Just keep swimming...

It wasn't always easy, and it was pretty cold most mornings, but with a little perseverance, Abby made it through the week and graduated from swim school on Friday, complete with a Water Tots Certificate of Completion.

She can confidently (at times a little too confidently) retrieve toys from the bottom of the kiddie pool, kick and paddle across the pool with my help, lay on her back (with adult support) crawl in the shallow end of the wave pool like a crocodile, and jump off the side into the water. (That last skill she does with a little more gusto than I would like. )

Her water proficiency did not come easily. Outdoor pool water is pretty frigid at 9 in the morning, and on windy days, our lessons consisted mostly of me holding her shivering body close as we watched the other kids splash around. Perhaps if she had more meat on her bones to keep her warm, things would have gone a little better. We may be signing up to take Water Tots II in the indoor pool.