Little Miss took her first swim lessons this year. I always tend to underestimate the drama that comes with first time experiences for her. This time was no exception. Swim lessons were held at the water park…the same water park she had been at having a blast the day before. The excitement was radiating from her the first morning…until, that is, she stepped foot in the water park. Then the tears started flowing, the limbs started flailing, and the screams started piercing through the air. Oh yes…it was that bad. I had to pry her off of me and hand her to her teacher who obviously wasn’t very assertive. HOWEVER…once that moment was over, she loved every minute of it. She was a little skiddish in the water with things like putting her face in, but overall did very well. Not anywhere close to being able to swim, but a little more comfortable with the water.
After swim lessons, we bought one of these new style of life jackets…the ones with the tubular arms and a big strap that goes around the belly. One of these. It’s a certified life jacket, but is much more comfortable, and is supposed to naturally teach them how to swim. Since we have gone swimming with these on, she’s a little fish. She does “strokes” and is fine being alone. She can even maneuver herself from one end of the pool to the other…by herself. This is a major accomplishment for her…this is the same girl who would cling to us and scream the minute she was in water that was deeper than she could stand in. She should learn all she needs to know about swimming just from moving around the pool in this. Taking the jacket off of her will be a natural transition…I hope anyway.
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