The Starfish Files: First Day
Today was our first day of STARFISH! Starfish is an introduction to swimming for babies. We spent about a half hour with the instructor learning ways to hold onto our little starfish and how to explore the water safely. Heidi had a great time. She was fascinated with pretty much everything around her. There was so much for her to see. At one point we were playing with a ball, something she loves at home, but was so completely engrossed with the other babies, the water and her environment that she ignored the ball.What I found amazing was how much these little babies enjoyed the water. Not a single one was afraid or showed any discomfort. They all bravely splashed around and most were smiling widely the entire time. Everyone seemed to have a great time.
I took a few pictures of our morning at the pool, but they are sadly on a 35mm film roll. So until that roll is finished and I can invent a time machine so that I can go back in time and find a place to develop the film all my eager readers will have to wait. Don't worry it won't be long.
Photo by Hans Hillewaert. This starfish was sampled on the Belgian Continental Shelf in 2000.
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