Seeing as it is summer, we have had numerous occasions to take Chance swimming. Of course, Chance can not wear his implant in the pool, so his is a quiet world while swimming. For him, the pool is splashing and diving and testing out his swimming skills. For us as parents, the pool is an occasion to test our visual skills as we keep track of Chance whom we can not call out to. (I usually wear contacts but take them out to swim. So, Chance and I are a good pair:)
Thankfully, my eyesight is not really bad. I can see things without contacts, I just can not make out faces clear across the pool.
It is really not bad taking Chance swimming, you just go on high alert as a parent as talking to your child takes on a whole new meaning when they have to look at you to communicate. (Hard to do when one is diving).
The funny thing is, you call out to your child automatically. You have to constantly remind yourself that your child can not hear you. (You also have to inform the life guard who is yelling at your child to quit running).
The shower is the same situation. Chance wants to know what we are saying if we talk to each other as he showers. He does not want to be left out. We can't blame him. It is just funny to talk to Chance's dad and have Chance knock on the shower window, press his face to the glass and ask what we are saying.
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