In keeping with tradition (or trying to keep things the same as we did with Ralph), Henry had his turn for parent/child swim lessons at the Y. We just finished up a twice a week/3 week class. The first day we had a great instructor and only one other parent/child in class, over time it grew to 5 pairs of parent/child combos and a rotation of various instructors.
The first day was a little overwhelming for Henry. We arrived a little early and he had time to scan the area, taking in the size of the pool and all the other people around - there was roughly 4-5 other lessons going on. Luckily, the 2nd lesson he warmed up a little and became attached to a boat we tossed in front of us and he'd "swim" toward it with me holding him in the middle and him kicking is legs and sometimes paddling his arms. At the 3rd lesson he cooperated enough a few times and closed his mouth so I could dunk him under for a second. The boat made another appearance which put a smile on his face. The 4th was a bit of a downer as he sucked in more water than he wanted a few times and wanted to get out of the pool before the lesson was over. Finally during the 5th lesson we had a instructor for the 2nd time.During the final lesson Henry finally blew bubbles a few times. He would do it in the bathtub but not in the pool. I tried to get him to close his mouth so I could dunk him again but could not get him to do it. There were a few distractions during the last lesson including a swimmer in the lap lane and another class using a kayak boat. All in all, a good experience. He liked jumping from the side and 'swimming' on his stomach, especially when toys were involved - sometimes he'd get a little too focused on the toy. He didn't care to much to lay on his back and mostly kept a big grin on his face make it hard to get him to close his mouth.
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