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The Wonderful World of Swim Lessons take 3 Posted By: Rubiegem8280
Posted On: 07/20/2008
I think I mentioned having health issues of my own in the past, so I will just say that this week I have been dealing with a morton's neuroms in my left foot (think thickened nerve with burning and swelling) and have barely been able to walk. So my mom said she would come help with the lesson this week. Yay!
Haley was great. She got dressed easily, only fussed a second as I put in her earplugs and waited for us to be ready too. We were able to get right in and I started in thinking maybe mom would just hand her off to me, but the teacher told her to get right in, besides Haley was already half way down the steps and up to her chest. So we all did the lesson together! I was shocked. Haley got in the pool pulling us behind her and immediately wanted to go all over the places barely enabling us to hold on.
This lesson included some time with the swim bubbles and letting go of her to get her used to doing it alone. She never even noticed. Grated she kept drinking the water, but she had a ball pushing us away and then grabbing our fingers! She even interacted with the other kids (sorta) playing ball. (more like pushing it back to the teacher but it wasn't straight so the kids got it and she watched them) She loved it, my mom had a blast taking turns on the activities and then Haley got out easily this time for her. (I had to drag myself out with a throbbing foot as in the water you have to use toes to balance and walk. ) She even was patient enough to let us all dress with the minor exception for her new game of throwing everything in any open toilet, like her sippy cup. (and a pool toy from class) Oh well.. trade off one thing for something minor anyday! Yay for understanding swim teachers and helping grammie's!
       
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