Levels

I walked into Holden's room this morning. He was awake, smiling, snuggling his shaky lamb in bed. He melts my heart a dozen times over.

me: "Wake up honey bear! Today is your last day of swimming and we get to find out what level you go to next!"

Staring wide eyed at me, an enormous, expectant grin spreading across his sweet little face...

him, in an excited whisper: "What's a level!?"

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post script - he passed swimming level 1 and is off to level 2! (whatever that means)