A swimming update...

So, it's back to swimming. For various reasons, it's been a while since I last posted about Jake's swimming. And seriously, you would not believe that the child in the pictures below is the same child!! He's absolutely loving swimming and has overcome any fears he previously had about water. It's all just clicked into place - he's like a little water baby. I love watching his classes and he seems to be learning something new every time. At the moment, he is really enjoying diving in, he loves hunting for fish at the bottom of the pool and can swim an entire length of the pool unasisted, coming up for air on his own. He's surprisingly quick in the water too. I'm really proud of how well he's doing and of what he's accomplished. It's really so exciting that he's so happy in the water again. I can't wait for summer, so that he can start enjoying our own pool. Not to mention what a relief it is to realise that my child is swimming properly and that he's very water-wise (note: not safe!). So, as usual, here are too many pictures of Jake's last lesson on Monday afternoon...

The boys line up to take to the water - I just love those little bottoms all in a row...

See, what i really mean is that I wish my bum was that tiny...

Jake's turn... Waiting to swim across the width of the pool... Floating. This is Jake's worst part of swimming, he's like a rock - just sinks...

All the boys waiting their turn. Jake, Connor, Evan & Darren. I don't know how their teacher copes with four 4-year old boys. I take my hat off to her...Jake preparing to dive in and swim a length...SPLASH... Coming up for air with his teacher reassuring him along the way... Waiting on the steps for the next task... Early backstroke - they're learning to swim with little boards first...

And that's that! Good, hey!!

XXX