cole's first swimming lesson!

last evening was cole's first parent-tot swimming lesson at the chs rec center. as it turned out, it was a 'private' lesson because we were the only ones there! i'm under the impression that there will be others next week; i'm not sure how many, though.

anyway, cole was excited to get into his new swimming trunks and had no problems with anything... until he got about ankle-deep into the water. after 10 minutes (or so...) he warmed up enough to venture getting off of mommy and walking around the water by himself. after that, he had NO fear!

it was the intrigue of the water rings that got him, i think!

daddy and miss carrie encouraging him to jump into the water... he wasn't buying it. he's pretty determined to sit down and scoot in. really, though, he warmed up to the whole thing rather well. by the time the lesson was half over, he'd headed for deeper water several times; in fact, he was in up to the bottom of his nose (almost- a matter of millimeters) and would have kept going if daddy hadn't brought him back! cole tried running in the water and found out that doesn't work real well. he fell and went under... kelvin got him after a few seconds, but for me, on the other side of the pool with madison, it seemed like an eternity. he was fine- he didn't swallow or inhale any water at all! he went under a second time and was fine then too, so maybe our little man will be a little fish!

and miss madison? what did SHE think of the water? well, let's just say she babbled and squealed the entire hour or so that we were in there...

yup, she loves it!

so, i think cole's going to enjoy his swimming lessons. kelvin's even wanting to take some for himself (carrie, cole's instructor, gives private lessons too), which is wonderful. i am SO glad that cole had fun, even if it started out a little iffy. he did so well and had so much fun... of course, the first lesson is mostly about getting used to the water, so he didn't do anything big. he was encouraged to jump into the water (not thrilled about that), lay on his tummy and back in the water and kick (he only kicked because he was uber-mad that daddy was making him lay in the water) and blow bubbles (he tried it once, laughed and headed for deeper water). we can't wait to see what happens next week! :)

on a side note: i'm having severe withdrawals; what i wouldn't do for a loaded taco or cheeseburger...