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Immersion therapy: Amelia has had a fascination-fear relationship with all kinds of detectors for months now. It started with a fire drill at daycare in the fall. Then Bebe and Grandpa’s storm flashlight-radio. And every type of detector, emergency light, alarm mounted in any building she visits. Store ceilings, dentist office walls, every where she goes, she doesn’t miss a single one. Last week, her smoke detector started chirping low battery. So she and Daddy changed the batteries in all of our detectors.

Brave girl!

Daddy got a Wii for his birthday, and here is Amelia’s Mii:

Not bad, huh? Thanks for helping her make it, Mr. Chris! We can’t wait for Grandma to come and try bowling.

Sunday afternoon we went to Catriona’s 3rd birthday party. And Daphne’s first dress up.

She insisted on the bib. I tried to take it off and she got mad.  So pretty!  She is also wearing her new pink crocs, size 2-3.  So tiny.

Daphne has a couple chores.  She helps us feed the dogs now (and has gotten Amelia re-excited about that one).  Here, she helped me get the laundry from the washer to the dryer.  I laughed every time she went half way into the washer.

Daphne and I are enjoying a Mom/Dad-n-me swimming class.  Our class is four kids and half moms, half dads.  We’re half way.  One girl is almost swimming.  One boy cried through all three classes.  If the almost-swimmer is a 10 and the crier is a 1, Daph is about a 6.  She really liked two out of three days.  The other she was either hungry or tired or distracted by her Daddy and sister who came to watch (and to watch the 3 year old learning like Amelia will in June).  Today I let go of her under water for a few seconds, a few times!  That is really parent-training rather than baby-training.

Tonight in the tub, she started pouring water over her head.  Something her big sister has NEVER done.  She really laughs when I go under water, pop out at her, and say PEEK-A-BOO!  She’s getting used to the submersion.  Tonight the teacher said they won’t take water into their lungs.  If they get water inside, it goes to their stomachs.  She had a couple great burps and one splat on the sidewalk as we walked into the house.  Guess we have to work on how much water she is swallowing.   She really liked floating tonight.  We did that with just a hand under her head and the other under her chin (to keep her head tilted back).  I put her head near mine and after 5 seconds she would really relax.  Her least favorite part might be learning to hang on to the wall, but her arms have always been her weak part.  And, her body isn’t tiny- she has a lot to hold up!  So we’ll just have to keep at it.  Our pool opens Memorial Day weekend, look out for a little fish.