my big guy

matt loves loves loves his swim lessons. he works so hard and is so proud of himself. and i love having some alone time with my favorite big boy.

 it is fun to see him come out of his shell a bit with his instructor. he is so chatty, telling her about his brothers and toys and school. he does much better one-on-one.

on a related note, at our parent-teacher conference this week his teacher told me he tells her he loves her and gives her hugs! (yes, i teared up a little.) and that he is so helpful and (seriously, she said this:) respectful to his teachers and the other children. sniff, sniff. love him.

 this is him not crying when water gets in his face. he still freaks out in the bath.