Success at swim lessons

Today was Alexis' last day of swim lessons for this session. Since Tuesday, she has been swimming like a champ. We got her a pair of goggles & that has made a huge difference. She still had a few issues... she still hasn't been sitting on the stairs waiting for her turn & yesterday she pushed a little boy into the pool (she was waiting for her turn to jump in, he was in front of her, I guess he was taking too long because she just pushed him in). She got a "needs practice" mark on her report card next to water safety- no big surprise!

Alexis doing backstroke- watch out Micheal Phelps!

Right before I took this picture, she was sitting on the stairs like she was supposed to. This is what happens when she jumps off- she sinks. See the blond boy? He (and the rest of the kids in class) are tall enough that when they get off the steps they can stand with their heads out of the water.New goggles- blue, of course

Using the kick board-For those of you wondering what Sam does during class- she just hangs out in her stroller.This video is a little boring, but this was a huge accomplishment for Alexis. At the beginning of swim lessons, she didn't have enough strength & coordination to "monkey crawl" down to the deep end. The other kids could do it, but one of the teachers had to carry Alexis. Today she got down to the deep end all by herself.

The kids only get to do the diving board on Thursday. Last Thursday she did the diving board 2 times by herself. Today she needed some help, but for the second week in a row she was the only "tiny tot" to do the diving board.

Showing off her lollypop & report card-Stay tuned for updates from session 2 of swim lessons- starting next Monday!