At the beginning of June, Cody and Jaden took two weeks of swimming lessons. They didn't make leaps and bounds of progress like they had last summer, but their confidence in the water this year was so nice to see. Last year, the boys were nervous about even putting their faces in the water. Look at them just jump right in on day 1 of lessons!
The biggest thing their instructors worked on with them this summer was taking breaths while swimming. Most of the time, Jaden and Cody would do okay with their strokes but then stop and touch the ground whenever they'd run out of air. Or, they'd lift their head up for air but not actually open their mouth to take a breath. Watching my boys learn how to swim sure makes me appreciate the complex process that swimming truly is!
Hunter, our teacher Mrs. McQuary's son, taught Jaden and Cody how to doggie paddle in the deep end.
A few videos of Jaden's swimming:
Cody's swimming:
We're excited to have plenty more months of summer here in Houston to practice our swimming (or at least that's a way to put a positive spin on the LONG muggy summers!). We are proud of our little swimmers and the progress they've made!
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