Swim Lessons!

 

 

Ready for his very first swim lesson.  He was really excited.

 

And then it was time to get in.  He actually got in but then panicked.  He started crying and trying to get out of the pool.  He ended up just sitting on the edge the rest of the lesson but he actually sat quietly and watched.

 

This was when the panic set in.  Seconds after this picture he started crying.

 

The head swim instructor came over and tried to talk to him but he was not getting back in the water.  He just sat and watched.  I felt bad for him.  He was scared.

 

The second day was the complete opposite though!  We just told him he had to get in the water and stand there.  I didn't expect him to do anything but get in the water.  He did it willingly and even did all the things his instructor asked him to do.  We were so proud of him!  He has loved swim lessons since!

 

Heading to the diving board for the first time.  He did it!  He had to be dropped in but he was willing to do it.  Just too afraid to actually jump himself. 

 

He has now done three weeks of lessons doing the same beginner class.  We are going to do three or four private lessons this summer too.  We figured out that the private lesson thing is actually cheaper for the amount of time that he gets one on one instruction.  We have done one class so far and it went great.  Carter was a little more resistant because he was actually being "forced" to do stuff where in his big classes if he didn't want to they didn't really push him.  We are hoping a couple more private lessons will teach him a lot and help him be more comfortable in the water.