We've had two weeks of them so far. We knew Clay was going to freak out the first few classes. So far, we're right on track and he's able to scream at the top of his lungs for the whole class.
The coaches are very good with him, and Cory's in the water with him the whole time. And as soon as he's out of the water he is really positive about the whole thing. He doesn't answer us when we ask why he's crying. But he always says he wants to come back and do it again!? And every time we ask, "What was your favorite part?"
He says, "Going underwater!"
Could've fooled me....
Carter has cried the past two classes as well, although I think we may have had a breakthrough about halfway through last class. I'm not totally sure why Carter cries about it. He says hes cold, but none of the other kids act cold. But, he seems to be enjoying it now, and is able to go to the bottom of the 3 foot section and retrieve pool rings (with some assistance)!
Here is Carter (in the black swim shirt with the coach) diving for a ring. I think he's the only one that can't 'touch' at the 3 foot level :(
In the little kids' class they sing "I'm a little pancake" instead of I'm a little teapot. They're teaching the kids to learn to float on their backs. They have the parents hold only the kid's head so the rest of their body is unsupported. (So they're actually floating) Clay feels so vulnerable I think, and he SCREAMS.
In this one, Clay had to swim underwater and reach for the 'wall'. At the wall, he gets a ring and then walks over to put it in a bucket. I think he's supposed to be 'swimming' and kicking across the step, not walking. But we'll take what we can get, I guess.
Here is Carter jumping off in the deep end. They are teaching them to turn around and look for the wall after they jump in.
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They'll be fish in no time! Looks like a nice facility. For what us parents pay for swim lessons, they should be bringing over fruity drinks while we watch, right?
Holy cow. absolutely. I wonder if they have a suggestion box.....
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