Swimming Lessons

Maggie had 2 weeks of swimming lessons and finished last Thursday. She loved going everyday! She also enjoyed getting out everyday for a short bathroom break. :) One of the instructors and I figured out she really liked the Nemo toy in the bathroom, so we're not sure if she really needed to go or not, but she did!! Nana and Papa came and watched her one day, too. Her instructor was really impressed with how far she came in such a little time. On the last day, the kids got to ride inflatables and have popsicles. They even gave us a progress report to show what Maggie is capable of. She was able to:

• kick while holding onto her instructor
• float on her back while holding onto her instructor
• float on her fin while holding onto her instructor
• float on a kickboard held by her instructor
• lie on a kickboard and kick with her instructor
• glide on a kickboard from push-off
• enter water from a sitting position
• execute a sitting dive with her instructor

Alisha, her instructor, wants us to have Maggie practice doing bubbles with her mouth in the water. Also, Maggie will put her face in the water, but it usually takes some convincing. It was hilarious each day when her instructor would have Maggie do a sitting dive into the water and Maggie would have no problems with it. She would just make sure she poked her head up like a turtle bobbing their head out of the water!

We are definitely proud of her and how well she did!!