Water Baby



If you have the chance to do swimming lessons or time in the pool with your baby do it! It has been so fun with Jackson.  We started in March and Jackson is a natural.  The instructor every time is so impressed with his skills and always says, he is a natural water baby.

We have been doing the class with Jackson's girlfriend Sophia and her mom and my friend Cari.  Those 2 are cute and have seen each other naked too many times already!



Our instructor used to teach for the Parks and Rec department and would teach BABIES how to float or get to the side on their own if they fall into water.  Have you seen THIS VIDEO? But now she is at the YMCA and they don't do that so much. 


In the class we have been working on getting them to come into the pool (count to 3 so they get that they can't go in without a count), learning how to kick once you get in the water, holding onto the side of the pool,  laying on their back with their ears in the water, and dunking them.


1 day apart in age


For "dunking" You don't just blow in their face, but them under and bring them right back up.  That scares them more than the water.  You count to 3, blow and gently put them under and then pull them towards you and bring up slowly.  Then you cheer and say GOOD JOB! He does so much better doing it that way.


He has been pretty relaxed in the pool. He doesn't mind water in his ears or on his face since he has always taken a bath laying down in the tub or a shower with us.  He LOVES splashing and is getting better at kicking.






We only got to go 4 times and will probably do another session in a month or 2 but it was so fun! Gotta get ready for Lake Powell in June!

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