3 Minutes

3 minutes doesn't seem that long, does it.  Until you are asked to float on your back as a child with mild cerebral palsy.  Last spring, we decided to drop physical therapy and let Whit take a break from that for a while. So, we put him in a swim program for aquatic therapy. As a part of this program, he has to take a float test, in which he floats for 3 minutes or until he reaches the side of the pool - fully clothed and shoed. (I know... shoed is probably not really a word).  This video is a final float test that he completed on Tuesday - and he was rewarded with a bell and a t-shirt. If you listen closely, you can hear bells ring and applause as he reaches the side.  He is very proud of his bell, and we are all very proud of him.  I love what Chap says at the end of this vide... "He made it!"  He and Maggie watched intently the entire 3 minutes... such proud brother and sister! This was a long process, and took lots and lots of practice this summer to accomplish this!