Collin has been taking swim lessons again this summer hoping that he will start putting his head under water and then start swimming at some point. We asked for a more strict instructor that will not easily fall under Collin's charming spell of negotiations (we have all fell victim to this at least once...it's easy to do). After the first two week session, he has made a lot of progress. He is still not putting his head under water but he is sinking in the water enough to have his mouth in. He also puts his nose in the water (picture him looking face-down at the water and only putting his nose in). He his proud of himself for going that far and wants me to watch him when he does it.
He is doing FANTASTIC at not being as afraid of being in the water. Instead of only wanting to hang on the side of the pool, he will get in the water and kick around while hanging on a pool "noodle". This is great for us too because it's more fun to be in the pool. We can play with him instead of him wanting to hang at the edge all the time. He likes to race from one side of the pool to the other and can do this time and time again.
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