Edith Learns to Swim

June 10, 2019 - That's Edith in the rainbow swimsuit!

One of Edith's proudest moments of the summer? Advancing to Level 2 in her swim lessons.

Although she has always liked the water, this has been her first real summer of swim lessons. And I mean SWIM LESSONS. This is her seventh straight week of the summer in the pool, 30 minutes each Monday through Thursday.

At the beginning of the summer she didn't want to get her head wet, and forget about going under the "mushroom" of falling water in the pool. Now she's proud of how many times she can bob her head -- more than a dozen, without a doubt. And she's finally getting the hang of floating on her back.

Swim tests are at the end of every two-week session, and she finally passed from Level 1 to 2 last Thursday. She was so happy, and frankly I was too. It's nice to have something concrete to show for the summer.