Our little munchkin has graduated to the advanced toddlers' swim class at my work. She's been through the Polliwog and Jellyfish classes and is now a Goldfish. As a proud parent, I have to take a moment and brag on how well she's doing!!
She's now able to:
*Doggie paddle one width of the pool with her cube on (a strap-on float) by herself
*Swim 4-5 seconds underwater by herself without a float
*Jump in from poolside and kick herself (mostly) back to the surface
*Do sitting dives from poolside
*Swim to the bottom of the shallow end (3' 6"), grab a colored ring, and swim back to the surface by herself
*Doggie paddle 3-4 feet to the rail and pull her head and shoulders out of the water
Things she does NOT like to do:
*Float on her back... this is similar to what I would imagine pulling teeth feels like. She will yell, "Mommy! I don't like the water in my ears!! MOMMMMYYYY!!"
And of course, no post would be complete without some photos of our little Goldfish.
(Note: This photo does not do justice to her true feelings toward floating on her back.)
2 comments:
how adorable and IMPRESSIVE!
yay, shiloh! important skills for a youngin'!
nella looked at the photos with me. now she's asking if we're going swimming today.
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