Swim Class

We enrolled Ben in swim class and yesterday was his first one.  He loves the bath, but doesn't seem to be a fan of the pool/lake when we were there last year so we thought we could try swim classes to get more familiar with larger bodies of water and also as a good winter activity to wear him out.

The class of course has a parent get in the water with the child and hold them the entire time, but even with that our thoughts were confirmed that he has a little fear of water.  Shallow he can do, but larger bodies without being held close to your neck are currently not his favorite.  So Brian took Ben in and the first lap around the lazy river was fine and he laughed, but after that was not so pleasant.  The instructor had Brian turn Ben around and have him lay on his back to kick, but Ben was terrified of not having the front contact with Brian.  It was hard to watch, but hopefully after the 8 weeks are up he's at least a little more comfortable with it.  I guess we need to join a place with a pool or continue this effort until he's not scared of the water after swim classes are up.

Here are some pics both happy and sad.


Before the class waiting



First lap



Half way through class