Popsugar Family Little Kids Mom Uses Maternity Leave to Travel the World With Family 1 Mom Is Using Maternity Leave to Travel the World With Her Family, and OMG #Goals December 10, 2017 by Victoria Messina First Published: November 10, 2017 View On One Page Photo 12 of 17 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow A rare photo of all four of us!... we have been slowly introducing Quinn into the water the last week or two. I am grateful for the swimming lessons we took with Esmé in Nz when she was little because we are implementing those same techniques to teach Quinn to swim. He seems to like it so far. He’s a little unsure of the mini submersions but he can be distracted quickly and easily.... fact about me, I’ve been quite scared of the water for years. My sister @lifeveganstyle_ nearly drowned twice and so did I when I was visiting friends in Australia years back. I’m on a mission to make these two competent in the water so they are not scared and to be good swimmers.. @travelmaddad is an awesome example to them anyway ... does anyone else push there kids a little with something they are not so good at themselves? Having endless access to swimming pools this trip has made Esmé really good .. we are feeling super proud... all the staff here @belizeandreamsresort always tell her how good she is ... 💜✈️🌎 hosted A post shared by TRAVEL MAD MUM (@travelmadmum) on Oct 16, 2017 at 8:31pm PDT Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 12 Previous Next Start Slideshow Little KidsTravelMaternity LeaveMotherhood