Milestone - Ryan had his first swim!

Date : 30th November 2008
Time : 5:50pm

Being 6 months old seemed to achieve several milestones. Only in the morning before we left for Clearwater Sanctuary Golf and Country Resort that we caught Ryan pulling up and sucking his toes. At Clearwater, Ryan finally had his first taste of swimming.

Ryan loves the water. When he takes his daily bath, he would be aggressively kicking and splashing, so much so that the whole floor would be wet, not forgetting the one giving him his bath, the daddy. So, we had always wanted to let him try swimming as soon as possible to see how he would react to the water.

We have been looking for a suitable swim suit for him for several months and when he was five months old, we finally found one at a shop in Sunway Pyramid. It is a wet suit with inbuilt floats. Although the suit was meant for 2 years old (or so the label said), we bought it anyway because we thought that Ryan might be able to use it sooner. It cost us RM70!

Anyway, I guessed we were more excited than Ryan. Once at Clearwater, we quickly identified where the pool was. By evening, we quickly pulled out the swim suit, pumped it up and suited Ryan up. He looked so `funny’ and `cute’ wearing the suit all blown-up, like a balloon. I placed him in the water, supporting him and he was so excited, his little legs kicking away. He was in the water for merely 5 minutes, as we were afraid that he might get a cold, but the five minutes were indeed an exciting moment for us, seeing him playing and floating in the water like a life buoyant. Parents are indeed easy people to please!