{"id":688,"date":"2009-08-20T19:25:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T03:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:34","slug":"super-swim-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/20\/super-swim-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Swim Champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/20\/super-swim-champ\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F20%2Fsuper-swim-champ%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px; float:left\" title=\"Konan Swim Star\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/Konan-43wks-10mos-SwimStar02-crop-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"345\" \/>Last week I told you how Konan was <a href=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/10\/swimming-out-of-the-comfort-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getting out of his comfort zone<\/a> by taking swimming lessons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, he was scared to try something new&#8230; like all of us are<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And it sure was hard to watch him go through it when he cried!<\/p>\n<p>But by the end, he knew how to totally relax while floating on his back, and how to turn from front to back after entering the water.<\/p>\n<p>At 10 months old (just today), he was the youngest in his class by far, and held his own against all the 3-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, his skill level wasn&#8217;t as advanced as theirs&#8230; but he&#8217;s a winner because he progressed beyond what he could do before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s why he deserves to wear this star that was given to him for graduating from the class<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You go, Konan &#8212; you&#8217;re a star, and this is just the first of many awards, medals and trophies you&#8217;ll receive!<\/p>\n<p>Daddy and I are proud of you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I told you how Konan was getting out of his comfort zone by taking swimming lessons. 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