So, my little fish had her first swim lesson today…and she LOVED IT!!! It’s our goal to have her swimming by 18 months, and yes it’s possible. Brett taught both of the boys to swim before 2, and my pediatrician had her three kids all swimming at 18 months. We’ve been practicing getting wet in the bath/shower to desensitize any fears of water, but today was the big one. We went completely under THREE times! I’ve been told the best thing you can do is get them under and praise them, praise them, praise them. So that’s what we did. I told her “Ready?! We’re gunna’ go under!!!” and then I blew on her face and slowly put her all the way under, right back up and then watched her little eyes look to me for a reaction. I cheered, clapped, and wow-whee’ed like crazy!…and her I-think-I-might-cry face turned right into a big smile!!! We splashed, kicked, played motor boat and then tried the going under thing two more times. She NEVER cried! I figured three’s good for starters. I’m so proud of my little NEMO!!
She did this ON HER OWN….dunked her head right in, and then popped up with a dripping face and a big smile!
This is a post-dunk shot…hence the wet hair.
I love you, little Water Baby!
I’m so proud of LL and so proud of you!!! What a great team you 2 make!! WOW! Sooooooo impressive!!!
Aww, your own little mermaid! oh dear mermaids, reminds me of weekee wachee. She looks like such a big girl in her floaty!
She is going to be swimming laps by summer…it’s all about your reaction!!! Proud of you both!!! Such a Florida baby!!
Good job Lainey!!! Maybe we will go swimming with you when we are in Florida 🙂
WOW…looks like she had a FABULOUS time! Love that pic where she is smiling SO BIG! What a milestone, way to go LL, mommy & daddy! :o)
smiling at weekee wachee. good memories.
I like her expression in the last one…kinda cocky – like, “yeah. I’m a swimmer. you know it. I can swim.”
That is SO great! I love the approach to it and you can see in her face that she thinks she hot stuff!!! Too cute!
I spy 6 teeth, she grew 2 new ones on the bottom. Nothing cuter than baby teefs or cherries on baby girl’s clothes.
I thinking learning to swim young is so important. Especially when you live in Florida! I wanted to get bug in lessons right now but the youngest our local place will teach is four months so it is coming up soon.
Lainey is a doll.
She looks SOO cute in her little swimsuit and drippy hair. Love her. xoxo
Tell Lainey that Aunt Lisa is a swimming teacher and she’s so proud of her for doing so well! I love my Lainey all the way from Michigan!!!!