Swimming Lessons

Ian is in the middle of his 2 weeks of swimming lessons. We are taking them from a college girl, Abby, who happens to live just around the corner from us. They are one-on-one lessons in a private pool, so as far as I'm concerned, it's ideal! Ian is absolutely loving it. Aside from a BRIEF (I'm talking 30 seconds) bout of cold feet on day one, he has been so excited to go every day. In fact, even though our lesson isn't until 11:30 each day, he is ready for his swim trunks first thing in the morning.

He is making lots of progress. He is doing great on the kick board, can swim by himself with the noodle (pictured below), jumps off the side into Abby's arms, and has learned to blow bubbles out of his nose under the water. Today's new skill was floating on his back: first with help, then for a few seconds on his own. He seems to do much better when he doesn't realize Abby has let go of him!



Overall, he is very cautious, but excited and willing to try new things. When Abby says, "Can we try..." he responds with a very excited "Of course!" He's definitely not a dare devil (which I find comforting), but I love that he is getting comfortable in the water.