After quite some time of figuring when might be the right time for a swim lesson and where might be the right place, we finally took the plunge. Lucas had his first swim lesson on April 30, 2009, 21mos old/young. We went to a private business, rather than a Y or JCC. She is very experienced with all kids and knows a lot. I did my research and was very comfortable. The class was an hour with mixed ages and abilities. All good.

This is how the class went:

• The first 15 minutes of class was consistent crying and she held him the whole time by her side.



• The next 45 minutes was intermittent crying, not bad and some smiles and enjoyment.



• Lucas wore as many floaties on his arms as possible, with a floatie on his back. Looked like the Michellin Man!



• The instructor put Lucas at arms length and then completely away from her. With each transition, he cried but then stopped and realized that all was fine.



• Lucas loved jumping off the side into the pool!



• He loved the big beach ball and toys in the pool!



• And he even kicked and blew away water from his face!



• Progress made and he was very, very happy!!

That's our first swim story in a nutshell. We are both looking forward to another swim lesson. He even attempted to walking into a pond today - must be he likes water now!