Swim lessons

We started swim lessons this week. I was VERY nervous for Reese to start lessons. She developed this fear of the water last year. Nothing we did made a difference. She fell in a hot tub with me right there. I turned around for 5 seconds and turned back and my sweet girl was floating face down in the water. She was already a little fearful of getting in the water (deep-she would play in the shallow end) so nearly drowning didn't help. She wasn't under for long and she didn't cough, choke or anything. But this summer we decided she needed some lessons.

When we started it was Saige, Reese and another little girl. While the teacher was telling them what to do Saige was getting up walking around, checking out toys, getting in the hot tub. I'm sure the teacher was thrilled. Reese was playing with the toys and basicly just not listening. The other child of course was listening LOL!! But the teacher started taking one child at a time in the water and having them kick. Reese would scoot far back each time. Finally the teacher tricked her with a toy and had Reese come out. At first she tried to cling to the teacher and throw her arms around her neck. Then she wouldn't relax her legs. They looked like they were in a fetal position the entire time.

BUT by the end of the lesson the coach had Reese kicking AND putting her face ALL the way under the water. The teacher even said how far she came in one lesson. I was very proud of her but more importantly Reese was proud of herself.

We've had some sick kiddos so the lessons were 2 short so we'll make them up in a few weeks. I'm going to sneak a picture of my big girl.