Swim Lessons

Ryleigh took swim lessons for the first time this summer.  She did really well the first day.  The second day was really cold so she sat on the stairs most of the time.  The third day she thought she could sit on the stairs the whole time because she did the day before.  I had to bribe her to get in.  It didn't help that the other little girl in her class refused to get in ever.  So she sat on the stairs the majority of the time and when she was in the water, she was crying.  The fourth and fifth days were fine.

The second week consisted of life jacket day which she freaked out about before she even had the life jacket on.  I forced her into it all the while, she was screaming her head off.  After she got in the deep end for a little bit I got her out and she watched from the deck the rest of class.  Several of the mothers told me not to worry, they had been there before and that it will get better.

The following day was safety day so they just watched a movie.  Then there was diving board day.  Again, she sat on the deck and watched.  She wouldn't even go near it.  Then next day was a normal day and the last day was a free day.

As long as Ryleigh didn't have to get out of the pool for something that they wanted her to do, she was fine.  Hopefully next year will go better.

The first little bit of class each day was spent walking back and forth in the pool being different animals.  This was them being giraffes.

She loved to wave to let me know she was being a big girl.