Swim school

Both of the girls love swim class. When we arrived for Amelia's first class she couldn't wait to get into the water. When I told her that class wouldn't be starting for another few minutes she became upset and said, "No, I want Amelia's turn." She asked repeatedly to jump into the swimming pool.

I was a little concerned that Amelia wouldn't be able to wait her turn during class, but she did a great job on her first day. She sat patiently while her instructor worked with another boy in her class (there was only one other student on day one) and didn't seem to notice that she was in the water without mommy.

When class was over, Amelia didn't want to leave. I finally convinced her that class was over and reassured her that she would be able to swim again the following day. She asked to spend some more time in the pool as soon as we got back into the car. In fact, she requested that we drive immediately to grandpa's house in Fresno so she could play in his backyard, inflatable pool.

Today both girls got to play in the water. Diana had class with mommy within eyesight of daddy (the photographer) and Amelia. Amelia became jealous both of the fact that Diana was continually with mommy in the pool and that Diana got to swim after floating toys like rubber balls. I heard her suggest to her instructor, "We can play with balls, too."

Diana enjoyed class. She isn't very good at kicking or paddling yet, but she likes being in the water with mommy and a bunch of other cute babies. At the end of class we encouraged our toddlers to bounce off their seats on the sides of the pools and into our arms. I didn't think Diana would want anything to do with this exercise, but she seemed to like this most of all.

Tomorrow Amelia gets to go to her gymnastics class AND her swim class. She is already excited. I'm not sure how I'm going to get anything done tomorrow, but I love to see Amelia so happy.

Lisa

P.S. Diana's instructor assures me that I will not have to get my face wet during class if I don't want to. This means I can wear my make-up in the water and maybe be less scary-looking in the future.