Central Arizona at 1600 - Monday
Our day began around 0530 and has been nonstop ever since. I had my coffee of course and Kaesen his donut and milk. We showered, dressed, and readied ourselves for the day. Kaesen spoke with his momma and I prepared documentation for my first, of many, VA medical appointments. We left my dad's house around 1000 and headed for the VA in downtown Phoenix. Along the way Kaesen suggested that he was hungry - go figure, he does have a ferocious appetite at times. We stopped for oatmeal and a toy from McDonald's and all was right.
We arrived at the VA medical center close to 1100 and were seen relatively quickly an hour or less later. Two more quick appointments after that and we were on our way home for swimming. Kaesen, and I, decided today he'd swim sans life vest - and he did it! Wow, I mean he really did it and he listened to Dad. He has all the swim basics down and we'll work the remainder of the early summer until he starts YMCA swim lessons on learning to swim. He even flipped off the deep end side of the pool for over an hour, swam across the deep end, and swam nearly the length of the pool unassisted. We are so excited! He is amazed with himself as much as I am. I sent video to his momma so she could share in the fun, excitement, and pride.
Kaesen is excited for Goppie and Vovo to come home so he can show them live and in person his newly acquired swimming and flipping with no life vest skills. I would be stoked to display this too; I am sure I did the same in fact. What an amazing time it must be for Kaesen. It is exciting to learn at any age, but for a 4 year-old to suddenly start swimming unaided, well that's got to be high on a list of fun things that he accomplished today.
It might be a little on the late side of the afternoon to nap, so we are going to "relax" in the living room with a movie and a blanket and see how long we can keep our eyes open! What a great day and it is barely half over.
143, Kaesen.
Good night and good day.
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