Swimming Lessons and 4 1/2 months

Day 1:  While I knew that swimming lessons might be a little scary for Harvey (due to her reaction to the pool at the beach) I thought that someone else (outside of her parents) might make her feel more comfortable.  I was wrong.

She screamed for the ENTIRE 30 minute class.  The teachers tried to just grab her and show her that she could trust them but that just made things worse.  The main teacher said that she had never had a kid cry the entire class and that we needed to talk with her and let her know that they were there to keep her safe.  We planned to try it one more day and if there wasn't any improvement then we would probably be done because her screaming was scaring the other kids.  Yep she was THAT kid.

Day 2 & 3 :  Both days Harvey spent the entire time hanging out on the steps.  She blew some bubbles here and there and watched the other boys do what the teacher asked of them.  The teachers decided to stay hands off.  She's a master diverter these days and if anyone would come near her she'd give them the old, "Oh! It's his turn," or "Can you take him first?"  

Day 4:  We made some progress on this day!  The main teacher, Jo, grabbed Harvey and had her float on a noodle and as long as she didn't touch her she was fine.  The class was going so well that I thought they might get her jumping in by the end of class. 

Unfortunately, Harvey had a bit of an accident and we had to leave immediately so I could get her cleaned up. I didn't have any extra clothes in the car so after I used all the water I had in my water bottle to hose her down I wrapped her in her towel and she rode home naked.  She was not a fan of it.

Day 5:  Today was the day.  We had been talking all week about how she needed to obey her teachers and do what they asked of her.  There was no reason to be scared.  She was extra excited that her dad was coming to watch as well. And you know what...she did awesome! The teacher had to grab her/force her to do a few of the things but this time it was without any screaming. She even jumped off the diving board and went down the slide, with a little help. 

So proud of our girl!

And I missed Harry's 4 month picture so a 4 1/2 month one will have to do.  He's been a pretty easy baby thus far and while I could use a little more sleep I can't complain. He just started rolling over so my days of him staying put are slowly fading away. Sweet little goofball!