We've been taking full advantage of the pool in our new home. And Little Man is a bonafied water baby.
He loves the water, and he's fearless. When we started going to the pool, we had two rules:
1. Mama gets in the water first.
2. Don't push. (This rule came into existence because Little Man wants to be independent at the pool, and shoves against my legs so that I'll back up and he can have his space. Not happening in the water, sorry kid).
Today we started working on a new rule:
3. Make eye contact with Mama before you jump off the side of the pool.
I've been considering swimming lessons for Little Man, but based on his resistance with other group activities, I decided to at least start the process myself. He'll put his face in the water and "blow bubbles", kick his feet and wave his arms when I float him on his belly. That's about where it ends--not because of him, but because I'm not sure where to go next. I see some google research in my very near future.
Aside from the makeshift swimming lessons he's been getting, Little Man is happy to play on the water shelf, sit in the in-pool lounge chairs and gaze up at the sky in hopes of spotting an air plane, stalk the fountains, and--as I mentioned before--jump off the side of the pool.
Watching him laugh and splash around makes me happy that here in the south, the summers are long--because this is summer at its best.
You should talk to Mom. She used to teach swim lessons. She taught E how to swim too this summer.
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