Swimming, Swimming, In the Swimming Pool

Hannah is in her first non-parented swimming class and she’s doing great!  I’ll admit to being concerned before she started the class.  Not that she’d cry but that she’d hop in the pool while the teacher was working with another kiddo!  We did some practice lessons during public swims and she did really well waiting her turn.  
The first week she had a private lesson as she was the only one signed up for her class and I hoped it would stay that way.  It was not meant to be as the next week she was joined by 4 adorable little boys.  All 5 of them are confident in the water so they get lots of opportunities to try things and the teacher is often heard reminding them that they need to stay against the wall when she’s working with another kiddo.  I’m so thankful for the new style of pools with the variety of depths that allows the kiddos to stay in the water while waiting their turn rather than shivering while sitting on the side.  Hannah is still shivering by the end of the class even though she’s in the water and it’s 88oF.
Hannah and her men.
In this video you catch a glimpse of Hannah splashing Coach T as she jumps to her.  Sadly this happens each time she goes to her to attempt something.  Poor Coach T!  But, after she does her float….check out Hannah!  She’s SWIMMING!  She may not travel far but that will come with time.  I love the confidence Hannah has in the water!  It beats Mommy who cried her way through 3 swimming lessons at her age until my parents pulled me for a year. 

Starfish float
Put me in coach!

Jumping into the deeper water.  This was the very first time Coach T had moved into the deeper water yet it didn’t faze Hannah in the least.  Jump baby girl!

This is a big step in Hannah’s swimming independence and she’s doing great!!  I don’t anticipate that she’ll pass this level this session but that’s totally ok with me.  She’ll eventually need to float on her back and front on her own and glide for 2m on her own so that’s going to need more work.  For not she’s learning and that’s what matters.
Way to go Hannah!  Mommy is so proud of you!!