Swim Lessons

Jillian started this summer's swim lessons at Briarcliff Pool on Monday. She's been pretty excited about it, and she did pretty well, jumping right in and picking up where she left off. Grannie also took Bridget to the swim lessons, to see if she was ready yet. Bridget didn't really want anyone else (strangers) to hold her in the pool, even though she loves the water. The head instructor suggested that Daddy get into the pool the next day just to be near her, to see if that helps.

So, Daddy took Jillian and Bridget to the pool on Tuesday. Jillian got right in again, and wanted to show off all the things she could do. Bridget was pretty excited about getting in, too. But, she refused to go with anyone else other than Daddy, so the head instructor said that she probably wasn't ready yet. She did let Bridget and Daddy go to the other side of the pool and practice, even giving some suggestions about what to work on. We practiced kicking and blowing bubbles for a while, then got out and watched Jillian for the rest of the time. Jillian did really well at swimming on her back, holding her head back in the water all by herself. Unfortunately, she still wants nothing to do with the boy instructors in the pool, as she refused to go down the slide until a girl instructor came over to help. Oh well.

When lessons were over, Jillian went in to the locker room to shower. Apparently, she loves showering now, because she was in there soaking for a long time. After about 10 minutes, Daddy asked a lady to find her (telling her to ask for "Jillian"), but Jillian didn't respond or come out. The head instructor finally had to go in and retrieve her.