Swim Little Man!

This week, B-Boy had his first swim lesson.

On Monday, Neb and I took B-Boy to the swim center near my work for his first lesson. There are six kids in the class and most are B-Boy's age.

His swim instructor, aka SwimLady, had us get in the water and stand him on the edge of the pool with support. She then told us to count to three and pull the babies into the water. She asked us to repeat the process several times, letting the babies get lower and lower in the water. The goal was to eventually put them under water.

B-Boy handled this so well... he went under water quickly, and was the only baby to do so.

Whatcha doin' Dad?

We sang the "Wheels on the Bus" song spinning around in a circle while the wheels went round and round. Then we sang that the doors go "open and shut". We pushed the babies out and then toward us during that part of the song. Finally, we sang that the "Windows go up and down" and put B-Boy under water. He adored it.

We also spent time with him on his tummy and back in the water. We were given a rubber dinosaur toy to toss in the water in front of B-Boy. We then pushed him at his hips while he was on his tummy so that he could get the toy. B-Boy's favorite part was at the end, when SwimLady told Neb and I to pass him back and forth in the water to each other. I would hold him at his hips and push him toward Neb, who would grasp his hands and pull B-Boy toward him. We would then repeat the process from Neb to me.

He had the BIGGEST smile on his face the entire time. He had a blast.

The funny part was that Neb took photos during the first part of the lesson. When we got in the car to go home, I pulled out the camera to look at the pictures. The one below made me laugh out loud. It was taken a few minutes into the lesson when we were getting the babies into the water. I was in the moment, and was enjoying the time with B-Boy, and did not notice what was going on around me.

It's a good thing Neb did... because it was funny. Two other parents watched me dunk B-Boy. All look at us in shock.

We went for a second lesson on Wednesday. B-Boy had a blast. We are working on him getting on his back, which he does not like. I find this incredibly ironic, given that this is the same kid who HATED tummy time as a baby.

More to come soon!