Swim School

Lilly began swim lessons yesterday. At first she was excited- looking forward to playing in the water, wearing her reversible Tinkerbell swimsuit and using her monogrammed Princess Tiana towel. She was very comfortable with the other children in her class, as well as her instructors.  I thought this was going to be a snap, that is, until they asked her to put her head under water. The screaming began when the water went up her nose- not a pleasant feeling as we all know- something seasoned swimmers know to avoid. All in all her first day at swim school was a success- great job with the kicking and arm scooping and a grade "B" general attitude. Fast forward to day 2 of swim lessons. She let me know right away she was not interested in going back. Rob took her this morning and reported she screamed the entire time. She reports she did not like putting her head underwater to "dive." We will wait and see what tomorrow brings. It may very well be a LONG two weeks of swim lessons.  The reward when all of this is over- a trip to Kansas to swim in Nana's pool- now that is something she is looking forward to!