Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons started again for my girls and I would have to say that the lessons went a bit better than I expected.  Ever since Katie's scare in the water, she has been so hesitant to let go of me anytime we get near deep water.  I have tried reassuring her that she can be brave and let go of me, but she just clings on to me so tightly and refuses to let go.  An interesting note is that when she is in shallow water, like a zero entry pool, she kicks and uses amazing arm strokes and swims beautifully!  I had tried to enroll the girls in a swimming program that my sister uses, but I was unable to get the class that I had wanted so I decided to enroll them in the YMCA program.  There are a total of 3 kids in their class and their instructor, Margo, seems to understand Katie and she promises that she will work with Katie to get over her fear.  There are a few tears involved but I think it is going to work!  Last week Kaitlyn told me that someday she will be able to swim without using a bubble belt, which means that she will swim all by herself.  Let's cross our fingers and say a prayer for Kaitlyn!