Swim Lessons! :-)

Benjamin and I have SO much fun going to swim lessons twice a week! He does a private lesson with a teacher and a parent/tot class with me. The idea is that eventually Benjamin learns to roll over in the water and float on his back should he ever fall into water, and in the meantime we just have lots of fun getting used to going under the water and splashing around! These pictures are from the parent/tot class we went to about a week ago.

Okay, so you have to be patient with the video, this is the first time I've ever attempted to put one together! Thank goodness Jonathan was able to help me with it!

(Question for you all, our camcorder spent most of it's time at the pool having a shutter panic-attack, where it would open and close repeatedly every other second. It did the same thing with the snow, I assume due to reflection? Anyone know how to fix that in the future?)

Okay, here you go, I think this is super cute. ;-)

This 1st picture is one of my favorites, it was actually taken towards the end of the lesson, proving that Benjamin really does like his swim lessons!

Benjamin getting used to the water in his little baby wet suit. Despite the pool being kept around 90 degrees, Benjamin would be cold and shivering half way through his lessons! Poor kiddo is just about 7th percentile for weight and just doesn't have enough body fat to keep him warm! So the wet suit has actually helps. :-)

Benjamin floating, he usually doesn't love this part, but this week he started to relax and wasn't crying!! Success!

This is the "humpty dumpty" game, where we sing a song and then all the babies jump off the wall...

And down into the water!

Yea Benjamin!! :-) He actually doesn't mind going under the water at all, he does great!

Learning to kick in the water:

Another round of humpty-dumpty:

See?! Happy Benjamin! ;-)

More floating, Benjamin still has his lion toy:

In the water Benjamin (I'm humming, disregard the funny expression, we're trying to teach him to close his mouth and hum when he going under water instead of trying to swallow all the pool water... yuck! It's kinda working...):

He is actually looking at a toy that is off to the left...

All done! Just rinsing off, he's so stinking CUTE!!! Look at those baby legs, I love them!!