She's quite a swimmer!

Emma had her last swimming lesson on Saturday, I think it is something we will miss. We'll have to go back as much as we can so she doesn't forget what she's learned. She really made some great progress over the course of the class. She can actually swim! I have a video of it but I don't know how to post movies. Any help would be appreciated. Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of her last class.

Here she is, ready to get in the pool.


Here, she has to sit on the steps, water to her chest, and reach for toys under the water. This helps her get used to putting her face underwater. She doesn't really enjoy that though and cheats all the time by just reaching down and turning her head to the ceiling. I look dumb because I'm counting. We always count to three before she puts her face under, so she knows it's coming.


This doesn't really show it very well but she kicks her feet and splashes her hands to move. I am holding her up though. She doesn't swim by herself on top of the water, just under. Basically, you have to let go and it's kinda a sink or swim mentality. Literally. But, she does great, kicking her little legs to get her head up.
Anyway, it was a really fun class and recommend it to everyone. The class here started at six months. I say, start them as early as you can because its harder when they get older!