Swimming!!!

So we started swimming lessons on January 4th. Madeline loves being in the water, but was not totally sure about the whole going under thing at first. I only dunked her under 2 times at our first lesson. Maw Maw came with us and took pictures of us doing Ring Around the Rosie and at the end we say, "Ready, 1, 2, 3" and then we dunk them under the water. She freaked out a little and coughed a whole bunch the first couple of times that I did this.
She also is learning how to swim up to the steps, turn around, and sit down...criss cross applesause.This past Monday daddy was off of work and so he got to come and watch...he also videoed. Here are some of videoes of her. He is sitting in the watch room and so you can't hear what we are saying, but you can hear the other moms who are also in there with him.

Madeline getting ready for swimming lessons:Right before class started:
This is us doing Ring Around the Rosie:

Madeline swimming to the wall:

Motor boat motor boat go so slow, Motor boat motor boat go so fast, Motor boat motor boat step on the gas....kick, kick, kick, kick!!!!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...Ready, 1, 2, 3! Then we make thing fall forward like they are trying to get a toy out of the pool and fell in. This teaches them to fall in, turn around, and swim back to the wall.

This is a video of Madeline swimming to the instructor. She actually closed her eyes one time when we said, "Ready 1, 2, 3." She is learning what that means!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! Go Madeline!!!! Oh and she is learning what kick, kick, kick means too. She does more of a butterfly kick then a normal swimming kick, but hey I will take it!