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Well, I have decided to pull Tater Tot from swim classes. We went yesterday and it just didn’t work well for us. She wouldn’t nap in the morning, of course, but started yawning as soon as we get in the car to drive to the pool. It was a complete zoo at the beginning which freaked her out a bit. There were three or four classes starting at the same time so there were tons of kids and parents. Last session there was just the one Parent/Tot class so it was much more low key. She’s a sensitive kid, I swear!

It took her the first third of the class to calm down. And I mean quit crying so loud that nobody could hear the instructor. I can’t say for sure but I could swear I got the evil eye from several of the parents of the calm, swim-class-loving children. Finally something that we did pleased her and she stopped crying. Phew. So we kicked around a bit with our rubber duckie toy in tow. She cried off and on during the whole class but by the end was enjoying herself. I just decided on the way home that two weeks of every day drama was too much for both of us. Add to that the fact that her nap schedule is in flux and it’s just too much. I want her to enjoy swim classes and it’s become obvious that she’s just not ready. She loves playing in the water at home but she just doesn’t want to deal with the pool yet. And that’s okay. It’s kind of a bummer because her friend Z is in this class but we’ll just have to see her another time. Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only Mommy that things just don’t seem to work out for.

So instead of having something to get out of the house on time for every day, we’re going to kick back and take our days as they come for the summer. I’m good with that. Maybe we’ll head to the beach tomorrow….that sounds good.