Splash 101

Ryder started Swim lessons!

We signed Ryder up for splash 101 swim lessons. He has gone to 2 classes so far and is doing as well as a 19 month old could be expected to do. His attention can only be held for so long before he decides that he needs to do his own thing. Good thing the lessons are only 30 minutes! My little man is so brave around water it's scary. The pool we go to at our gym has a beach entrance and he will just walk out until he can't reach anymore. Poor guy will be on his tippy toes with his little head bobbing up and down.

Class starts out in the shallow end with sinking swim toys. We set them on the bottom and let the kids grab them up. This is to get them used to the water. We spend almost all of our free afternoons out at the pool, so he's very used to being in the water. The next thing is to get them to blow bubbles in the water, wash their face, and get their hair wet. Then we practice seal walks (laying on your belly and moving in the water) and monkey crawls (holding onto the side of the pool and moving along the wall), crawling out of the pool, floating on his back, kicking his feet, jumping in the pool and even going under water. Ryder does so well with closing his eyes and holding breath when going under!

Ryder with his swim teacher Skyler

Ryder and Daddy practicing monkey crawls