Elijah and I had our first swimming class together this morning – and boy did we have fun! Class started late, because they couldn’t let people in the pool with lightening going on outside (it is an indoor pool, but its
Michigan law apparently), so we didn’t get going until about 9:30. Eli didn’t like being held by another mom while I got in (and out) of the pool, but he warmed up really quickly to being in the water, and was all smiles and giggles after that. Once class got underway we had lots of fun singing and playing. Eli’s favorite activities were:
- Singing Humpty Dumpty – Elijah sat on the edge of the pool until Humpty "falls" at which point all the kids get to be lifted in, with lots of splashing of course.
- Singing the motorboat song – We spun in a circle in the water slow, then fast, and then you "step-on-the-gas" as you spin super-fast. He loved this!
- Singing the Little Fish song – I can’t remember the song now, but at the end I counted 1-2-3 and then lifted Eli up in the air and splashed him back in the water. He went nuts. It was adorable.
- Playing with the lane marker – there was one lane marked off on the side of the pool for people to do laps, and whenever we got too far away from the lane marker Elijah wanted to “swim” back to it (I’d hold him on his tummy and he’d kick/squirm until we reached it). He really liked spinning the marker and trying to “swim” back and forth over it while I held him.
Once the class activities were done we had about 10 minutes of free time where we could play with the toys, rings, water noodles, kick boards, and balls that they brought out for us. Elijah and I got a kick board and a squishy sea horse toy and he thought it was great fun to throw the toy, then swim after it and scoop it up with the end of the kick board (as Mom made the appropriate motor boat sounds of course). What a fun way to spend a Wednesday morning! These swimming classes are going to be lots of fun!
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