Matthew had his swimming assessment this afternoon so that the swim school can work out which class to place him next term. I must say both Dunc (who rushed out of work early to come along) and I are very proud of our little boy. Matthew did really well in the water and will skip past the entry level class and enter the 'Duckling Level 2' classes next year, joining other kids that are older than him. He had such a fantastic time, giggling and smiling his way through the 30 min session. The only time we saw his smile disappear was when he was busy holding his breath (or drinking the pool water) underwater. We were so pleased to see how confident Matthew's become in the water, he thinks he can swim already!
We knew he would love the class as really enjoys spending hours in the pool and can swim quite comfortably on his own with his floaties (inflatable arm bands). Now it's a matter of ditching the floaties and learning to swim without them. Besides swimming, Matthew likes a bit of a drink...
I also heard from his school last week, they'd sent me an email to let me know that Matthew will be enrolled into the 'Harmony Bear' class (how cute!) and the names if his teachers, he'll have 2, one to converse with him in English and another in Mandarin. The school also requested that I staggered the days which I brought Matthew to school in the first week so that they didn't have too many crying children at once :( ... First day of pre-nursery is less than a month away.
Just touching quickly again on the changes we've seen in Matthew lately. He's been putting himself to sleep every night for the past 2 weeks, no crying or whinging. He chatters for about 20 mins in his cot and drifts off to sleep.... I really really like this new change! Also, as though right on cue, both his lower cuspids are breaking through his gums.
This was supposed to be a short update, but turned out to be a fairly lengthy one... till next time.
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