Back in the Pool

On Wednesdays in November we took the kidlets for a second round of preswim lessons at the YMCA. Like in September, Kara only signed the trio up for one lesson per week. Bentley is making good progress. He works hard and does what the teacher asks. He's getting more comfortable in the water. The vacation in Mexico last month really helped improve his water skills.

Jake and Viva...well they aren't making much progress. Like Bentley they loved the pools in Mexico, but if the water was deep, they clung tightly to mom, dad, Grandpa Tim or Grandma Karen. Week two of preswim lessons the instructor told me that she thought that Viva was holding Jake back because he was taking his cue (i.e. fear of the water) from Viva. During weeks three and four Viva was the braver one, but truthfully there was little to no overall progress made from week one to week four. VivaJake's favorite part of preswim lessons is the warm shower afterwards. The twins will be taking a break from preswim lessons while we wait for them to mature.