First week of BIG GIRL swim lessons

We signed Natalie up for BIG GIRL swim lessons this summer, not knowing how they would go.  The kids in her class range from age 3 to 5.  And while she love love love loves the water -- after the disaster that was her ballet lessons -- we just didn't know if she'd willingly go in the water without mommy or daddy.  But we told her that only the babies get to have their mommies or daddies in the water with them.

Low and behold, after mommy walked her over to the pool and introduced her to her lifeguard teacher ("swimguard"), Miss Libby, Natalie never looked back.  Not even once.

Nat has not been shy about volunteering to try things first.  She's like a different kid when she's in the water.

Swim lessons are EXHAUSTING.

She LOVES Miss Libby.

 

She is learning to float on her front (blowing bubbles) and on her back.  This video shows her learning to flip back and forth between the two while singing "I'm a little pancake on my back..."