Today I took Xander to the Scera Pool for his first swim lesson. It is a parent/child class, so I get to go in the water with him! We got there a little early and Xander wanted to immediately run into the water :) I told him that we had to wait until our class started. Once we were able to get in the water he wanted to go over to the mini slide. I thought for sure he was going to run away from me and go, but he was a good boy and stayed with me. He has always been a little hesitant of the water (even in the bathtub) so I knew that he needed this class. The first thing that he learned was to blow bubbles in the water. (He didn't want to get his face wet, so the teacher said that he could just blow on the water to see it move) He kept on telling me that he was "Too big for the water" or that he was "Too big" to do anything the teacher asked him to do :) He is always trying to get out of doing things that he knows that he should do! Then the teacher gave each kid a little toy to play with and I kept dropping it in the water to make him bend down and get it. (so it made him get in the water a little more) Next he learned how to float on his back and belly. He was resting his head on my shoulder and body on my arm. Then he learned how to jump in to the pool! That was a fun one :) Then we learned how to move our arms and pretend that our hands were Ice Cream scoops. After that I pulled him around the pool when he was on his belly! By this time he was starting to get the hang of it. At the end of class they had free time, so all the kids went over to the Slide! Xander went down about 6 times before we had to get out, but he wasn't ready! I am glad that I am doing this class with him to build his confidence, I almost wish that I would have done it last summer! This class lasts for 2 weeks and it is everyday! So we get to play again tomorrow! I forgot to take my camera today, but I will get some pics tomorrow :)