It was just last weekend that I was starting to question how much I would want a hot tub in the long run, in part because of recent weather, but then it hit me yesterday that I needed to get Simon into it.
Last summer was a bust for water parks, because Simon really had no desire to do anything in the water. In January, Diana tried to get him interested during our quick stay in the Cincy Great Wolf, but he wasn't having it. A few weeks ago, we did a few days at our "home" Great Wolf in Sandusky, and we had what I would describe as a breakthrough. He was reluctant at first, but by the third day, seemed to be genuinely interested.
Diana has lined up some swim activities for him, including lessons and open swimming, so she scored a life jacket-ish thing for him. I was sitting there at dinner yesterday thinking, "Well, he did seem to at least be comfortable in the Great Wolf hot tub, so why not throw him into ours?
It was like I had a different kid. I was able to get him floating on his back (death grip on my fingers above the water), with his legs up kicking. In the open swim at a city rec center today, Diana found his enthusiasm growing. Then, tonight after dinner, all three of us got into the hot tub, and he seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself. He didn't want to get out!
So there it is, the hot tub is valuable to us again. And our little man is starting to be an aquatic fan.
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