Nervous

Today at Reese's school they had SPLASH DAY! I just knew she would love that. She was going to wear her bathing suit and a cover up to school. She was going to eat pizza and popsicles at school. She LOVES playing in our baby pool, water table and sprinkler here at home. She also likes playing in friends big pools but won't get in completely. She likes that big first step/platform type of thing. But I figured she'd enjoy Splash Day.

So this morning I woke her up and showed her the bathing suit and cover up. I said "guess what today is". She burst into tears and told me her legs hurt. (This is always Reese's "out" when she doesn't want to do something) We ate breakfast and she kept asking me questions about splash day. Will there be a pool? Is she going swimming? Then she told me she needed to throw up? (I got a bowl just incase she wasn't making it up) But I pretty much realized that she was very nervous about splash day.


Reese enjoys water but only on her terms. She will NOT go in a big pool completely. She won't even let us hold her. She screams something awful! :( Its so sad. She has on floaties and one of those suits but is still uncomfortable in the water.


Today I was helping with splash day at her school but was inside. I peeked out and saw the kids having a great time with shaving cream, water hose and buckets. I see Reese standing in the back by herself. She wanted no part of the fun. Her teachers told me that she played a few games but didn't want to get wet.
I just don't understand it. There wasn't a pool or anything. Silly girl!!!


(And we are signed up for swim lessons in about 3 weeks. I hope I don't scar her for life by making her go! I'm sure there will be a huge fit and lots of tears!!)