Jonathan's First Swim Lesson

I had put Jonathan on 3 wait lists at the Moutlake Terrace Pool for their Puddle Jumpers class and they called this morning to inform me that they had a spot open for a class that started Monday night. We took it. Once you get into lessons at MLT, I have been told you get early registration for upcoming sessions which is a big advantage considering it is really hard to get in. I have friends who wait listed several times and gave up.

When we go to the pool, Jonathan wanted to swim with daddy. This Puddle Jumper class is for 34 months to 3 years and it is a transition class where half of the classes are with parents in the water and half are child instructor alone. Considering that Jonathan has not been in the pool much, we thought this would be a good starter class for him.

The class was split into two sides, four on each side. The kids worked on front and back float on a floatie tube, blowing bubbles, jumping in the water, retrieving a toy in front of them, and sang a song. Bob was really surprised how much the instructors worked the kids on the first day, especially considering this class is for beginners with little or no experience in the water.

Overall, Jonathan did a great job. He didn't care much for backfloating, but liked everything else and after he was done, he asked for a pizza for dinner. I think he relates pizza and the pool since he got pizza after swimming on Ethan's birthday.

-Dina