He does well with being in the water, but doesn't like to be splashed or go under the water just yet. He was not very comfortable with putting his face in either. He has started enjoying baths again, but not when he and Carter are in it together. They do fine for awhile, but Carter inevitable splashes and Logan gets mad. When Logan is by himself in the tub, he just plays and plays, sitting in the same spot. He has learned to accept the scrubdown...but doesn't enjoy it.
So when we walked in to the 'holding area', I saw that his 'teacher', Miss Allison, only had 2 students - Logan and another boy. I immediately felt relief that he wasn't going to be in a very large class. He would get quite a bit of one-0n-one attention. We met Miss Allison and I told her of my concern (looking back it is a very first time mom kind of worry to voice...whateve!!!). She said that we would see how he did and assess after the class.
She talked to him for a few minutes while waiting for the other boy to show up. During this discussion, Logan noticed the Dragon water slide and he wanted to try it. She told him they would go on in after class. When they realized the other little boy was late, they entered the water. He held her hand and they walked right into the 2 feet of water, with no problem-o. I proudly sat on the sidelines and watched every move. I was so glad that Logan trusted her and had no problem leaving my side. About 10 minutes into the class the other boy showed up and I could tell he had taken lessons before and was very comfortable in the water, so that would be good for Logan to see. They took turns using noodles, tubes and other fancy swimming contraptions to swim out and come back with Miss Allison. He did great waiting on the side while she was out with the other boy.
There did come a point with 10 minutes left in class that I saw him pointing and telling her something. I later asked what he was saying. I thought maybe she wanted him to do something, like put his face in the water and he didn't want to. Nope, he was ready to go on the Dragon slide and made sure she knew it. After she finished her lesson, she did all them to each take a turn on the slide and he was a happy boy.
The next week, was Logan's birthday and Daddy and Carter came with us. At first I was in the swimming area watching Logan while John played with Carter, then we switched places so that John could have a turn watching Logan in action. Carter and I wandered halls and went up and down stairs - he had a very fun time exploring. John loved watching Logan swimming. John is not an avid swimmer himself so he is glad that Logan is getting involved in swimming lessons early on so he will be comfortable in the water.
The third week (this past Saturday) Logan had a substitute teacher, Miss Stephanie. I was glad that he was not bothered with this switch. She did things a little differently, which was cool. She did not hold his hand into the water and while he walked slower (that is just his nature...he is so his Dad!), but he made it over there by himself. She did not give him a toy to play with at the beginning. This kept him wandering away from the sides when she was 'out' with the other little boy. While he was making me nervous (even though there is another lifeguard standing right there to jump in at any time...if he were to trip and not get back up right away in the 2 feet of water, this mama would likely still run like mad and jump in the water....) I was glad that he was comfortable. :) She also took them into the 3 foot section and they took turns jumping into her arms and spinning around. He also did a small stunt of floating on his back and putting part of his face in the water.
With only 3 lessons, Logan now lays both on his tummy and his back during bathtime! He also asks me to watch him put his chin, nose and forehead in the water. He is so much more comfortable. And randomly when sitting he will practice swimming strokes and says 'look I'm swimming!'. He still does not like Carter splashing him, but hey...that may never change. If you are in the bathtub to play with your toys and some little brother keeps splashing you...well that can be annoying. :)
So yay for great success with swim lessons thus far!!!!! Here are a couple pictures from this past week:
Logan is waiting with Miss Stephanie before they head into the water...
Logan and Miss Stephanie swimming
Logan playing with his favorite blue fish while the other little boy takes his turn
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