We started swimming lessons this past session, feeling like Grace should start to get comfortable in the water. Given that San Francisco has no summer, she just hasn't been swimming that much. She's been really interested in pools whenever we have the opportunity to use one, but very tentative. She seemed into it at first, but as the session wound down we felt like she was getting bored and was always freezing by the end of class (thus the wet suit). In fact last week we had a birthday party to attend and Steve was on call and couldn't go, so she and I bailed. I figured she would have more fun at the party and at the class before, she said she was done halfway through. So, our plan was to not sign up for the next session and wait to see if she liked it better when she's old enough for the preschool classes (just with teachers, no parents, and there's more "swimming" and fewer games).
Well, apparently the last class was the charm. Suddenly she was jumping in and loving it, she did "starfish" (back float) and put her head under without freaking out. She also was not purple at the end of class, probably because she was actually having fun and moving. So, of course, we signed up for the next session.
Proof:
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