Swimming - Week Three

Week Three Highlights

Eleanor

• doing SO well!!  
• will still get caught up on her leg at times - but is able to get it over while floating on her back
• had her first experiences 'falling' into the pool.  Went into the water & came right up on her back floating!  AMAZING!!!!
• still cries through her lesson...but she flips to her float! :)
• Michael said next week may be her last week!!  We'll see how next week goes - but she's floating!  (next year she'll learn the float & flip to swim that the other kids are doing now)

Eddie

• LOVES SWIMMING!
• floating and swimming - doing awesome!
• worked on swimming to the side of the pool and pulling himself up and out.
• had his first experiences of being dropped into the water in different positions - and came up floating and TOTALLY CALM each time!!  He even had one where he was flipped into the water & came up with a smile!!  My heart was in my throat & I was SHOCKED!  I can only imagine the screaming and panic that would have taken place just a few weeks ago!  
• has been enjoying floating and does his own mini version of the backstroke to get around
• wanted me to buy him a swim shirt so he could be like Mr. Michael
• Monday he is swimming in his summer clothing and maybe Tuesday will be his winter gear!!  Going to have to get his snow pants and boots out of storage!

Dani

• LOVES SWIMMING!  (we go after nap time & today when she asked if it was time to get ready for swimming & I said no - she said, 'awwwwwwe', in her super disappointed voice)
• our speedy little swimmer.  When she gets moving, her head pops up out of the water!  
• doing awesome with her floating and flips - they are smoother and less awkward than the ones she did last week
• sometimes she will try to just tip her head back instead of floating onto her back so she ends up vertical instead of horizontal...sounds like breaking that new habit will be part of next week!

 (this is her goofy float...that really isn't floating)

• working on swimming to the wall 
• still finds it hilarious when she gets people wet with her big kicks
• worked on her 'pops' into the water from the side of the pool - doesn't phase her a bit, she swims to the bar or Micheal's hand - total calm.  It's AMAZING!!

(can you tell I am LOVING these lessons??!?!?)