A few weeks ago I mentioned that the Monkey was taking swimming lessons. Tonight completed week five and I am completely amazed at the progress! Only one lesson per week and he’s moving steadily through the program. I think the most fun thing about is that he LOVES every single minute.
In the first class everyone starts out as “Puffer Fish”. Little puffy cheeks, holding their breath then blowing bubbles while holding their heads underwater for count of five. Seems easy enough but imagine this with 3 and 4 year olds and their ‘dynamic’ attention span. 
It was giggle fest for the parents watching from the bleachers. Unfortunately you may also remember that I had a slight planning issue and failed to charge the camera batteries. I have no photos of the little Puffer Fishies. Ever have one of those days?
On to lesson number two: floating and gliding. This time we did have the camera WITH batteries charged. I had Daddy take the photos and for some strange reason they are a bit on the blurry side. They are still quite cute! I haven’t taken the camera since week two but I will put it in the swim bag to bring next week to take more pictures.
He’s in the “freestyle” section this week and working on learning the fundamentals of the freestyle stroke. He’s excited about this section because he’s learning to move faster through the water. This seems to be the main focus for him right now. “I am gonna swim faaast, Mommy!”
I think he will be in this section for a couple more weeks. What he really wants is to be moving on to the “racing pool”.
He thinks he’s ready for that gold medal…
