Belly Flop

Little Man. He loves the water. Loves it. And he is a fabulous swimmer. He is on swim team and is doing an amazing job. I don’t have a swimming picture I love. But I can’t post about him without a picture. So I dug through and found a picture from the Splash Park that I took with my little Canon point and shoot.

While at swim team practice today he begged to go off of the high dive. My friend Kristy the dive team coach obliged and he went up and jumped off. This is the second time he has done this, and today he was brave. Braver than me. He ran. He jumped. And then he belly flopped from the high dive. I cringed. I gasped. I stood there wondering why I left my camera at home on this of all days. I wondered if when he surfaced if he would scream and cry. But then I remembered while he may only be 7. He is my kid. And he is brave. And tough. Kristy ran to him. I told her he would be fine. I was right. He came out doing his Beavis laugh and saying Wow, that hurt. His chest and belly were red. But he giggled. He told me he meant to do it. But later confessed he wanted to do a flip like the big kids.

This is Little Man. He is bold and brave. And does a wicked Belly Flop. Please don’t ask to see it, he might just do a repeat.