this year

he is more confident, stronger and braver.
He can touch now and that seems to have made all the difference in the world.
Tuesday brought the dreaded walk to the deep end and the diving board. Jumping is something he hasn't yet done, just not ready to go there. Imagine his horror when Yahaira stood in line and jumped off the board that day. His face was priceless. A mix of you have got to be kidding me, to crap I am so going to have to do this. The next day he stood in line and watched (prayed perhaps that she would chicken out) as she walked to the end and jumped. His face once again showed his thoughts, trust me there weren't giddy excited thoughts by any stretch. So up he went, shoulders back, spine straight head forward, looking muck like a person heading to his imminent death. he walked to the end and kept walking, perhaps thinking if he stopped he wouldn't finish. Loved the grin as he swam to the edge, love that he faced that fear and discovered jumping was perhaps a fun thing after all.