Swimming

Leah had her final LITTLES 1 swim class yesterday. She did so great, but she did have some problems this session. About midway through, her teacher quit. She had bonded with her, so this was a difficult transition to a new teacher who was not as enthusiastic as the first one had been. Then, I spoke with the manager, and Leah ended up having private sessions for the last 4 weeks. Great- yes, but we are talking about Leah- sometimes the weirdest things set her off. This time it was the MALE instructor. He looks so intimidating, doesn't he? He is actually fabulous with the kids and a great teacher. But Leah would get very upset even at the mention of his name (Ryan). So, last week, I bribed her (some may not agree- but I say whatever works). I said, no crying and we will go to McDonald's for dinner. Amazing how quickly she was able to turn off the tears. So, in the end, Leah had a great session, she worked well with Ryan, and she is starting to "swim" independently.

• She keeps her head in the water for "5 banana's" and sometimes longer
• She kicks and paddles her arms together over the noodle while her head is in the water (by the end of class, she was doing this with light 1 finger support)
• She backfloats unsupported (not great), better at backfloat over a noodle-no support.
• Hopefully, I can keep up with bringing her to the pool so she doesn't forget what she has learned.