Rock Catch

This morning I walk out of the bathroom just as something flies past my head and hits the wall with a thud.

I look at Quint who was standing across from me, and ask...

"what are you doing?"

Q responds....

"we are playing rock catch"

As Q says this, Russell runs over to get the rock....which nearly blinded me.

In my mind:

Seriously you could have blinded me!

But,

I respond....

"that is not a game"

"Russell give me the rock"

"Quint, what do we throw?"

Q responds....

"balls"

Sometimes I wonder how they come up with this stuff:)

Russell's first swim lesson

It was Russell's first swim lesson and he was so jazzed.

He loves the water....

I was eager for him to turn three so he could join in the swim lesson fun.

I told Q and R to stick together and for Q to keep an eye on Russ.

As they walked away with their teacher,

Q kept his hand on Russell's shoulder to make sure he went the right way.

Russell probably thought it was annoying, but it was cute.

Russell was all smiles after class:)

Russell's first swim lesson

City Park Pool

7.11.11

Overcoming my fear of hives.....

Debating back and forth about swimming....

decided to do it, because I had to get over my fear of the Quint's hives.

(he had this allergy to cold the past few weeks...but we have done the ice cube test and he seems better)

(Thank God, because it was intense, which is why I was freaked)

I went for it.

Felt like I needed a xanax the whole walk there.....

kept thinking positive self-talk....

"he is going to be fine"

"if not you have the epi-pen....and lots of lifeguards"

"even if the lifeguards are not great we are half a mile from the hospital"

Despite my anxiety about Q I tried to soak up the swim lesson moment.

Because.....

It was

Russell's first swim lesson!

It went great.

and

NO HIVES!!!

Rhett crawls

Its official.

He crawls.

Still a bit wobbily, but his has mastered it.

Now he is everywhere.