A big part of sailing takes place on the water (I know – DUH! – right!?!). So part of preparing for our big adventure is seeing if mini-man likes the water. If he didn’t, it could derail our plans to sail around the world.
I grew up in San Diego and have always loved being in the water. Hoping that mini-man inherited my love of the water, we took him to the pool.
I wasn’t too optimistic, he is only three months after all. At most, I had hoped to get his feet in the water. I was nervous with him being so young that he might not do well or that he may need lessons in order to be in the water. What happened blew me away.
Over the next hour, mini-man went from having his feet in the water to full on swimming. At one point, we put him in his life preserver to see if it would help him, but it only held him back. As you can see in the video, he had the time of his life and the only thing holding him back was us (I’m not quite ready to let him put his head under the water). He played for hours in the water and by the time we got home he was worn out.
We have since moved his bath into the tub with one of us so he can kick and swim to his hearts delight (and bonus – it tires him out very fast!).
I am beyond thrilled that mini-man loves to be in the water. This puts us one step closer to our sailing dreams.
Heartswell Adventures 