We are swimming now!!!

I have been working hard to get the girls to learn how to swim. They are completely against swimming lessons, so Mommy has been the teacher. I am sure they would like lessons much better, but they haven't figured that out yet. It is really funny for me to watch Kayleigh. When I was her age I refused to let anyone help me and I taught myself how to swim using the corner of the pool. I would just keep moving farther and farther out until I got it. She is exactly the same way. She swims with her floaties for awhile and then she'll take them off and try it without them. The first time she took them off, she swam a couple of feet (face in the water) all by herself. She was so proud of herself. She went and patted her floaties and said "good floaties, you taught me well" It was so cute.

 

 

 

 

Sophie on the other hand has been sticking to the baby pool and completely content just blowing bubbles. She is not "loving" the swim lessons and this day I tried all day to get her to go into the big pool. I just wanted her to hang off the side to show her she could do it. She would cry and cry and say no. Until I said it was time to go and then she was suddenly brave. She took her floaties off and walked down the steps until she was standing on the bottom! I can't believe that my little baby can reach the bottom of the big pool! Of course it took me forever to get them out after that!