Just call Me Spitter!

Emil is definitely coming into his own. He is now 7 months old and crawling, waving, pulling up on things and his favorite activity of late... spitting! He spits to show happiness, frustration, you name it. Usually I end of with food all over me. Even as I type this post, he is sitting behind me in his high chair and spitting at the back of my head, leaving behind not only saliva but food particles from his dinner of banana, apple and pear.

Swim Lessons

Now when I was growing up swimming lessons consisted of my dad throwing me (terrified) into a pool of waiting water and telling me to swim! Well I never really learned how to swim the correct way so after a near drowning scare with Azul a couple of years ago, I decided he and Nyla would both take private lessons one day and that day has arrived. They have been attending for a month now and are doing well.

Nyla at the beginning of each lesson acts as if she is terrified of the water and has never had a lesson so it takes a bit of coaxing to get her in there but once she is in, she is in! She was one of those kids who wants the swim suit, the goggles, the beack towel... but no getting wet!

Azul tends to get admonished by the instructor for clowning around too much but he is getting better at focusing and really learning.

They only have 4 lessons left... we will see how it goes.