We went to the Stoney Point YMCA in Cedar Rapids this year because it was more convenient in terms of the location. The last two years, we went to the Y in North Liberty that had a wonderful pool for little kids. The zero entrance would have been great for Brcyen this time around as he wouldn't have "needed" Mom in the pool because they would have been in the shallow end with a teacher.
Brycen was very adamant most of the time that he only wanted to swim with Mom - but there were shinning moments where he went with the swim teacher, Sandy. Sandy is also a member of our church and she leads the children's programs.
Brycen was much more comfortable floating on his back, using his own buoyancy to keep himself afloat, and jumping in the pool by the end of the session. Brycen was pretty young for the class because it was marketed for 3-5 year olds. He will still need to repeat this level before moving on, but I hope that next time I won't need to go in the water at all with him.
He even made friends with a little boy named Jacob (who we called Jason for multiple weeks!). They had fun holding on to the side and playing with the water jet in the pool. They also had fun splashing each other and racing each other to get toys and back to the side.
Here are a few pictures from the last night of his lessons:
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| Brycen swimming on his back with Sandy |
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| Brycen pouring water on Jacob - his friend at swimming lessons. |
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| Another one of Brycen's tricks- putting both feet up out of the water and holding on to the side. |
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| Brycen learned a new "trick" as he calls it - holding his breath and dipping his face in the water |
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