Swim Lessons with Little Fins Swim School Week 4

Ian received swim lessons from his CiCi (or sis as he has changed her name too when in reality her real name is Marci and for short we call her Marcc (with very soft "c's") for his Birthday with Little Fins Swim School (CiCi's business) she is up north for the month of January to conduct lessons not only for Ian but for about 18 other families in our area.


Week 4: just gotta say these 4 weeks have flown by!

Day 1: Today Papa Jim came to watch!  Ian continued to have excitement and has embraced the lessons he has learned.  He has a strong kick and knows when he needs to roll over and float to rest.

Day 2: The calm before the storm (day 3 is the storm).

Day 3: Today was a big day, kinda like a test day.  Lessons started off fully clothed: pants, shorts, hoodie, socks, and shoes

 
As you can see in the video Ian did exactly what he learned roll over and float until help arrives or until he has rested to roll back over and swim to the side.

Day 4: no negative side effects from yesterday's lesson of being fully clothed.  He continues to trust his Sis and the lessons and has great instincts.

Day 5: last day, we can now get into the pool from the side solo.  My plans are to get him into a pool at least 2x a month to practice what he has learned these last 4 weeks.  Happy instructor with a happy swimmer who is getting the water.

Week 4 videos:

Swim Lessons with Little Fins Swim School Week 3

Ian received swim lessons from his CiCi (or sis as he has changed her name too when in reality her real name is Marci and for short we call her Marcc (with very soft "c's") for his Birthday with Little Fins Swim School (CiCi's business) she is up north for the month of January to conduct lessons not only for Ian but for about 18 other kiddos in our area.

Week 3:
Day 1: Despite not being in the pool for 3 days the excitement was still there!! Ian continues to do so very well. Continues to follow directions very well. He's gotta work on resting for longer though.

Day 2: Ian throws his hands up in the air with excitement when we pull into the driveway for the pool. That makes my heart happy!! More floating and more swimming, his kick is getting stronger which is a great thing. Today he sat on the side of the pool and got in, this is a small step in giving him the know how of if he was to fall in what to do. And he did what he was suppose too, swim a little and roll over to float. Still need him to rest longer though.

Day 3: I was unable to take him today so his Ma and G-Pa took him.  And the report was he did good, Sis had him work a little harder today which he was not a fan of.  But it's good for him!

Day 4: Ever since day 3 of week 2, the 10min seriously FLYS by.  Instincts are kicking in and the boy is figuring out what he has to do in order to save himself if for some reason our safety barriers fail.

Day 5: we have a lil fish on our hands.  Once he's in suit and CiCi alright Buddy your turn he is headed for her arms before she is completely ready and has caught her off guard a couple times.   I'm so pleased with how well he has adapted to the lessons.

Here is video from week 3:

Swim Lessons with Litte Fins Swim School Week 2

Ian received swim lessons from his CiCi (or sis as he has changed her name too when in reality her real name is Marci and for short we call her Marcc (with very soft "c's") for his Birthday with Little Fins Swim School (CiCi's business) she is up north for the month of January to conduct lessons not only for Ian but for about 18 other kiddos in our area.
Week 2:

Day 1: no tears until it was time to get in. He continued to do well with everything that was asked of him. His screams are simply for attention. He can be drama at times:)

Day 2: I got in with him and he did well. Got him to splash and smile all at the sametime. The thing that my sister has learned is to get him and other kids like him not enough time to think about what they are doing.

Day 3: Holy cow who is this kid??? He walked from to my sister who was in the pool without any hesitation. Not a single wimper of dislike, he splashed, he kicked his little legs, he floated and he swam.

Day 4: again did wonderful and getting so good at kicking and floating!!!! Now gotta get him to float (rest) for longer periods of time. he gets impatient and wants to roll over and swim more. The 10 min now goes so much quicker than when he was screaming the entire time.

Day 5: no lessons due to prior engagement not only for us but also for the instructor.

Week 2 Video

Swim Lessons with Little Fins Swim School Week 1

Ian received swim lessons from his CiCi (or sis as he has changed her name too when in reality her real name is Marci and for short we call her Marcc (with very soft "c's") for his Birthday with Little Fins Swim School (CiCi's business) she is up north for the month of January to conduct lessons not only for Ian but for about 18 other families in the area. 

Week 1:
Day 1: it took the 2 of us to get his swim diaper on.  He was not thrilled at all he continued to say "done, all done" throughout the entire 10min session but never refused to do/try anything.  He swam from CiCi to the ladder and from CiCi to the gutter.  He also worked on rolling over and floating on his back.  That evening I told him we would be going to see CiCi tomorrow and he said "yea Ci, pool, ducky"

Day 2: as quickly as we got into the pool area he wanted to get out. But he pulled up his swim diaper and went in kicking and screaming.  He never once refused to do anything CiCi said, he often times had his face in the water before CiCi was ready.  Worked on swimming to side of pool at an angle,  rolling over and floating.

Day 3: he had the same feelings about the pool today as he did on day 2.  But again was a trooper, worked on more floating, and CiCi mentioned serveral times that he is very touchy meaning when laying on his back floating CiCi supports (guides) and wherever her hands are he reaches for them.

Day 4: no tears till it was time to get in. Worked on swimming to CiCi's fingers and more rolling over and floating.  Gotta get him to do airplane arms and not hands behind the head relaxing arms.

Day 5: same response to the pool as Day 4. Floating was on the books for today.  He did better and floated for a seconds all my himself.

Here's is video from week 1: