So I was tooling around the internet the other day and I found this:
I couldn’t believe my eyes! For shiz, that baby SAVED HIS OWN LIFE. And all of a sudden my desire for Camper to swim went up like a million kajillion degrees. Obviously, he’s only months old, but it doesn’t hurt to try, right?
Cut to YMCA pool, day one. I jumped into the pool and La La handed me my darling child, who commenced screaming. It was as if I had just told him that we’ve gone broke and sold the bathtub, and this is where we are doing tubby time now. Sigh. I let him sit on the side with his La La for a bit while I tried to swim around and show him how fun it was. We DID get him into the water, but it took 30 minutes and he was pretty clingy the entire time.
Cut to YMCA pool, day two. As soon as I walked into the pool area, he started leaning and bouncing and effectively trying to fling himself into the pool. He went underwater twice with no tears, kicked around and “swam” around with Pop pop and Mommy. Good times.
So we’re working on basic skills, like blowing bubbles and kicking our feet. It’s a good time, although a little tiring. But really, if I can help my baby love the water and make sure he knows what he’s doing…however long it takes it’s worth it.
I just watched the video and as soon as the baby started crying Cutter paused, looked all serious and came running over like he knew the baby was in trouble. It was adorable, then he watched. I dont think that will teach him though, so I might test this out too.
I watched this video, and just wondered, how in the heck could you let your child go long enough to let them learn, that would be the hard part. Kayla and I went to the pool last week, she is big enough to swim some, but still not real strong at it. I could not let her more than a few inches from me at any time, even tho she said, Tete, that is not what the teacher did…LOL… I was totaly afraid to let her do what i knew she could do..I was just too nervous.
I do think they need to know how to do this, I am just not able to teach it to them. I would go nuts if I saw one of the kids in the pool like this, the video made me want to jump in to save them.
Hooray for you guys! Zoey loves the pool at the Y…we want to get her in swim lessons ASAP, since the extent of my swim knowledge includes a not-so-hot doggy paddle and a need to still plug my nose every time I go under water. ;-) Isn’t the Y fantastic??
Stew is getting better in the water and I am really working with him right now. Although while we were at the lake a couple weeks ago I put Ash in and she loved it. I am hoping to start working with her as well.