Surprise!

Every day before swimming lessons, I try and give Nicholas a pep talk about courage. He’s really brave when it comes to the swimming part, but the jumping into 13 feet is a great source of fear. He’s been jumping off the diving block with his teacher’s help for the last couple of months. It didn’t seem like he’d ever jump by himself. And, then . . .

He did it!!! Not only did he jump, but he loved it. The picture above is of his THIRD jump. I didn’t even have my camera out for the first one because I didn’t know that today would be THE day. He can’t wait to go back on Thursday and do it again.

Now, if only we could convince him that the diving board is just as much fun. One step at a time, I guess.