Jonathon just got back into swimming last week and did a great job. And today we got the phone call...no swimming...pool shut down...AGAIN! Bummer!
So I sat him down and told him that the pool was broken and Miss Maggie said "no swimming today"
He must have understood me because he didn't ask again.
I guess that's one problem you run into when you use a public pool for swim lessons.
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Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2012
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Swimming Cancelled
again!
Jonathon has a virus and he did not sleep well again last night. This morning his nose was very green/yellow goop and he has a cough and just sounds terrible and his eye is running. So I kept him home.
And today is supposed to be swim day. I didn't have to call and cancel because I got the call first. The pool was shut down. I am beginning to think swimming at Woodlands is not going to happen anymore.
I guess I am a little anxious and just want him to finish learning so bad. He just loves the water. I do not swim. I do not like the water except for in my own pool in my back yard. I love the beach, but I stay out of the water. I want Jonathon to enjoy the water all his life and not be afraid like me. He is almost there......I am so excited for him to become a full swimmer.
And I would love for him to compete in swimming when he gets older.
But for now.....no swimming.
Summer will be here soon though!
Jonathon has a virus and he did not sleep well again last night. This morning his nose was very green/yellow goop and he has a cough and just sounds terrible and his eye is running. So I kept him home.
And today is supposed to be swim day. I didn't have to call and cancel because I got the call first. The pool was shut down. I am beginning to think swimming at Woodlands is not going to happen anymore.
I guess I am a little anxious and just want him to finish learning so bad. He just loves the water. I do not swim. I do not like the water except for in my own pool in my back yard. I love the beach, but I stay out of the water. I want Jonathon to enjoy the water all his life and not be afraid like me. He is almost there......I am so excited for him to become a full swimmer.
And I would love for him to compete in swimming when he gets older.
But for now.....no swimming.
Summer will be here soon though!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Swimming Cancelled
again! Very frustrating....I was really hoping that Jonathon would be able to swim all winter. He has been doing an amazing job learning and he loves to learn and listen to Miss Maggie. He just loves the water.....
First half of winter swimming was cancelled because of various reasons...Then Miss Maggie had swimming with a different child and then Miss Maggie had her own plans and we couldn't swim. Today was our first day back.....so we thought.
Jonathon came down with a runny nose this weekend. I don't know if its from all the misc. doctor appointments he has been to lately for his older brothers or from the damp weather on Friday when we had grandpa's funeral. I thought about letting him go, but then decided not too.
He loves to swim and I am sad that he missed, but I don't want him swimming in a public pool with a cold. I would hope the other parents do the same. And I don't want his cold getting worse because I let him swim....
Maybe next week we will be able to go swimming.....
First half of winter swimming was cancelled because of various reasons...Then Miss Maggie had swimming with a different child and then Miss Maggie had her own plans and we couldn't swim. Today was our first day back.....so we thought.
Jonathon came down with a runny nose this weekend. I don't know if its from all the misc. doctor appointments he has been to lately for his older brothers or from the damp weather on Friday when we had grandpa's funeral. I thought about letting him go, but then decided not too.
He loves to swim and I am sad that he missed, but I don't want him swimming in a public pool with a cold. I would hope the other parents do the same. And I don't want his cold getting worse because I let him swim....
Maybe next week we will be able to go swimming.....
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
No Swimming
for Jonathon this week. I decided to not take Jonathon swimming on Monday. I am glad that he did not remember. Believe it or not he does ask me sometimes on a Monday "Maggie" "Swim". But this week he did not.
I left her a message about his rash and that we would hopefully see her next week. I decided that I want his rash all gone first. Then I will let him go back. Then if he gets a rash again I will know 100% that its the pool water.
Today his rash looks good. It is almost all gone. This makes me happy. I will just keep Eucerin on him daily and hope it works.
I hope that we can figure something out because I don't want him to miss 6 months of swimming.
I left her a message about his rash and that we would hopefully see her next week. I decided that I want his rash all gone first. Then I will let him go back. Then if he gets a rash again I will know 100% that its the pool water.
Today his rash looks good. It is almost all gone. This makes me happy. I will just keep Eucerin on him daily and hope it works.
I hope that we can figure something out because I don't want him to miss 6 months of swimming.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Alot to think about
Jonathon has been taking swim lessons every Monday evening since August 2011. He has only missed a few Mondays because of him being sick once and then Andrew was sick and then teacher cancelled a couple of times for different reasons.
Now 2 weeks ago when he went swimming, he didn't have a nap that day. I was worried he would be grumpy and I was correct. He pulled the teachers glasses off and tried to throw them. He decided to pull his ear plugs out of his ears.....figuring "I'll teach her, I will pull these out and then I can't swim" He is very smart, but that didn't work, we just dried them and continued on. He really enjoys swimming and Miss Maggie is great with him.
Now when we go at 5p.m. he is usually in the water by 5:10p.m. and he swims until about 5:45p.m. The last time when he was getting out he was screaming, more than usual.....he always cries when he is done, because he doesn't want to be done, but this was different. So at first I thought that he got water in his ears...but he didn't and then when I took him into locker room his back was really really red........
I dressed him and took him home. The redness went away so I figured it was just chlorine, but it was ok.
Last week we didn't go, because Andrew was sick. On Tuesday I noticed a rash on Jonathon. On Wednesday it was all over his back and part of his front. I called the dr. They told me to give Benedryl and call back on friday if not better. In the meantime I thought allergic reaction and what did I do different. I bought a bounce dryer bar. I bought Winnie the Pooh lotion. Ok, lets throw the bounce bar out and rewash all the laundry. And stop using lotion. And give Benedryl.
On friday, a little better, but not better. Took him into doctors. As doctor was walking into the room to look at him it hit me.....and I said "Jonathon swims every Monday, I think this is rash from chlorine." Doc says "yes it is" to much chlorine. (DANG IT).
He told me to make sure I wash him with soap and water when he gets out of pool. And not too swim as long, but that he can still swim. Put Eucerin on him. Good to go.
So here is the deal. Do I let Jonathon continue to swim? He still has the rash....it looks alot better after I got the lotion on him, but do I want to put him through that anymore? Is he going to cooperate with me to hurry and get in shower and was off? This I already know is NOT going to happen. He is going to scream his little head off. Do I just cancel the rest of winter and hope summer will be better?
I hate that I have to make this decision....my son loves to swim..he loves the water and we were hoping that by spring he would be a full swimmer. i am pissed. I just want him to be able to spend time in the water. We could go back to the Ymca, but he was too cold last winter and we quit and Miss Maggie is no longer there. She is back at new swim place which is where the problem is.
I believe that I am burning him by letting him swim. I noticed it the last time he got out of the water.(red back and crying). I believe I already have my answer by just writing down my thoughts.
Is there anyone else that has had this problem? Any input would be great.
Deep down.....I think swimming is done for now......Jonathon may be sad.....but he won't hurt......
Thanks for listening.
Now 2 weeks ago when he went swimming, he didn't have a nap that day. I was worried he would be grumpy and I was correct. He pulled the teachers glasses off and tried to throw them. He decided to pull his ear plugs out of his ears.....figuring "I'll teach her, I will pull these out and then I can't swim" He is very smart, but that didn't work, we just dried them and continued on. He really enjoys swimming and Miss Maggie is great with him.
Now when we go at 5p.m. he is usually in the water by 5:10p.m. and he swims until about 5:45p.m. The last time when he was getting out he was screaming, more than usual.....he always cries when he is done, because he doesn't want to be done, but this was different. So at first I thought that he got water in his ears...but he didn't and then when I took him into locker room his back was really really red........
I dressed him and took him home. The redness went away so I figured it was just chlorine, but it was ok.
Last week we didn't go, because Andrew was sick. On Tuesday I noticed a rash on Jonathon. On Wednesday it was all over his back and part of his front. I called the dr. They told me to give Benedryl and call back on friday if not better. In the meantime I thought allergic reaction and what did I do different. I bought a bounce dryer bar. I bought Winnie the Pooh lotion. Ok, lets throw the bounce bar out and rewash all the laundry. And stop using lotion. And give Benedryl.
On friday, a little better, but not better. Took him into doctors. As doctor was walking into the room to look at him it hit me.....and I said "Jonathon swims every Monday, I think this is rash from chlorine." Doc says "yes it is" to much chlorine. (DANG IT).
He told me to make sure I wash him with soap and water when he gets out of pool. And not too swim as long, but that he can still swim. Put Eucerin on him. Good to go.
So here is the deal. Do I let Jonathon continue to swim? He still has the rash....it looks alot better after I got the lotion on him, but do I want to put him through that anymore? Is he going to cooperate with me to hurry and get in shower and was off? This I already know is NOT going to happen. He is going to scream his little head off. Do I just cancel the rest of winter and hope summer will be better?
I hate that I have to make this decision....my son loves to swim..he loves the water and we were hoping that by spring he would be a full swimmer. i am pissed. I just want him to be able to spend time in the water. We could go back to the Ymca, but he was too cold last winter and we quit and Miss Maggie is no longer there. She is back at new swim place which is where the problem is.
I believe that I am burning him by letting him swim. I noticed it the last time he got out of the water.(red back and crying). I believe I already have my answer by just writing down my thoughts.
Is there anyone else that has had this problem? Any input would be great.
Deep down.....I think swimming is done for now......Jonathon may be sad.....but he won't hurt......
Thanks for listening.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
YMCA
Jonathon has been going to the YMCA for awhile now and he just loves it! Here are some pictures of him and "Luke" (lifeguard). He has a special time set aside for swimming with Luke every Saturday.
I am so proud of Jonathon ~ he is doing great in the water and we all just love Luke. He is really good with Jonathon and knows exactly what he wants. Very special young man, he is!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, June 8, 2009
Scholarships
I packed Jonathon and Andrew up on Friday and we headed off to our local YMCA. My social worker met us and gave us a tour of the facility. I also picked up the paperwork to fill out to see if we can receive a scholarship.
While we were there, we were able to swim for a few minutes. It didn't last long because Jonathon's little swimsuit was too big in the chest area. If I let go of him he would have toppled right over face first in the water.
Pictures are not very clear;social worker was too far away, but you can kinda get the idea. If you look you can see Jonathons little suit hunched up in the back. I had to keep pulling it down.
I did find some regulation lifejackets online at Dicks Sporting Goods. We will be taking a road trip sometime this week to check those out. Hopefully it will work better for him.
While we were there, we were able to swim for a few minutes. It didn't last long because Jonathon's little swimsuit was too big in the chest area. If I let go of him he would have toppled right over face first in the water.
Pictures are not very clear;social worker was too far away, but you can kinda get the idea. If you look you can see Jonathons little suit hunched up in the back. I had to keep pulling it down.
I did find some regulation lifejackets online at Dicks Sporting Goods. We will be taking a road trip sometime this week to check those out. Hopefully it will work better for him.
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