Around 10am one morning, Jacob decided that he would swim out to the buoy. We are staying at our cousins beach house on Camano Island. Uncle Roger was telling Jacob how he often goes for a swim...and Jason was telling Jacob how he often went for a swim when he was Jacob's age..so Jacob is all pumped up and ready and decides he will also go for his "own" swim.
It's not warm out and the water is cold (50 degrees F or perhaps lower) cold enough to be very cold. It's the Puget Sound. Jacob starts his swim and looks strong. Then Jason notices that Jacob is breathing hard and starting to grunt - then Jacob begins floating on his back. That's when we realize Jacob is in trouble. Anyway, Jacob had the presence of mind to swim to the boat that was at anchored. He pulled the ladder out and climbed in. Jason scrambled around and found the oars to the row boat and headed out to rescue Jacob.
Sometimes when we need some one to rescue us we think that we have failed in our task. This was such a proud moment for Jason and I as we saw Jacob problem solve and realize his limits. It's not easy to ask for help or wait to be rescued...some people would see this as a defeat but we saw it as a great victory for Jacob!
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Jacob also had a 2nd adventure that same day. It involved a boat and lots of cold water....you'll have to ask Jacob for the rest of the story!
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