At our first class, Kaiser loved looking at the pool, but was a little hesitant to actually be in such a vast amount of water. He did his fair share of whining and clinging to me, but with plenty of reassurance and time to get used to it, he relaxed and did great. There were definitely children in the group who freaked out the entire time, and there were children who loved the water so much they felt they were ready to face the deep end solo; Kaiser fell somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, which was just fine by me.
I'd say yesterday's class was pretty similar to the first, in terms of our boy's reaction. From where I was standing, I couldn't hear him, but Daddy said he was kind of moaning and saying, "All done!" early on in the half hour. After a while, I could see him start to loosen up and look more comfortable. By the time everyone was making their way out of the pool, I was even spotting smiles on his face!
Amidst the somewhat large crowd of kiddos and parents, it wasn't a breeze getting good shots of Daddy and Kaiser in the water--especially because they were moving targets. Here's a little peek into their father-son swim session:
"Seriously, you want me to blow bubbles, Daddy? Who are you kidding?"
Practicing "scooping" the water with his hands.
Kicking on his belly...
...and then on his back.
Alligator provided a good distraction.
I know he appears terrified, but he's actually yawning. (Another parent said that he looked so relaxed, he might fall asleep!)
Really started to enjoy himself when they played the "toss the baseball, then swim to grab it" game.
"I think I'm getting the hang of this."
Last activity: "Jumping" off the side of the pool. He loved it!
Headed home to more water. It's straight to the bathtub for this boy!
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Kaiser is such a cutie pie! He looked like he really enjoyed being in the water. I can't wait to take Nolan for swimming lessons this time next year.
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