Sal and I have decided since Nathan is 3, well 3 1/2 in 3 days it was about time for swimming lessons. We swim a lot in the summer time and would like him to feel a little more confident in the pool this year. We thought a group lesson for a 3 yr old would not be the best idea because the techniques may not stick since there would be too many distractions during the class. Plus he would barely get any one on one time. Since he is a SUPER beginner, he needs all the one on one time he can get.
With a generous donation from my dad, we were able to sign Nathan up for private swimming lessons. Once the 10 lessons are over they guarantee he will be drown proof, be able to dive to the bottom of the shallow end of the pool unassisted, tread water and back float.
We shall see.
Today was his first lesson. He was SO excited. There is no word for how excited he was. He went pee 3 times in the 10 minutes we were waiting for his teacher to finish a lesson with another kid. His teacher is a young college kid named Daniella. She seemed nice and patient enough.
Once he got in the pool he was so stiff. If you know how muscly Nathan is, you can understand that. He runs stiff, he falls stiff, he dances stiff etc etc. He can't help it. He was also swallowing a lot of water and doing a lot of thrashing. About 20min into the lesson he loosened up a little and realized nothing was really going to happen to him. He also realized it was OK to trust this stranger. There were times when Daniella said 'lets do this' and he would get frantic and say "I can't" "I reawwwy can't!". When he did that, Cheyanne and I became cheer leaders and gave him a little "gooooo Nathan!" and that seemed to boost his confidence.
By the end of the lesson he was going underwater without choking, opening his eyes underwater (with goggles on), and he even dove (with assistance) to the bottom of the 3ft to get a ring! All in all it was a great half hour and he loved every second. Of course he screamed bloody murder when it was time to leave, but that's a different story.
With a generous donation from my dad, we were able to sign Nathan up for private swimming lessons. Once the 10 lessons are over they guarantee he will be drown proof, be able to dive to the bottom of the shallow end of the pool unassisted, tread water and back float.
We shall see.
Today was his first lesson. He was SO excited. There is no word for how excited he was. He went pee 3 times in the 10 minutes we were waiting for his teacher to finish a lesson with another kid. His teacher is a young college kid named Daniella. She seemed nice and patient enough.
Once he got in the pool he was so stiff. If you know how muscly Nathan is, you can understand that. He runs stiff, he falls stiff, he dances stiff etc etc. He can't help it. He was also swallowing a lot of water and doing a lot of thrashing. About 20min into the lesson he loosened up a little and realized nothing was really going to happen to him. He also realized it was OK to trust this stranger. There were times when Daniella said 'lets do this' and he would get frantic and say "I can't" "I reawwwy can't!". When he did that, Cheyanne and I became cheer leaders and gave him a little "gooooo Nathan!" and that seemed to boost his confidence.
By the end of the lesson he was going underwater without choking, opening his eyes underwater (with goggles on), and he even dove (with assistance) to the bottom of the 3ft to get a ring! All in all it was a great half hour and he loved every second. Of course he screamed bloody murder when it was time to leave, but that's a different story.
Before the lesson
Blowing bubbles
My fellow cheerleader 
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