Swim Lessons

Benny had his first swim lesson on Wednesday. I was fortunate that my boss let me come in late so I could be with Benny. He was very excited to get in the water, but once in he kept clinging to my neck. Our instructor, Chris, is very nice. She had us sing songs and play games. Benny used a sponge to get his face wet and then squeezed it out on his head to get his whole head wet. He also used a small bucket to scoop up water to pour on his head. I had to show him how to do theses things, but by the time we were done with the activities, he could almost do it himself. I told Chris that this was the first time Benny had ever been in a pool and she was very surprised by how great he was. He only cried a few times and spent a lot of the time shaking from fear. The last part of the lesson had us in the toddler pool. This pool is just right for Benny. At the deepest it is around 2 or 3 feet deep. He liked walking around in the shallow end which is only 1 foot deep. Brad was exercising while Benny and I were in the pool. So everyone got a workout that day.

Unfortunately, Benny does not have another class until next Wednesday as they are not having swim classes on Monday due to it being Memorial Day!