I'll try to get back "on the wagon" and post more often.
Here's the latest info on the kids swimming.
Harvey:
Was generally good in the water. He really seemed to enjoy blowing bubbles, kicking, and jumping in from the side of the pool. Harvey's last swim class of the session could have gone better though. He didn't want to participate in anything. He only wanted to play with the swim toys in the basket. Harvey had half of his abilities checked on his "report card". Since he has to continue to work on his skills (and he's not yet 4 years old) Harvey will have to stay in the parent/tot swim class.
Rowan:
Rowan did fine in all of her swim classes. She has some issues with trust yet. She thinks I might let go of her or I might dunk her under the water. By the second to last class, she trusted the swim teacher, Betsy, enough to swim in Betsy's arms.Rowan didn't like blowing bubbles at first, but the skill grew on her. She loved swimming with the noodle, barbell, backpack and life jacket. She LOVED the life jacket because she felt like an independent swimmer with it on. Too bad the life jacket was only shared with the students on one day. Rowan also really enjoyed jumping in from the side of the pool. There were several times I tried to bribe (read: encourage) her to jump and put her whole head under water. I offered her a dollar for each time she put her head under. She was brave enough to do that twice one night and twice another night. I guess 2 dollars was enough for her as she refused to do any more bobs under the water.
Even with her reservations, Rowan was still given the clearance to move onto the next swim group. Children in Aqua Kids need to be at least 4 years old. It will be nice to have Rowan swim with her peers now....and not in the baby swim class.
Here's her report card:
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