ceran wrap. Truly. Awful. He did better though. His team won! 5-2. The only problem was 2 of his best buds were on the opposing team. Drew and Davion. So it was one big reunion and unfortunately they wanted to play with each other the whole time. The whistle would blow and they wold run to each other and play. lol. He is doing better though. He is swimming like a fish. He is now the best swimmer in his class. We learned a little secret with him. There was one boy in his swim class that had taken swim lessons all last summer so he was a great swimmer. Well we told Trey to watch him. When it was this little boy's turn watch him and see what he did and copy it. Try to do what ihe was doing. I noticed him intently watching him on his turn. NOw he is a better swimmer than this other little boy. Sooo we are trying this with soccer. We told him to watch the coaches son and is probably older than the rest since he is like way taller than all the other kids and he is really good he usually runs that ball on the field. So maybe it will work here too. I think he does learn well by watching the example of a peer and I KNOW he is very competitive (like Selena) so I think he doesnt like being told to watch someone else to get better.

Saturday JD was off work so we all went to swim class then went to the movies to see "Karate Kid" I think once we get Sophie here and settled in we will try karate classes. He liked it a lot but there was more action in the original Karate Kid movie plus considering it was the first nonanimated movie he had seen in the theatre and he was tired he did great. Saturday we got up early (well early for most other folks but not for us with our little alarm clock, Trey) We all went fishing. It was great. We got breakfast at Pardees (which the world knows as hardees) and ate as we rode in the boat. It was great. Peaceful, quiet etc. Perfect. Then we started fishing. We let Trey of course reel in all the fish we caught which was only 3 fish this time but 2 of the red bellies were a pretty good size. Then we pulled up into turtle springs and swam. Trey loved it. He said he didnt want to swim in the river cause a shark or an angry fish might get him?? but he sailed right off the back of the boat and loved it. Then when we got home and got cleaned up Trey went to Papa's so he could go swimming in Selena's pool and JD and I went on a date to register for Sophie stuff at Babies R Us in Jacksoville. We had a blast registering for things and looking at things. Then we went to eat at Olive Garden. I was soooo full. The weekend was wonderful.

Monday was great with swimming lessons in the morning then Trey stayed with Meme and Papa while I went to the Dr to check on Sophie. She is doing great and so am I. Techincally 8 more weeks to go. I am 32 weeks tomorrow. Yay!!!

Mid-day update and VICTORY DANCE!

WHOOT! Well we are done with swimming lessons for today and can I say they went GREAT!!! I will be completely honest I was expecting the absolute worst. BUT - It was wonderful. He did everything we talked about and everything we practiced last night in Selena's pool (for hours lol) He struggled, he swam, he choked, he did it all BUT he didnt cry! He didnt once beg to leave he was right in there doing everything else with everyone else. I was so relieved and proud I actually cried. (Darn those hormones lol) The teacher even did this one thing where they swam out to her and she had a little ring that sank and she would hold them and puch their whole body under the water so much so that they went to the bottom to try and get the ring. Well I dont know if he got the ring but I dont give a darn becasue he was under water long enough to go to the bottom. When he came up he came up sputtering and spitting but smiling. Not a tear not a whimper. Then they put lifejackets on and swam all the way to the other end of the pool then they played ring around the roses (with the life jackets on) putting their faces in the water. Then they took the lifejackets off and jumped into the water in the super deep lap swimming end. He was having so much fun. When he came up to me when it was over he wanted to show me how he had jumped in by himself (like you couldhave peeled my eyes off him I had seen every breath and stroke that little man had taken lol) but the teacher let him jump in to her. He was so proud. He told the teacher all about practicing last night. I think working with me gave him confidence and made him realize it is fun. Soooo one thing I was dreading down only oe to go. The soccer game tonight. (insert dramatic music here) Yes I'm considering setting at the opposite end of the field from JD. lol. Hey you do what you gotta do to keep a marriage together right? lol. I'll update after the (dreaded, for me only) game.

Trey is the one on the right side of the teacher. If you cant see that face I suggest you click and enlarge that is the face of pride!

After just swimming to about where the boy in the background is.

Face in the water just a kickin!!

Thats him no floaties, full of confidence and having fun. Jumping in by himself.

That blob is my son all theway under water? Do you hear that? NO? cause my heart had stopped. Not because I was scared for him I knew he'd be fine. I was awaiting the coming up and screaming part. It didnt happen.