Unlocking the Inner Fish

There is something amazing that happens to you as a parent when you watch your child succeed at something and overcome something hard.  You just beam inside and can't control your happiness.  Well today we had one of those moments. 
Caleb is a water bug.  He loves water and always has, so in January we started swimming lessons.  He did like to go at first but eventually started to develop some real fears of the water.  He wouldn't put his head underwater and refused to learn the swim techniques.  We were a bit shocked and so after 3 months of trying we decided to take a break from swimming lessons.  The outdoor pools on base have opened for the summer.  So we now spend many of our hot Texas afternoons at the pool and Caleb has started to become more confident and comfortable in the water.  Well today was a miracle.....today I got this picture

Yep!!! That is Caleb underwater and then he spent two hours doing this!

It was so much fun!  I couldn't believe we went from finally putting his face in the water to swimming underwater like a fish.  We were so proud of him.  It was like we finally unlocked the inner fish we knew was always there.  There is just nothing like watching your kiddo succeed!