Daniel completed swimming lessons a few weeks ago. Most of you know that Daniel has never really been one to like the water, so we did what any good parent would do and bribed him. We told him that if he did well at every single swimming lesson (there were 8) by always trying what the teacher asked him to do and never crying, he could go to Nikki's Frozen Yogurt. It worked like a charm! Every time his teacher, Ms. Brooke, asked him to do something, he said he was ready! He learned to float on his back (sort of) and go backward and forward using a kickboard. He can't swim yet, but he made huge gains! Every time he would come out of the pool, he would say, "Mommy, can you please give me my towel so I can wipe my face?" He still doesn't like water in his face, but he became more tolerant. He even went off the diving board on the last day of class. I'm going to try to attach the video of that, but I need David's help with it. It's about a four minute clip - the anticipation is agonizing!
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Hi Christine! I hope Daniel is enjoying his swimming lessons! I'm Heather and I was hoping you could answer my quick question that I have about your blog! My email is Lifesabanquet1(at)gmail.com :-)
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