Fun in the Sun-but be warned!!

For three days in a row, Tuki has gone swimming. Two at the swim park with her cousins M & N, and once at the river while canoeing. She loves the spray spouts. I think she could have spent, actually I think she did spend most of time playing with them.

But in addition to all the fun I have a warning for all parents. I am sure we all have heard about the dangers of drowning for little ones. Well Tuki could have been a statistic, but Thank God it didn't happen. Tuks and her cousin N were playing in 1'6" water about 5' away from me, cousin M and Aunt M. Well, Tuki lost her footing, and she fell face forward into the water. Her head bobbed down once, then back up, yet her face never broke the water surface, at this point I am on my way to her, then her head bobbed down and again up..not breaking surface, then down again..the third time her head bobbed up, I had grabbed her and pulled her out. This whole thing maybe lasted 1- 2 seconds, but I will tell you time slowed down to almost quitting while it was occurring. It was easy to see how toddlers drown. They are so top heavy, that once they lose their footing, they are never able to pull their face out of the water.

She was no worse for the wear after this episode, but I was shook to my core therefore,

Needless to say, there is now a rule in our household:
Life jacket on until she learns to swim.