To Sink or Swim

Today L had her weekly swim lessons.  Having just had a baby, I happily toss my husband into the role of "mommy" in most of our Mommy and Me classes.  Today however, my husband said, "I can take care of G while you swim with L if you want."  No, I don't want that.  I just had a baby!  (How long is that excuse valid?)  Getting into a swimsuit in front of people sounds like an awful idea.  Here's where he really threw me into the pool (literally)...he said it in front of L.

I said, "You want Daddy to swim with you?  Or Mommy?"  She, of course, screams MOMMY!  Big sigh...and I got up to go shave my legs.

In my head I knew all the reasons I had to say Yes.  My self-consciousness in a swimsuit is not as important as building memories with her.  She doesn't see my body as anything other than a body and having a healthy body image starts at home.  Logically it was a no-brainer, but actually doing it was a lot more difficult.

I put on my brave face and didn't let her know I felt awkward and I'm really glad I did it.  We had a great time splashing around and goofing off in the water.

Sometime being a parent means fighting our own demons to do what's best for our kids.  It's putting aside our reservations about how we look or feel doing certain activities and just getting in there and letting loose.  Perhaps the best way to say Yes is to put the grown up in us away and let the little kid hiding in there out for some fun.

 Worth it

So cute! 

After swim, we headed to a sports store to find some Keen shoes for a summer camp we are attending this summer.  L spotted a tent and saying Yes was the easiest thing we did all day.  Who doesn't like crawling in a tent? 

She told me, "Bear coming!"

Daddy says Yes, too!