Lex had his first swimming lesson
today. Well, he took lessons one summer when he was 1yr, but
not since. Today we went to the Aquatic Center for swimming
lessons. He was super excited all day, but threw a fit when it
came time to leave. I threw him in the car kicking and
screaming and he settled down a few mintues later. In the
parking lot he told me he was feeling a bit sick. I asked if he
was nervous and he said “I just don’t know what will happen.”
Wise beyond his years. I told him we were just going to see
what’s going on and he didn’t have to swim if he didn’t want
to. Of course he had a blast! His class had five kids and two
teachers. I’m not sure I love how it was handled, but we’ll be
back next week to try it again. There were three kids his age
(him and two girls) and two older boys. They were divided by
size (age) but the younger girls were much more attentive and
Lex seemed more interested in the boys. The Aquatic Center is
new and they are definitely still trying to figure things out.
While Lex had his lesson, Eve played in the splash pool and
loved every minute of it. On Thursday we’ll be back for Eve’s
lesson. That should be interesting because I have to be in the
water with her, so hopefully he’ll sit still and wait for us.
Otherwise I’ll be paying $5/class to put him in the childcare
room and hoping he likes it there :)