Moving up!

It's been almost 1 month since Oliver started swim lessons, and I can't believe how far he's come already! Of course he's used to being in the water, since we swim/play so often in the family pool, but I wasn't expecting him to do so well this quickly!

He started Level 2 on Monday, and after watching him swim for the first time, his teacher looked at me with her mouth open and said, "He can swim! Are you sure he's supposed to be in this class??" Ha ha! She also said that he's ready for Level 3 right now. There are no Level 3 classes currently being taught, so he'll stay in Level 2 and his teacher will challenge him each lesson with new skills.

Wednesday was his 2nd day in Level 2, and he was the only one in his class who didn't use a flotation belt! He also: 1) swam freestyle from one end of the pool and back without assistance -- twice!, 2) used a kickboard for the first time, 3) swam halfway across the pool underwater, 4) floated on his back without assistance for almost 1 minute, and 5) floated on his tummy without assistance for about 20 seconds.

He is just doing amazingly well. It's hard to believe that a little over a year ago, he was afraid to get in water over 1 or 2 feet deep. I guess he partly has his sister's fearlessness to thank for him getting over his fear, ha ha! Hubby and I are just so proud of our big boy!!!

Here are some pictures of him using the kickboard and hanging on the edge of the pool: