The girls started private swim lessons about two months ago and we can’t believe how far they’ve come! Their teacher, Ms. Claudia, is AMAZING with the girls. She is patient with Kayden and ignores Kloey’s constant demands of being ‘all done’ or ‘I don’t wanna’s’ that Ms. Kloey is notorious for! Kayden is mostly working on form (aka taking ‘scoops’ under water), jumping down to get toys in the shallow end, getting out of the pool, and jumping in the pool. She is just now learning how to take a breath and rolling onto her back when she is tired. She is great at doing scoops under water and kicking, but she struggles with rolling on her back. She just starting taking a breath mid-swim, but she resorts to doggy paddling to do so, which isn’t the best form! She has become super confident, yet cautious in the water- is anyone surprised?! Kloey is learning to go under water to pick up toys, jumping in the water holding hands, and the basic form of taking ‘scoops’ under water. Kloey for sure is not water safe, but she is water comfortable. Not too comfortable that she takes unnecessary risks (thank you, child!), but comfortable enough to bounce on the stairs and crab walk around the pool by herself (with an adult close by!).

 

Above is a quick video I took today for Scotty to see what Kayden is currently working on. She just started practicing to roll on her back, which she absolutely refused to do prior to a week or so ago, so it’s a big accomplishment! Being on her back with her ears under water has been a major challenge since we started lessons two years ago (we took a year off)- so today was a step in the right direction!