A Swimming We Will Go!

Maya had her first swimming class today at our local YMCA. We're called the "perch" group which is a series of swim lessons desinged for a child with his/her parent(s). Beginning early this morning, all Maya said was "swimming" every 5 minutes. When we finally got to the pool, she was initially shy around the new people and our swim instructor, Mr. Justin. As soon as Maya hit the water, all fears were gone and she swam like a crazy fish for the next half hour. We sang songs, splashed with our feet, used the kick boards, and practiced our strokes. Maya even got to wear a float belt and swam almost completely independently in route to find the rubber duck that she threw from the deck. Her favorite part was jumping off the side at the end of the class. As all the other kids cautiously walked to the edge of the pool and waited for many seconds before jumping, Maya barely looked to see that I was ready to catch her before flying off the edge of the pool. She even gave Mr. Justin a high five at the end of class. We left wanting to come back next week which is always a good thing.