We've been taking swimming lessons this week. Leo is getting better at doing the crawl and the backstroke and having a great time. Henry has not been a very happy camper most of the week. He did not like putting his face in, etc. He cried A LOT the first day, and it got a little better each day. By Friday, he was doing all the little skills, but whenever it was his turn to sit on the steps, he would do his fake cry. When Leo took swimming lessons in Allen, the teacher had the parents sit out of sight of the children, and they just had to cry and keep going. So that has been my attitude with Henry. The mom of another cryer in the group started the week standing out in the side yard with me, but she couldn't stand it. So by Wednesday, she was sitting on the steps with the child and not making her put her face in. As my kid sits there and screams while his mean mommy makes him do it. Pretty awkward and gut-wrenching for me. But we persevered! We took him to the pool today, and look at him go! He jumped off the side at least one million times and begged to do it again and again. Yay, Henry!!!
Oh, and after listening to myself scream "Yay!" on these videos, I'm sure people were really sick of me at the pool. I was so ecstatic that he was having a good time that I was oblivious.
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