Olivia's Pool Progress

It has finally warmed up enough for us to enjoy the pool. The first thing on our agenda- as far as the pool is concerned- is to get Olivia started with the basics of swimming. Brian has been working with her for the last couple of afternoons, and we are pleased with her progress. At this point, she is wearing a bathing suit that has an inflatable built-in ring around her stomach.

On the first day of swimming, Olivia seemed hesitant to get into the water. She hung on to Brian for most of the afternoon, but seemed to really like being in the water by the end of the day.

By the second afternoon of swimming, Olivia felt comfortable enough to ride on her daddy's back. She even began to move her hands in the water like her daddy was doing.

Then yesterday, the third day of swimming, Olivia started to venture out a little on her own. She began to kick her legs to move about in the water. She also had better control of her balance in the swimming ring. Brian helped her practice by putting her at the very back of the shallow end and encouraging her to "swim" toward the steps. She did very well with this.