A friend of mine has been taking her 6-month-old son to a Mommy & Me swim class and she invited us to come. The swim school offers a free introductory class, so we decided to check it out. Here are the pics of my little swimmer!
When the kids first get in the water, the instructor pours water on their head to help them get used to having their hair and face wet. Keira got startled when the water was poured on her head, but she didn't cry.
Here we are with the other kids, waiting our turn for "big swims."
During "big swims," I moved Keira back and forth in the water while saying, "One, two, three, ready, go!" When I got to "go" I handed her off to the intructor, who then did the same thing and she came back to me.
Finished with "big swims" and on to the next thing.
We sang various kid songs while moving around in the water, such as "Ten in the Bed" and "Wheels on the Bus." 
Here we are practicing arm strokes. I held Keira's arms out so she could touch the lane divider as if she was swimming.
Here we are going to the wall to practice the safe way to exit the pool--elbow, elbow, tummy, knee.
Safely getting out of the pool! Then, one, two, three, ready, go! and jump back into the water! Notice the doll in the background--Keira looked just like the little doll with her light-colored hair, white onesie, and Little Mermaid swim diaper!
Tummy time on a kick board?? Neither Keira nor I knew quite what to make of this one, but she went along with it!!
Proud mama with her little swimmer. Keira did really great! She didn't cry at all and although she didn't smile either, she seemed to enjoy the water and was mezmerized by all that was going on during the class!
She was one exhausted little girl at the end of class. She fell asleep before I even started the car to head home!
Here we are practicing arm strokes. I held Keira's arms out so she could touch the lane divider as if she was swimming.
Here we are going to the wall to practice the safe way to exit the pool--elbow, elbow, tummy, knee.
Safely getting out of the pool! Then, one, two, three, ready, go! and jump back into the water! Notice the doll in the background--Keira looked just like the little doll with her light-colored hair, white onesie, and Little Mermaid swim diaper!
Tummy time on a kick board?? Neither Keira nor I knew quite what to make of this one, but she went along with it!!
She was cracking me up on the kick board! Notice that she is having more fun sucking on it than anything else! 
Practicing floating on her back. The intructor is trying to get her to look up at the star fish so that she'll lie back a little more.
Practicing floating on her back. The intructor is trying to get her to look up at the star fish so that she'll lie back a little more.
Swimming around at the end of class. She is yawning in the picture; she was very tired by this time!
Proud mama with her little swimmer. Keira did really great! She didn't cry at all and although she didn't smile either, she seemed to enjoy the water and was mezmerized by all that was going on during the class!
She was one exhausted little girl at the end of class. She fell asleep before I even started the car to head home!
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