Swimming

Maia and I started swimming lessons at the local YWCA on Saturday, November 7th. She is the youngest in her class of 4. The first time we got into the pool together, she was delighted, and grinned from ear to ear. She did a pretty good job kicking, and being comfortable with the feeling of the water. She was even pretty comfortable crawling out of the pool at the side. She is not great, however, at trying to use her arms in the water, and I struggle with communicating that to her. She knows nothing about "scooping ice cream" with her hands. She's scooped sand a few times, but I doubt she has much recollection of that. This week, the 14th, she wasn't feeling all that well. Whether it is teething or a cold, she was running a low grade temp and while she did fairly well this time as well, but was done with the lesson about 7 minutes before the end of the brief half-hour. We were trying to get her to jump into the water from the side of the pool, with my help. Once she got herself out of the pool, she was done: more interested in playing with the rubber duckies than being in the water. But then, after we leave the pool, we get to do her favorite part: taking a shower! That's where I'm really hard pressed to get her away from! Generally speaking, however, she does pretty well, and I'm glad to finally get this opportunity to swim with her!