Abbey decided she wanted to try a swim meet at Blue Buoy today. She's talked about it for days. Her event was a free style once across the pool. Here she is doing her Michael Phelps warm up imitation.
She practiced and was so excited...
until it was time for the beginning of her event. She didn't want to do it. No amount of prodding by her mommy or her swim coach would get her on that starting block. The race went on without her and as soon as it started she began wailing she wanted to swim the race!! Thank goodness Blue Buoy is a relaxed atmosphere where they allow a certain amount of, shall we say, leeway to give the kids confidence and as much practice as they can. They actually let Abbey swim right after Maddy's age group and SHE DID IT!! Unconventional as it may have been, she swam it and finished. The clapping and cheering afterwards really upset her. She does not like to have the spotlight on her.
So this is how she handled it!!! Our Abbey...so her own person...doing it HER way! And we wouldn't expect anything else. Gotta love her!!
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