Splish Splash

Pinky is over half way through her first set of swimming lessons.  It's been so much fun watching Pinky as she becomes more comfortable in the swimming pool!    You are probably wondering what swimming lessons are like for a 2-year-old.  Well, these are some of the skills her teacher is working on with the class:

• blowing bubbles
• splashing
• learning that you move when you kick you legs
• reaching towards objects (balls/rubber duckies) floating in front of you with both hands
• floating on your tummy
• floating on your back (one of Pinky's favorites)
• feeling what happens when you push your body off the sides of the pool in the water
• jumping in, and maybe even going under
• trying to build independence in the water

These are some of the songs we sing when working on these skills:

• "The Wheels on the Bus"
• "Twinkle Twinkle"
• "If You're Happy and you Know It"
• "Ring Around the Rosie"

We try to take turns so that she is comfortable in the water with both of us . . . She's probably more daring with her dad and more clingy with me.  But it's fun, and wet, and quite an adventure!